Indulgent Potato Leek Soup that’ll Blow Your Mind!

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
8

Ingredients

  • ¼cupbutter

  • 3leeks (white and pale green parts only), sliced

  • 1tablespoonchopped garlic

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

  • 1quartchicken broth

  • 1tablespooncornstarch

  • 5 ½cupspeeled and diced potatoes, or more to taste

  • 1tablespoononion powder

  • 2teaspoonsgarlic powder

  • 2cupshalf-and-half

Cooking Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks, garlic, salt, and pepper in the hot butter until leeks are tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

  2. Stir chicken broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour over the leek mixture. Add potatoes to the broth mixture and bring to a boil; season with onion powder and garlic powder. Reduce heat, add half-and-half, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

  3. Remove pot from heat and blend soup using a hand blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

Tips

For a thicker soup use heavy cream in place of half-and-half.

I’d use salted butter, but don’t add any more salt until the very end, to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe8
Calories250
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
13g
17%
Saturated Fat
8g
40%
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
539mg
23%
Total Carbohydrate
29g
11%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Total Sugars
3g
Protein
5g
11%
Vitamin C
26mg
29%
Calcium
103mg
8%
Iron
2mg
9%
Potassium
609mg
13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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