Rich, creamy and satisfying, this loaded cauliflower soup will make sure you never miss potatoes again!
When the weather turns cooler, our thoughts can easily turn to comfort foods. Soups, stews and all things warming come to mind. Often, soups are loaded with creamy goodness, but also lots of carbs.
While carbs CAN be a good thing, they are a no-no while on keto. What’s a soul to do? How do you get the carby feeling in your mouth satisfied, and all the comfort foods consumed without the guilt?
Enter in the humble, versatile cauliflower. It’s the perfect veggie for low carb, because it can do so much. It can become pizza, a side dish, mashed faux tatoes, faux potato salad and even soup.
Especially this loaded cauliflower soup.
Rich, creamy and very satisfying, it has loads of flavor. Perfect for those crisp, fall days as well as during the heat of the summer, loaded cauliflower soup has all the flavor of the famous loaded baked potato soup, minus the carby starches of the potatoes.
When you need to make a quick and easy soup, that is ready in less than 30 minutes, try this loaded cauliflower soup. It will fill you up without making you feel overly full and ready for a long winter’s nap!
Loaded Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 head cauliflower
- 4 strips bacon of choice (I used turkey)
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
Instructions:
- Cut the cauliflower into 1 inch pieces. Set aside.
- Cut the bacon into strips, brown in a skillet until crispy and set on a paper towel to drain.
- In a heavy bottomed pot, add butter to melt.
- Stir in garlic, and cauliflower and sautee for 5-7 minutes, to allow veggies to sweat and soften. Continue to simmer for an additional 15 minutes to allow the cauliflower to completely soften.
- Gently mash the cauliflower, leaving some of the pieces in larger sizes.
- Add cream, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
- Simmer for 20 minutes on medium low heat, stirring infrequently to allow to thicken, but not burn.
- Once soup begins to thicken, add cheese and stir to melt.
- Stir in bacon. Allow to heat through on low for another 5 minutes.
- Serve hot, topped with additional bacon and cheese, sour cream and green onions if desired.
What’s your favorite soup to enjoy when the weather turns cooler? Be sure to let me know if you try this and love it!
Want another yummy keto soup option? Try this broccoli cheese soup!
Loaded Cauliflower Soup

Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- 4 strips bacon of choice (I used turkey)
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Cut the cauliflower into 1 inch pieces. Set aside.
- Cut the bacon into strips, brown in a skillet until crispy and set on a paper towel to drain.
- In a heavy bottomed pot, add butter to melt.
- Stir in garlic, and cauliflower and sautee for 5-7 minutes, to allow veggies to sweat and soften. Continue to simmer for an additional 15 minutes to allow the cauliflower to completely soften.
- Gently mash the cauliflower, leaving some of the pieces in larger sizes.
- Add cream, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
- Simmer for 5 minutes on medium low heat, stirring infrequently to allow to thicken, but not burn.
- Once soup begins to thicken, add cheese and stir to melt.
- Stir in bacon. Allow to heat through on low for another 5 minutes.
- Serve hot, topped with additional bacon and cheese, sour cream and green onions if desired.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 658 Total Fat: 64g Saturated Fat: 39g Trans Fat: 2g Unsaturated Fat: 21g Cholesterol: 192mg Sodium: 1496mg Carbohydrates: 11g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 6g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 14g
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Yum! I so adore potato soup but it does not do my blood sugar any favors. Love to have a low carb substitute, can’t wait to try it!
Above it says #6 – Add cream and broth – I do not see broth in the ingredients?
thank you! that was a printing error and I made sure to correct that!
Thanks for sharing such yummy recipes 🙂 I love them all!
So does this soup have broth or not??? Also, can you please tell me the nutritional stats? Thanks! Looks yummy!
sorry,it does not. I made sure that was removed from the recipe. Not sure why it was there. And the nutritional stats are in there, but you want to double check with your own calculator for best accuracy, as mine might be wrong. I try to make sure it’s accurate, but it’s always best to double check me! 😉