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Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup

This Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup is an easy one pot dinner made in your Instant Pot. Creamy cauliflower, potatoes, bacon, cheese and garlic combine into a thick, hearty soup with robust flavor and texture.

We love our creamy soups for their hearty and nutritious qualities that make them an excellent meal.

Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup
Instant pot cheesy cauliflower potato soup

Our garden potato towers and potato barrels gave us a good load of spuds to use up this winter. We grew mostly white and red potato and a few purple potatoes too.

Our cauliflower crop was pretty minor this year so we purchased a medium head to add to this dinner. Potatoes and cauliflower are great together with the cheese and bacon.

Looking for a crock pot version of potato soup? Try our Loaded Baked Potato Crock Pot Soup.

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Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup
Instant pot cheesy cauliflower potato soup

After I cracked my third slow cooker in less than two years it became clear I needed a different kitchen tool for slow cooking. The Instant Pot is it! It has a stainless steel cooking pot and seven different function keys. I do so much with this pot.

And look what a great cauliflower soup recipe it made in very little time. 

Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup
Instant pot cheesy cauliflower potato soup is a creamy thick soup full of cheese and bacon for extra flavor.

Cauliflower is a fantastic vegetable. It’s very healthy for you. It’s very popular as a potato substitute in recipes to lower carbs. This recipe is not low carb because it has potatoes. You can choose a lower starch variety of potato to help with that.

Cauliflower is replacing a good amount the potatoes in this potato and cauliflower soup. So it is lower carb than potato soup. Cauliflower cheese soup with potatoes. The cauliflower adds loads of excellent nutrients and fiber to this soup. And it tastes good too.

Use a bacon substitute if you need to reduce your sodium. Bacon is very high in sodium. That will bring the sodium level in this soup way down.

Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup Recipe

This is not a really thick potato soup with a bit of cauliflower, it’s more of a cheesy cauliflower soup with potatoes.

Some of our readers have made this instant pot cheesy cauliflower soup expecting a more robust consistency. Here are some suggestions for you to try if you want to change the texture.

If you prefer a thicker soup

  1. Add more potatoes if you have room in your pot.
  2. Use a drier variety of potato like russets. We prefer the whites and reds which are lower in starch and make a thinner soup.
  3. You may also thicken this soup with a homemade roux after you open the pot. After stirring it if you want a thicker consistency:
    1. Set the pot to SAUTÈ function.
    2. In a small bowl add 2 tablespoons flour or cornstarch to 1/2 cup of cold water. Whisk it and then stir it into your soup.
    3. Bring the soup to a boil. Stir it until you like the soup consistency and then serve. 

You may serve this soup either very chunky, or blended into a creamy texture

  1. Simply use a hand held potato masher to achieve the rougher textured soup.
  2. For a smooth texture use an immersion blender to blend the texture.
Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup
Cheesy cauliflower potato soup is delicious with french bread.

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Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup
Yield: 8 servings

Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower Potato Soup

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

This is an easy, gluten free one pot dinner made in your Instant Pot. Enjoy the rich flavor of creamy potato, cheese and bacon with cauliflower to add nutritious fiber and reduce calories!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound potatoes-any yellow or white potato of medium size- cored and peeled and cut into large 2 inch chunks (choose lower starch varieties to lower carbs)
  • 1 medium head of cauliflower- cut away green leaves and chop head into several large chunks
  • 1/2 lb bacon-chopped (OR choose a low sodium bacon substitute)
  • 4 cloves garlic-chopped fine
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Set Instant pot to SAUTE. Press the + adjust button.
  2. Prep and add in bacon and garlic. Cook about four minutes or until bacon is cooked to slightly browned. Be sure to add enough extra bacon to reserve some for garnish if desired.
  3. Once cooked. Drain off the grease and set aside the amount of bacon you need for the garnish.
  4. Add in the peeled potatoes, chopped cauliflower and chicken stock. Place lid on and push vent to seal.
  5. Press MANUAL button and Cook for 10 minutes on high pressure. Turn pot off.
  6. Natural release for 10 minutes. Then quick release until pressure is totally released.
  7. Remove the instant pot lid. Add in the milk and 1 1/4 Cup of the cheese. Mash the potatoes and cauliflower with a potato masher or immersion blender until you like the consistency. Add more broth as desired.
  8. Serve with remaining cheese shreds and bacon crumbles on top as desired.

Notes

PLEASE NOTE: This soup is not intended to be a thick soup. If you want it thick add more potatoes or add your favorite thickener after you quick release and open the pot. Use the sautè function if you need to boil the soup with a cornstarch or flour based roux.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 350Total Fat 19gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 55mgSodium 1116mgCarbohydrates 26gFiber 5gSugar 6gProtein 21g

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Cheesy cauliflower potato soup is an easy, gluten free one pot dinner made in your Instant Pot. Enjoy the rich flavor of creamy potato, cheese and bacon with cauliflower to add nutritious fiber and reduce calories!

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Adapted from the Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker  Cookbook by Laurel Randolph

E. Hadley

Sunday 10th of January 2021

This soup looks very inviting. I noticed that once you cook all the bacon and remove it for later, it says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about draining the grease from the pan. Am I to believe that you kept all that grease in the soup?

Diane

Sunday 10th of January 2021

Thanks for pointing this out. I'll add the draining process into the recipe. I hope you let us know how you like it. Have a great day!

Kristie B.

Wednesday 23rd of October 2019

I made this tonight and followed your recipe. It was absolutely delicious! My whole family including a 4yr old and 1yr old devoured thier bowls. Really easy and all the ingredients in had already on hand! Thank you!

Diane

Wednesday 23rd of October 2019

Hi Kristie, That's wonderful news! Thank you so much for rating this recipe and letting us know your family enjoyed it. I'm so happy it worked well for you. It's one of our favorite easy weeknight meals. Have a fantastic evening.

Karin

Monday 11th of February 2019

This was WAY too thin and not at all what I was expecting. I would use half the liquid next time. Please change the recipe, as it looks nothing like the picture when done.

Diane

Monday 11th of February 2019

Hi Karin, Feel free to thicken the soup next time if you prefer. The picture was taken of the soup in this recipe exactly as this recipe specifies. I created this soup and this is how it should look when finished.

It's not meant to be a really thick soup. I hope you tweak this recipe to make it your own. That's the beauty of homemade food. Thanks so much for offering your feedback and experience with this recipe. Have a great day!

Elizabeth M

Wednesday 30th of May 2018

I'm making this recipe now, but have a few observations and questions. In Step 1, what do you adjust the saute function to? Normal? More? For Step 3, you first need to cancel the saute function before pressing Manual or Pressure Cook (on newer models). Lastly, it isn't mention when you add the pepper, which is listed in the ingredients. I'm going to add it at the end, after cooking. Thank you for posting the recipe. It sounds delicious.

Diane

Wednesday 30th of May 2018

Hi Elizabeth, Thanks for pointing out the details I missed when describing the steps in this recipe. I 'll go back into the post soon and clear up the recipe card. I hope you enjoy the soup!

Kylie

Friday 13th of April 2018

This soup was amazing and so easy! Added some salt and pepper and it turned out perfectly

Diane

Friday 13th of April 2018

Hi Kylie, Thank you for coming back and rating the recipe for us and sharing how it went for you. So glad you enjoyed this recipe. We love it too!

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