Ultimate comfort food soup right here. This Leek & Potato Soup is velvety, smooth and luscious soup. Don’t take my word for it, give it a try!
So if you’re like me and you don’t like white soup, give this one a try. It really does have a great flavour and wonderful for warming you up on these cold days. Plus it uses such few ingredients so it’s easy to make.
This is a great winter warmer of a soup and it’s so easy. Done relatively quickly and you can blend it in the pot if you have an immersion blender.
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Notes about the Leek & Potato Soup
- Try and use a good quality vegetable stock. So, if you are not making your own (and most of us don’t on a regular basis lets face it!), buy the carton. The flavour is much better than the stock cubes.
- When you are cooking your potatoes and leeks (as you will see in the recipe below), you may need to add a little stock so it doesn’t stick. So just watch out for that.
Here’s Some Other Recipes You Might Like
- Potato & Leek Cakes
- Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes
- Hearty Vegetable & Lentil Soup
- Fluffy White Dinner Rolls
- Slow Cooker Tomato Soup with Fresh Tomatoes
I left this soup quite basic and didn’t even add garlic, which is very rare for me. But sometimes I do, so add a few crushed garlic cloves if you feel like it.
I topped this soup with some smoked Gouda, fresh parsley and black pepper. Garnishes are totally optional but they bring the soup to a whole new tasty level.
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Leek & Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 3-4 potatoes medium, peeled, cleaned and diced into very small pieces
- 4 Leeks cleaned & sliced, greens discarded
- 1 onion medium, finely chopped
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
To garnish:
- cheese of your choice grated
- Parsley
- Fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a large stainless steel pot, heat the butter until sizzling. This will take about one minute.
- Add potato, leeks and onions. Give a good toss for a few minutes with salt and pepper. Now reduce the heat to medium low and cover. Leave to cook for a further 12 – 15 minutes. Check every few minutes to make sure it isn't sticking and stir if necessary.
- Once the vegetables are soft, add all the stock at once and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 8 minutes.
- Blend the soup in batches and return to the pot. Add the cream and bring to a boil for just a minute. Reduce to medium heat and simmer for 2 – 3 minutes until all flavours are blended.
- Serve topped with cheese, parsley and fresh ground black pepper.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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Does this soup freeze okay?
Hi Lisa, yes you can freeze it. For best results make sure it’s in either a good quality freezer container or ziplock bag. It will keep up to two months. You may need to add a little more broth after it’s defrosted, if it’s too thick. Hope this helps.
I used half and half and added bacon crumbles- so good!
The bacon addition sounds so good!
Big hit with my family
That’s great to hear Lucy, thank you for you kind feedback!
Made this soup tonight for dinner and it was amazing.
Added carrots and garlic just to add a bit more texture and flavour but it turned out delicious. Will definitely make again!
Hi Katica, Really happy you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for your kind feedback.
Soup was good but the directions should be broken up into more steps for easier reading.
Thanks Niki, I appreciate your feedback. I’ll take a look at the recipe card.