Potato Soup Without Dairy Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• While the onions are cooking, place the diced potatoes, carrots, water and chicken soup base (or vegetable base; see Cook's Note) in another pot and bring to a boil. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Do not overcook. Season with ground black pepper to taste.
• Add the flour to the cooked onions to make a paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk and stir well. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until warmed through. Add the potato and carrot mixture. Stir in the parsley and thyme and heat through. Serve hot.

LACTOSE-FREE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions and celery in oil until tender. Add broth and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Cool slightly. In a blender, process half the soup until smooth. Return to pan; heat through.

DAIRY FREE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In large dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp. With slotted spoon remove and set aside.
• In same pot, drain excess fat, leaving 3 tablespoons.
• Add leeks, onions, garlic and celery, cook until softened (5-10 minutes)
• Add broth and almond milk, combine together.
• Add reserved bacon and potatoes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer on low heat for 1 hour.

30 MINUTE DAIRY FREE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Add chicken stock, onion, and potatoes (peeled and diced into 1 inch cubes) to a soup pot. Bring to boiling and cook for approximately 5 - 8 minutes or until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork. Be careful to not overcook your potatoes or you'll end up decreasing the amount of chicken stock you have.
• Once cooked, remove 1 cup of the diced potatoes from chicken stock. Set aside in a separate dish.
• Blend the diced potatoes (excluding the 1 cup you set aside), onion, chicken stock, and 1 cup canned coconut milk until smooth.
• Pour the blended soup back into your pot. Add the 1 cup diced potatoes you set aside earlier, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dried thyme (or dried chives). Stir.
• Ladle the finished soup into bowls and top with fresh chopped chives and crispy bacon.

POTATO LEEK SOUP (NO MILK OR CREAM)

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, cook the leeks in the butter over medium heat until softened but not brown.
• Add the water, the broth, and the potatoes. Bring to a boil then turn heat down to low and simmer for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• In a blender, puree 1 cup of the soup. Stir puree into remaining soup. Salt and pepper to taste.

NON-DAIRY POTATO BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, saute onions and garlic in olive oil.
• Add potatoes and broth. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add chopped broccoli, sage, and hot sauce and cook a few minutes.
• In a blender puree half of the soup and return to stock pot.
• Season with salt and pepper.

CREAMY POTATO SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Boil the veggies. Peel the potatoes (2 large potatoes, about 2 lbs) and dice them. I like a fairly small dice, about 1/2 inch. Place in a stock pot or 3 quart pot. If you have not quite 4 cups of potatoes, or more like 5 cups, don't sweat it that's fine.
• Peel the carrots and dice about the same size as the potatoes. Add to the pot.
• Smash and mince 1 clove of garlic and add to the pot.
• Add 3 cups of water to the potatoes and carrots. The water should be just barely covering the vegetables, so add a little more or less to make sure they are just barely covered. (We are not draining these potatoes, this water will be part of the soup.)
• Add a heaping tablespoon of Better Than Bouillon Base. The Roasted Chicken flavor is great, but I also love the Turkey base, it has really rich flavor. If you don't have Better than Bouillon, you can use a couple teaspoons of bouillon granules or cubes. Those are much saltier than the paste so be careful.
• Chop about 1/4 cup fresh parsley, or use 1 tablespoon dried parsley. Add it to the pot.
• Add 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium to keep it at a steady simmer. Vent the lid (tilt it so that steam can escape.) Simmer for about 20 minutes, until the potatoes and carrots are very tender. You should be able to smash one with a fork easily. Remove from heat.
• Use a potato masher and roughly mash the mixture to your desired texture. I like a velvety soup with some chunks. You can leave it very chunky by not mashing at all, or if you want an ultra smooth soup you can use an immersion blender.
• Make the white sauce (bechamel). Meanwhile, in a 2 quart pot or larger, melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat. Once it is melted, add 1/2 cup flour and use a whisk to stir it together into a paste. Add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook this mixture for 1-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Slowly add the 4 cups of milk, 1 cup at a time. Use the whisk to incorporate the milk into the roux (roux=butter/flour mixture) every time you add more. See photos. It should take a few minutes to add all the milk.* If you dump it in all at once, you will have flour chunks in your soup. Don't be like that.
• Once all the milk is added, keep stirring often so the bottom doesn't scorch. Your heat should still be on medium. Wait until the mixture has come to a boil (consistent bubbles rising from the center) and then let boil for 1 minute, stirring. Remove from heat.
• Pour the white sauce into the pot with the potatoes, using a spatula to scrape all that goodness in. Stir the mixture together.
• Serve warm and garnish with extra chopped parsley, shredded cheddar cheese, and chopped green onions.
• Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days. Don't freeze this soup! The potatoes absorb tons of moisture, making the white sauce separate, and then it gets grainy on you. No thanks. Time to invite a friend over for soup and stories. I mean shouldn't that be a thing anyway?