Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup is an insanely delicious, creamy vegetable soup without any cream. Its perfect if you are looking for a vegetarian meal or just something light and easy.
Lets talk about this creamy vegetarian soup today because it is just as delicious as any meaty chicken soup you’ve had in your life. Its the perfect blend of light and easy when you want a quick, hearty meal.
This soup has old time memories. As soon as winter began, my mum would start whipping up all kinds of soups for us and this one always topped our list of requests! Its loaded with fresh winter veggies and makes every winter evening so so worth it.
I’m not even kidding you when I say that I make a potful which lasts the two of us at least three days – because I want this soup ALL THE TIME.
I know there are tons of ‘cream of vegetable soup’ cans out there and some of you probably grew up on that but this is the real deal guys. Its made entirely from scratch and has a velvety mouthful that’s hard to beat.
Can you actually believe that there is no cream in the list of ingredients? Which is why I call this creamy vegetable soup light and easy. Its quick because vegetables cook really fast – you want them crunchy and light because all we do is create a roux with flour and milk which helps thicken the soup without piling on the calories.
My favourite vegetables are celery, carrots, beans, mushrooms and broccoli but go ahead and add peas, sweet potatoes, potatoes or even cauliflower. So this creamy vegetable soup can easily become ‘everything but the kitchen sink vegetable soup’.
And if you absolutely absolutely want to add some meat, go ahead and add cooked shredded chicken or shrimp to this recipe and make it your very own cream of chicken soup.
Whatever you do, make this tonight because this light and delicious creamy vegetable soup will become your favourite comfort food.
I’m just over here with my bowl, slurping away for the night. Catch you in a bit!
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Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup
Prep Time: 10 minutes- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 5-6 Servings 1x
Category: Soup
Cuisine: American
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Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup is an insanely delicious, creamy vegetable soup without any cream. Its perfect if you are looking for a vegetarian meal or just something light and easy.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- ½ cup chopped Onions
- ½ cup chopped Celery
- 1 cup chopped Carrots
- 1 tablespoon minced Garlic
- 1 cup chopped Green Beans
- 1 cup sliced Mushrooms
- 1 cup Broccoli Florets
- 1 cup Corn Kernels
- 1 teaspoon dried Thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried Oregano
- 3 tablespoons All Purpose Flour
- 4 cups Whole Milk
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Saute: Heat butter and olive oil in a dutch oven and add onions, celery and carrots. Cook for a few minutes till the onions soften, making sure not to brown them. Add the garlic, beans, mushrooms, broccoli and corn and saute for 2-3 minutes. Mix in the thyme and oregano and add the flour.
- Roux: Add the flour along with thyme and oregano and cook the flour with veggies for a minute and a half. Add the whole milk slowly, while stirring continuously. Keep stirring while you bring this to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer.
- Simmer and thicken: Add salt and pepper and let everything simmer for 6-7 minutes or till the soup thickens. Add a little broth or more milk to thin it out if its too thick for you. Serve hot.
Notes
- You can use pre-cut or frozen veggies to make this soup even faster
- Feel free to add half & half or cream if you prefer, in combination with the milk
- To make this soup non vegetarian, add some cooked chicken, ham or shrimp towards the end
- To make this into a meal, you can also add cooked pasta to the soup
Daniela Rognean says
January 22, 2019 at 5:17 amI really liked the soup. It´s perfect if you´re looking for something light and yummy. My baby hasn´t been eating well these days( teething) but he ate a lot of the soup tonite 🙂
Thanks a lot Richa!
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Richa says
February 5, 2019 at 10:46 amAwwww! So happy to hear that its baby approved. Thanks Daniela!
rubina says
September 12, 2018 at 11:16 pmCan you please send me the recipe of creamy and healthy vegetable soup?? I am trying to loose weight and trying to focus n having more soups
Rachel says
June 7, 2018 at 8:57 amThis soup is creamy and the vegetable combo is nice. However, it’s very bland. It just tastes like milk. I was a little suspicious when it didn’t call for any broth, but I tried it anyway. I may try making it again but substitute veggie broth for some of the milk and add some kind of cheese at the end.
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Richa says
June 20, 2018 at 2:14 pmHey Rachel, I’m sorry you didn’t like the soup. Its a mild tasting, lightly flavoured soup. The oregano and thyme adds a nice depth of flavour in my opinion. But you can definitely substitute some of the milk for broth.
Jema says
April 11, 2018 at 8:30 amI’ve tried a lot of vegetables cream/soup recipes but none of them tasted as good as this one. I loved it, my family loved it.
Richa says
April 11, 2018 at 8:49 amThanks so much Jema! So glad you and your family loved it
Lisa says
January 24, 2018 at 4:09 amHow much milk and cream please I want to try both
Richa says
June 21, 2018 at 12:58 pmHey Lisa, all the ingredients are listed in the recipe. It’d be awesome if you could read the recipe properly 🙂
Sp says
July 29, 2018 at 2:13 amDang! That was sassy. Soup looks yummy.
Richa says
August 21, 2018 at 8:25 pmThanks!
maylen says
January 4, 2018 at 10:04 pmIs there a way of making this delicious soup with no milk? As i am lactose intolerant. I use to enjoy this soups so much but after my allergy i have not found any that i can have.
Thank You,
I just found your blog page and im loving it
Richa says
June 21, 2018 at 1:00 pmHey Maylen, I’ve never tried it but you could substitute milk with coconut milk or almond milk. This will significantly change the taste of the soup but I can’t think of any other way.
Isadora Guidoni says
December 19, 2017 at 1:08 amThis looks really good, but you know, it’s soup, can’t go wrong with that, hahah. Thanks for the recipe!
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Richa says
December 22, 2017 at 9:58 amTotally!
Sammie says
December 17, 2017 at 9:15 pmWe are a soup loving family and this recipe looks utterly yummy. I like that you can switch the veggies around depending on what’s in season and what’s in the house! Delicious and pinned.
Richa says
December 22, 2017 at 10:01 amThanks Sammie!
where is says
December 13, 2017 at 1:06 amVavv. it seems very delicious. Thanks
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