It is soup season and this creamy chicken cauliflower and leek soup is an easy and tasty meal to make for your family.

It’s soup season! This creamy chicken cauliflower and leek soup is easy to prepare, hearty, healthy and delicious. Add a side salad, a sandwich or crusty bread and you have the perfect meal to enjoy during the cold winter months.

This versatile soup recipe can be adapted to your diet, simply add or subtract whatever ingredients that you have to suit your taste and dietary restrictions.

I made this soup because we had extra leeks from another recipe, and a few heads of cauliflower that had gotten lost in the vegetable drawer. After a Google search I found a recipe and adapted it to suit our ingredients and taste and frankly, it came out fabulous.

Made with fresh nourishing ingredients, this creamy cauliflower soup is an ideal addition to your meal plan. Double the recipe to enjoy for lunch later in the week or to freeze.

Creamy Chicken, Cauliflower and Leek Soup

Ingredients for Soup

All you need for this easy soup recipe is chicken breast, fresh vegetables, herbs, and spices.

• chicken breasts
• water
• carrot
• celery
• onion
• butter
• leeks
• bay leaves
• cauliflower
• flour
• chicken stock
• salt & pepper

Directions

• Core the cauliflower, trim the leaves and stems. Break or cut the cauliflower into 1″ pieces. Steam or roast then set aside.
• Trim and slice the leeks, place in a bowl of water and stir gently to remove the sand.
• In a large stock pot place the water, chicken, carrots, onion, celery and bay leaves. Cover and bring to boil, then simmer gently for 30 minutes. Remove the chicken from the stock and allow to cool a bit.
•  Strain the stock and discard the veggies, set aside. When the chicken is cooled a bit shred it and set it aside, discard the bones and skin.
•  In a medium pot heat the butter and saute the leeks until soft. Add the flour and mix until the the leeks are well coated.
• Slowly add the chicken stock, stir until thickened. Then add the steamed or roasted cauliflower and heat through.
• Use immersion blender to puree the soup a little bit, then add the chicken to the pot and heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into a bowl
• Garnish with cheese, chopped roasted cauliflower and serve with crusty bread

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• Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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3 chicken breasts, bone in

2 quarts of water

1 carrot sliced

1 stalk of celery sliced

1 onion roughly chopped

2 bay leaves

3 1/2 tablespoons of butter

2 leeks cleaned and chopped

1 small head of cauliflower steamed and chopped

3 tablespoons of flour

6 cups chicken stock

salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Clean the cauliflower, remove the leaves, stem and core, chop into 1″ pieces.

Steam or roast the cauliflower until soft.

Cut the leeks, remove the dark green parts. Place the leeks into a bowl of water and gently swirl to remove the sand. Take the leeks out of the bowl place into a colander and rinse again. Slice into rings.

In a large stock pot place the water, chicken, carrots, onion, celery and bay leaves. Cover and bring to boil, then simmer gently for 30 minutes. Remove the chicken from the stock and allow to cool a bit

Strain the stock and discard the veggies, set aside. When the chicken is cooled a bit shred it and set it aside.

In a medium pot heat the butter and saute the leeks until soft. Add the flour and mix until the the leeks are well coated. Slowly add the stock, stir until thickened. Then add the steamed cauliflower and heat through. At this point I like to use my immersion blender to puree it a little bit, then add the chicken and heat.

Notes

Cauliflower can be steamed or roasted in the oven or air fryer.

Garnish soup with cheese, bacon and chopped cauliflower. Serve with crusty bread and butter.

• Author: Elizabeth
• Prep Time: 30
• Cook Time: 45
• Cuisine: American

I LOVE this soup, it is my new favorite on  cold winter nights.  This soup can be made without chicken if you prefer, and you can add mushrooms or whatever other vegetables you like and it will taste delicious.

Enjoy!

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