Creamless Celery Potato Soup

Submitted by qiltkitty

"A very quick and easy amazingly low in carb soup for potatoes that is low in fat. Great tasting and low in fat and calories"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 7 cups
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil (or vegetable)
• 3 cups sliced celery
• 2 cups diced potatoes (about 1 lb)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 cans low sodium chicken broth (10 3/4 oz each)
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup skim milk
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• shredded cheese (to garnish)
• parsley (to garnish)

directions

1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat until hot.
2. Add celery, potatoes, onion and garlic; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until celery is crisp-tender.
3. Add broth; bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender.
5. Place half the soup mixture in food processor or blender; process until smooth.
6. Pour into remaining mixture.
7. Stir in milk, water and mustard; heat 1 to 2 minutes until hot.
8. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.

Reviews

[Wendy C.]

A major new addition to my kitchen life. We have an Airbnb, and we serve dinner as well as breakfast in the room price. I always include a soup with dinner, and this one is perfect. As some reviewers have noted, nondairy products can be used when dietary restrictions are involved. I've made it with non-sweetened, non-vanilla almond milk and cashew milk. Very good. For the best soup, I don't think any milk is necessary. I use a Vegimix, and it is so creamy without the millk... and the mustard! Don't eliminate that... it's the secret weapon. Does need salt and (white) pepper... but it never fails. One of the most requested recipes by the 1700 people who've eaten at my dinner table in the last 5 years. qiltkitty, whoever you are, you're a hero in my house.

 

[francoroni]

Needed salt and pepper, but otherwise a good recipe. I used rice milk in place of regular milk.

 

[chakrates]

Quick & easy, but very watery for a 'cream' soup, and kind of bland. If I make it again, I'd either add some flour to the saute, or no water and less chicken broth. I added salt, which it needed desperately. Needs an herb peck-me-up, too -- perhaps some thyme?

 

[CAMom49]

Lovely winter supper dish! I forgot to add the shredded cheese garnish, but we didn't miss it. I tossed in a leftover grilled half piece of New York style bratwurst ( maybe 2 oz, diced into tiny bits) and it added a nice depth to the flavor. Used red potatoes with skins left on, diced into 1/2" cubes and added a tsp of no sodium chicken bullion granules to enhance the chicken broth flavor. Everyone had seconds and now I wish I had doubled the recipe so I'd have leftovers for tomorrow's lunch.

 

[ElleFirebrand]

Once this is seasoned, it's not half bad. Skip that stuff, however, and this is rather unappealing. I used shallots in place of onion & garlic and added liberal amounts of sea salt and black pepper at the end, as well as 2 strips of crumbled bacon. With those changes, it was a tasty, low-fat potato-esque soup with a hint of celery flavor. Thanks.