Creamy Vegetable Soup is the ultimate in comfort food. It's full of wonderful flavor from the veggies and delightfully creamy, but light at the same time. Blended until silky smooth or left chunky, any way to try this recipe, you can rest assured you're gonna love it!
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This creamy vegetable soup is my all-time favorite when it comes to a simple, yet luxurious soup recipe. It's quick and easy to make, but the flavors are out of this world. When I say cozy and comforting, it is all of those things, but it's not heavy. It's like a warm soft blanket on a cold day, but in a bowl.
Make this wonderfully cozy soup when the weather is icky, make it when you're feeling a little less than, or make when you're craving good old-fashioned comfort food. I blend this soup until smooth, but you can serve it chunky as well. There is no right or wrong way to go about it.
You can even add a little protein if you would like. This vegetable soup is the perfect base for so many protein options. I almost always grab a rotisserie chicken for the week. I bet you do, too! Add a little cooked chicken to this soup.
This soup is also a wonderful base for a more seafood-centric situation. Add either shrimp or your favorite fish after blending the soup and continue cooking until they're done. This is so, so good. My kid's go nuts when I go with this option!
And, always, a side of crusty bread for dunking. Always.
What You'll Need
- Butter - This is a simple recipe. Use the very best butter you can. I prefer salted, but use what you prefer.
- Celery, Carrot, Onion, Mushrooms, Garlic - The vegetable players. You can use what you love.
- Kosher Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper - Seasoning basics.
- Dried Thyme and Dried Dill Weed - The herbs of choice. The combination of these two is just wonderful.
- Dry White Wine - For added flavor. The alcohol cooks out, so no worries. You can also use extra broth instead.
- Chicken Broth or Vegetable Broth - The base of the soup. Again, this is a simple soup. Use good quality broth.
- Heavy Cream, Sour Cream, Parmesan Cheese - For the creaminess, some tang, and a nutty, salty bite. These things bring everything together.
Tools of the Trade
I am not a gadget girl. In the kitchen, I prefer good quality tools that I can use for multiple recipes. An immersion blender is just such a tool.
The beauty of an immersion blender is that you don't have to transfer whatever it is your cooking to a regular blender. You're not gonna dirty up more dishes, but you're also going to significantly decrease the likelihood of a blender explosion. If you blend up hot liquids and you're not careful, pressure can build up in the blender and hot liquid can go everywhere. On you (ouch!), on the kitchen (oof!), and on the dog (ah nahhhhh!).
If you don't have an immersion blender, get one. I'll show you how to use it in several recipes.
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How To Make It
This Creamy Vegetable Soup is very simple. I'll give you the quick rundown here, but the details will live in the recipe card below.
To make this wonderfully rich and creamy vegetable soup, simply:
- Cook the veggies.
- Add the aromatics and wine.
- Add broth.
- Blend.
- Stir in creamy components.
- Measure the parmesan with your heart and stir that until its melted in. There is a technical measurement below, but who ever really measured cheese?
I love to serve this vegetable soup with a side of crusty bread ( my dutch oven no knead bread is so good!) for dipping. It's just divine. Try to eat just one bowl. I dare you.
Tips and Tricks
- Cut all of the vegetables into similar sizes to ensure they cook at the same rate, but they don't have to be pretty or perfect. If you're blending this soup at the end anyway, no one will notice you have a carrot piece that is shaped like a trapezoid.
- Use a wine that you would drink and not "cooking wine". If you don't want to use wine, just use your broth.
- If you don't have an immersion blender, I highly suggest purchasing one. It eliminates the need to transfer the hot soup to a stand blender. No extra dirty dishes, no chance of it exploding.
- If you are using a stand up blender, let the soup cool a bit before blending and be extremely careful blending hot liquids.
Top Pro Tip: From A Pro
Remove the bay leaves after simmering. You don't want to blend up the bay leaves into the soup. You'll get little bits of bay leaf in your teeth. How do I know this? Because that's exactly what I did. I'm talented professional like that.
Variations and Substitutions
- If you don't want to use the wine in this soup recipe, just add chicken or vegetable stock instead.
- Play with the vegetables you use. This soup recipe is fantastic as a fridge veggie clean out. Use what you have and what you love. Cauliflower, broccoli, and even potatoes would be great here!
- Add rotisserie chicken for a protein bump.
- Add shrimp or your favorite fish at the end and simmer until cooked through. This soup makes a fantastic base for a seafood chowder-type situation.
A Word About Broth
I used a homemade Chicken Bone Broth for this Creamy Vegetable Soup. I know what the salt content is. More than likely, you'll use a different broth situation - either homemade or store bought. It may have more or less salt in it. Taste your soup as you go. Check for salt levels in the beginning, in the middle, and at the end to make sure you have plenty (or not too much). Just remember, you can always add salt, but you can't ever take it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this recipe gluten-free?
Yes! No worries with that dietary issue here!
I thought freezing creamy soup was a no-no?
The trick to freezing and thawing a creamy soup is to do it slowly. Let it thaw out completely in the fridge when you're ready to use it. To reheat, warm it up slowly on the stove top or microwave. This helps to prevent separation in the fats.
Do I have to use an immersion blender?
No. You don't. I love them to break down soups simply because I don't have to dirty a bunch of other dishes. You can use a food processor or a blender. Just be very, very careful when blending hot food.
Storage and Reheating Instructions
- This soup will stay good in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- If freezing this soup, store in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
- To reheat, do so slowing in the microwave or on medium-low on the stovetop until warmed through.
Creamy Vegetable Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 head celery, chopped
- 2-3 carrots, chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, plus more for serving
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 8 oz mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 6-8 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
Instructions
- In a dutch oven over medium-high heat, melt the butter and add the carrots, celery, salt and pepper. Sauté for a few minutes or until they begin to soften.
- Next, add the mushrooms, onions, garlic, thyme and dill.
- Add the wine and cook for about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the broth and bay leaves. Bring the soup up to a simmer. Continue cooking until the vegetables are tender. Remove the bay leaves. See note below.
- Remove the soup from the heat and use an immersion blender to break the soup down until you achieve your desired consistency.
- To finish, stir in the heavy cream, sour cream, and parmesan cheese until thoroughly combined.
- Finish with a little extra fresh ground pepper and parmesan and enjoy!
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Adam says
Such a good soup. We add chicken for protein and I threw in some fresh herbs. Excellent.