Healthy Creamy Veggie Soup Recipes

BASIC CREAM OF VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook until tender without browning. Stir in diced potato and liquid. Bring to a boil and simmer until potato is tender. Stir in your steamed vegetable of choice and return to a simmer. Puree the soup in batches in a blender and return to saucepan. Leave 1 cup of vegetables not pureed if a chunkier soup is preferred. Season soup with salt and pepper and finish with heavy cream. Serve warm with French bread and a salad.

EASY, CREAMY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Simmer onion, carrot and celery in water for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. In a blender or food processor; puree all vegetables. Add salt, pepper, chicken broth and cream. Heat before serving, but do not boil.

CREAMY VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• Put the chopped cauliflower, celery, carrots and a sprinkle of salt in a pot then add enough water to cover and set to boil.
• Add chili pepper olive oil to a frying pan on med-high heat and when it's hot, add the chopped onions and garlic. Stir occasionally until onions are soft and light brown.
• When cauliflower/carrots/celery get soft, drain the water and add veggies to the pan with the onions/garlic. Add corn and continue cooking for the flavors to mix.
• Pour all the veggies into the first pot you cooked and add the chicken broth. Cover and simmer for another 15 - 25 minutes.
• Carefully, pour soup from pot into a blender and mix. Depending on the size of your blender, you might have to do this in several batches. Pour the soup back into the pot after it is blended.
• Add the skim milk and Worcestershire sauce and heat again. Taste and add salt as needed, then serve.

CREAMY ROOT VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cook and stir onion in bacon drippings 6-8 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add celery root, parsnips, stock and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree in batches in a blender; return to pan. Stir in cream, 2 teaspoons thyme, salt, pepper and nutmeg; heat through. Top servings with bacon and additional thyme.

HEARTY VEGGIE SOUP IN A CREAMY MUSHROOM BROTH

Steps:

• Melt the margarine in a large stock pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the celery, carrot, and onion in the melted margarine until the onion is tender and slightly browned, about 10 minutes; add the ham, potatoes, corn, green beans, and enough water to cover the mixture completely. Bring the mixture to a simmer, and cook until the potatoes are cooked nearly through, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Stir the broccoli, cream of mushroom soup, Swiss-style cheese food, 2% milk, salt, and black pepper into the soup; cook just until the cheese is melted into the soup, about 5 minutes.

CREAMY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a slow cooker stir together the onion, butter or margarine, sweet potatoes, zucchini and broccoli. Pour in the chicken broth and stir. Add the potatoes, celery seed, salt and ground cumin and stir.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Add the milk and cook for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Serve.

WINNING CREAM OF VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in butter until tender. Add flour; stir until blended. Gradually add broth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Stir in the milk, cream, basil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add the vegetables; cook gently until heated through.