Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 oz mushrooms, sliced ( about 2 cups)
  • 1 1/2 cup cooked chicken, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Better Than Bouillon (optional but recommended)
  • 1 cup chicken broth or water
  • 4 cups cauliflower pieces
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon sage
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 Tablespoons nutritional yeast (can sub grated Parmesan cheese but not Paleo)
  • 1 cup of water retained from boiling cauliflower

Instruction

  • To make the cauliflower cream sauce, add your cauliflower to a pan and fill with water until almost covering the cauliflower.
  • Cover and cook until the cauliflower is fork tender.
  • Drain cauliflower but retain the liquid.
  • Add to a high speed blender along with 1 cup of the retained liquid, olive oil, spices, nutritional yeast and garlic. Blend until smooth and creamy.
  • Set aside and start making the soup.
  • Add olive oil and mushrooms to a soup pan.
  • Saute mushrooms until they just start to brown.
  • Add your garlic and sauté for 1 minute more.
  • Then add your bouillon, spinach and chicken broth and let simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Next add your chicken and cook for 1 or 2 minutes until heated through.
  • Add your cauliflower cream sauce and continue to cook a few more minutes until all the flavors meld together.
  • If you wish to it to be thinner, add more chicken broth or water.