Dinner for 4

Cheesy Cauliflower Soup

Name: Cheesy Cauliflower Soup
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower; 1 white/yellow onion; 1 large russet potato (optional); 2 1/2 cloves garlic; 1 3/4 cups vegetable stock; 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk; 1 tbsp your favorite healthy oil; 1/2 tbsp parsley; 3/8 tsp salt; 2 cranks of freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp freshly grated parmigiano reggiano or peccorino romano cheese; 18 spears of asparagus; 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 cloves garlic; 3/8 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp dried basil; salt and pepper (optional)

Cauliflower, potato, and onion simmer with milk, then blend smooth and top with asparagus pesto and grated cheese.

Typical price

$14.77for 4 servings

$3.69 per serving$14.77 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

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50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Cauliflower$3.29 each typical	1	$3.29Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.27Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.34Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	15 oz	$1.02Typical price
Evaporated or condensed milk$0.14/oz typical	14 oz	$1.89Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.02Typical price
Parmesan$0.55/oz typical	2.25 oz	$1.20Typical price
Asparagus$3.49/lb typical	0.7 lb	$2.36Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.79Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.77

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower
1 white/yellow onion
1 large russet potato (optional)
2 1/2 cloves garlic
1 3/4 cups vegetable stock
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
1 tbsp your favorite healthy oil
1/2 tbsp parsley
3/8 tsp salt
2 cranks of freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp freshly grated parmigiano reggiano or peccorino romano cheese
18 spears of asparagus
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic
3/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried basil
salt and pepper (optional)

Steps

Cut the cauliflower, onion, potato, and two garlic cloves into small pieces.
Heat the oil in a 4-quart pot over medium heat, then cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add the cauliflower, potato, vegetable stock, evaporated milk, salt, and pepper, then simmer covered for 20 minutes.
Blanch the asparagus in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain, and blend it with pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, basil, and salt.
Blend the soup in the pot until smooth, then stir in the grated hard cheese and cook for 2 minutes.
Ladle the soup into bowls and top with asparagus pesto, parsley, and grated parmesan.