Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup (2024)

Published: Jan 7, 2020 · Modified: Nov 23, 2022 by Richa · This post may contain affiliate links.

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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
Veggies
Frequently Asked Questions
Top Tips To Make The Best Creamy Vegetable Soup
Watch how to make Creamy Vegetable Soup Recipe Video
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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

1. Can I use frozen veggies?

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.

2. Can I freeze this soup?

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

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.

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Course: Soups

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 Portions

Calories: 222kcal

Author: Richa

Ingredients

▢ 2 tablespoons Butter
▢ 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
▢ ½ cup Onions chopped
▢ ½ 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
▢ ½ 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.

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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.

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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!