Easy Cauliflower Chowder with Bacon

Ingredients:

• 6 (or more if you like) slices cooked crispy bacon, crumbled. Save some bacon fat for cooking vegetables.

• 1 clove of garlic, minced

• 1/2 onion, diced (all vegetables can be chopped using a food processor on pulse).

• 2 carrots, peeled and diced

• 3 stalks celery, diced

• 1 head cauliflower, roughly chopped

• 4 cups chicken broth

• 1/2 cup milk or whipping cream

• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

• 1 tablespoons of parsley, chopped

• spinach, a handful

Directions:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of bacon fat in a large pot. Add garlic, onion, and diced vegetables. Cook until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.

• Add chicken broth and simmer vegetables for 10 minutes until cauliflower is soft.

• Stir in cheese and milk until cheese is fully melted and incorporated into the broth.

• Add salt and pepper to taste.

• Add handful of spinach, and let it wilt.

• Serve soup with fresh chopped parsley, top with bacon.