Bacon, Blue Cheese, Cauliflower Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb bacon
• 1 large head cauliflower
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 leeks
• 1/4 cup carrot
• 5 cups mushrooms
• 60 ounces chicken broth
• 1 quart half-and-half
• 10 ounces blue cheese
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut bacon into small pieces. in large stock pot over medium heat cook bacon until crisp. drain off fat.
• 2 chop onions, slice leeks lengthwise clean and chop. add onions,leeks, thyme, bay leaves and garlic to pot with bacon. saute until onions are translucent.
• 3 cut cauliflower into small florets, grate carrots and slice mushrooms. add florets, carrots and mushrooms to pot and saute for 5-10 minutes.
• 4 add chicken broth and cook until vegetables are done.
• 5 add blue cheese and cook until blue cheese melts.
• 6 pour in half and half turn heat to low and cook approx 10-15 minutes until heated throughly.
• 7 i have been known to add any kind of fish that will hold together. delicious on a cold rainy night. this makes a big batch, but when i fix it we have it for dinner then lunch the next day.