Best 6 No Cream Creamy Leek Potato Soup Light Recipes

POTATO AND LEEK SOUP (CREAMY BUT NO CREAM!)

Steps:

• Saute leeks and onion in olive oil for 10 min on med/low heat until soft and fragrant.
• In a large pot, boil broth. Add sautéed leeks and onion, garlic, potato cubes and spices. Cover and simmer for 20-30 min, until potatoes are very soft and fall apart when forked.
• Puree the soup with a blender or immersion blender. Make sure not to fill the blender more than 1/2 way so soup doesn't go flying (blend portions at a time). Pour soup back in pot and reheat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

CREAMY POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• 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.
• 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 to broth mixture, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and blend soup using a hand blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

POTATO LEEK SOUP RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Melt butter on medium heat in a large pot. Add the chopped leeks and stir until coated with butter.
• Cover the pot and lower heat, cook for around 10 minutes until the leeks have softened.
• Increase to medium-high. Add garlic, potatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1 minute, then add vegetable broth, water, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cover pot with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and easily speared by a fork.
• Uncover and remove thyme and bay leaf.
• Use an immersion or countertop blender to blend the soup until smooth.
• Stir in chives and hot sauce (optional).
• Allow to cool 2 minutes and serve.
• Enjoy!

LIGHT POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Slice leeks lengthwise and wash out any dirt between the layers. Chop and place in a large mixing bowl with garlic.
• Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add leeks and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Add potatoes, vegetable broth, Italian seasoning, and rosemary. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let soup cool briefly. Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor and puree in batches. Return soup to the pot and stir in half-and-half and season with black pepper. Reheat gently, about 5 minutes.

EASY CREAMY NO-CREAM POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 7 cups of water with 1/2 tsp. salt to a boil.
• Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut into slices about 1/4 inch thick.
• Wash leeks carefully, and chop into medium sized pieces.
• When water is boiling, add potatoes and leeks.
• Turn down heat and simmer, covered for 30 minutes.
• Reserving 2 to 3 cups of the cooking water, put the remaining contents of the pot into a blender or food processor.
• Puree until smooth.
• Add butter and blend until smooth.
• Return soup to pot and bring to a boil.
• Add reserved cooking water until soup reaches desired consistency (I like to leave it thick).
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
• Reheats very well.

NO CREAM CREAMY LEEK & POTATO SOUP - LIGHT

Steps:

• 1. (this part is optional but adds a nice leek flavor to the broth) Bring leek greens, broth and water to a oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 min. pour the broth thru a fine mesh strainer into a med. bowl, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible, and set aside. Discard the solids in the strainer and rinse saucepan. 2. Combine the light and white green leek parts, onion, 1/8 tsp salt in saucepan with coconut oil spray. Cover and cook over med-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, 8-10 min. (be careful not to overcook as this can overcook the onions/leeks and the soup will not be light 'potato' color tho will taste great) 3. Uncover, increase heat to high, stir in the reserved broth, potato, thyme sprig and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potato is tender about 15 min. 4. Remove thyme sprig and bay leaf. In 2 batches process the soup in a blender until completely smooth 2 min. Return to saucepan, heat to a simmer. Season w salt and pepper.