Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup is an insanely delicious, creamy vegetable soup without any cream. It's 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. This soup is the perfect blend of light and easy when you want a quick, hearty meal. Its loaded with fresh winter veggies and makes those cold evenings so warm and cozy!
This creamy vegetable soup is the real deal because it's made entirely from scratch and has a velvety mouthful that is hard to beat. 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.
Quick Walk Through: Creamy Vegetable Soup
No Cream Creamy Soup
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, plus 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.
Veggies
Most veggies work for this recipe, and you can customise what you add based on preference and availability. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! Frozen veggies will work really well for this recipe. Not only do they help save a lot of time and effort, but are nutritious and remain crunchy through the cooking process.
I wouldn't recommend freezing this soup as it contains milk which doesn't freeze really well. Plus, there are high chances of the soup separating when thawed and that can make the texture quite unpleasant.
Top Tips To Make The Best Creamy Vegetable Soup
- You can make this soup even more wholesome by adding a protein of your choice. Some shredded chicken or shrimp will taste really nice in this soup.
- If you are short on time, then feel free to use pre-cut veggies from the supermaket.
- Make this soup vegan by replacing milk with coconut milk. It will change the flavour slightly, but it will still be creamy and delicious!
- You can make this soup gluten free by replacing all purpose flour with corn flour. Instead of adding it with the veggies, make a slurry of corn flour and water, and add it right at the end.
I'm just over here with my bowl, slurping away for the night. Pair this with our delicious Dominos Style Garlic Bread for a fantastic dinner! Or, you can even add a pasta of your choice if you are looking to make it into a complete, filling meal. Either ways, I promise you this is the best soup you'll ever eat!
Watch how to make Creamy Vegetable Soup Recipe Video
Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- ยฝ cup Onions chopped
- ยฝ cup Celery chopped
- 1 cup Carrots chopped
- 1 tablespoon Garlic minced
- 1 cup Green Beans chopped
- 1 cup Mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup Broccoli Florets
- 1 cup Corn Kernels
- 1 teaspoon Thyme dried
- 1 teaspoon Oregano dried
- 3 tablespoons All Purpose Flour
- 4 cups Whole Milk
- 1 teaspoon Salt start with this amount and then taste and adjust
- ยฝ teaspoon ground Pepper
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Video
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
- You can use corn flour to thicken the soup instead of all purpose flour. In this case, skip the step of adding the flour. Make a corn flour slurry and add it in the end to thicken the soup.ย
Nutrition
More Vegetable Soup Recipes
- Creamy Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Rosemary
- Creamy Cauliflower Chowder
- Roasted Tomato Pesto Soup
- Vegetarian Pho
- Detox Cabbage Soup
- Vegetarian Minestrone Soup
- Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
This post was first published on December 17, 2017 and updated on January 7, 2020 with a new video and images. The recipe is perfect as is so no changes were made to it!
Anmol says
Added tomatoes as well to this!!
Tasted like veggies in mix pasta sauce!! awesome ๐
Richa Gupta says
Well, I like to call myself a scientist and the kitchen is my lab. Glad to know your experiment worked out! Thanks Anmol!
Carol says
I like the combination of ingredients in this soup and that it can be easily modified. I did add some chicken broth. I also added grated smoked Gouda. Iโll definitely be making this again and may add chicken as suggested below the recipe.
Richa says
Sounds fantastic! Thanks so much Carol! Really happy you liked the recipe
Neha says
Loved this recipe! So filling and easy to make.my mom who isn't a fan of soups couldn't stop having this too! Need more soup recipes please
Richa says
Haha this is my favourite story! Thank you for sharing
Kristy says
This was really yummy! We made it, then added some broth made from bouillon to thin it out a touch as you recommended. I LOVED it. My creamy-soup-hating husband added sriracha (which he adds to everything), and said it was the best soup he's ever had. ๐ Thanks for the recipe.
Richa Gupta says
Wow, that's awesome! Glad y'all liked this soup recipe! Thanks for writing to us ๐
Michael says
This is a wonderful and super easy recipe. I used more onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, and corn as the vegetables. I followed the rest of the recipe as written. When finished it looked exactly like the picture which is always a good sign. The taste is terrific.
Richa says
Thank you so so much Michael! So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Annette says
Hi from Australia.
Just made this soup and it was absolutely delicious.
Used a mixture of low fat cream and low fat milk and it was perfect.
Thank you for sharing!
Richa says
Thank you so much Annette! Really glad you liked it
Daniela Rognean says
I really liked the soup. Itยดs perfect if youยดre looking for something light and yummy. My baby hasnยดt been eating well these days( teething) but he ate a lot of the soup tonite ๐
Thanks a lot Richa!
Richa says
Awwww! So happy to hear that its baby approved. Thanks Daniela!
rubina says
Can 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
This 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.
Richa says
Hey 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
I'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
Thanks so much Jema! So glad you and your family loved it
Lisa says
How much milk and cream please I want to try both
Richa says
Hey Lisa, all the ingredients are listed in the recipe. It'd be awesome if you could read the recipe properly ๐
Sp says
Dang! That was sassy. Soup looks yummy.
Richa says
Thanks!
maylen says
Is 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
Hey 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
This looks really good, but you know, it's soup, can't go wrong with that, hahah. Thanks for the recipe!
Richa says
Totally!
Sammie says
We are a soup loving family and this recipe looks utterly yummy. I like that you can switch the veggies around depending on whatโs in season and whatโs in the house! Delicious and pinned.
Richa says
Thanks Sammie!
where is says
Vavv. it seems very delicious. Thanks