Creamy Vegetable Soup (no cream!)
35min
Easy
This 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.
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. Any vegetable replacements can be added as well, according to your own liking.
Servings
1
2
3
Ingredients
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1 tablespoons Butter
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0.5 tablespoon Olive Oil
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1/4 cup Onions chopped
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1/4 cup Celery chopped
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1/2 cup Carrots chopped
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1/2 tablespoon Garlic minced
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1/2 cup Green Beans chopped
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1/2 cup Mushrooms sliced
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1/2 cup Broccoli Florets
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1/2 cup Corn Kernels
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1/2 teaspoon Thyme dried
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1/2 teaspoon Oregano dried
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1.5 tablespoons All Purpose Flour
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2 cups Whole Milk
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Salt and Pepper to taste
Sample serving for 3*
Steps
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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.
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Mix in the thyme and oregano and add the flour as well.
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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.
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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.
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NOTES
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You can use pre-cut or frozen veggies to make this soup even faster
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Feel free to add half & half or cream if you prefer, in combination with the milk
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To make this soup non vegetarian, add some cooked chicken, ham or shrimp towards the end
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To make this into a meal, you can also add cooked pasta to the soup
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NUTRITION
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Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 250mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1166IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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Source: Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup