4-Ingredient Potato Soup

My kids love creamy thick soup, and since potatoes are their favorite vegetable, this best potato soup recipe is always a hit in winter.

How To Make This 4-Ingredient Potato Soup Recipe

What I love about this potato soup recipe are the four basic ingredients that make it perfect for busy nights.

Ingredients

To make the soup, you will need the following:

• Coconut Oil or Butter – I prefer coconut oil to keep the soup dairy-free, but butter or olive oil are other delicious options.
• Yukon Gold Potatoes – While you can use any potatoes to make soup, high starch potatoes – the ones usually used for mashed potatoes recipes – are the best. These potato varieties make the soup texture creamier and thicker. You can also use russet potatoes.
• Vegetable Broth – We used reduced salt vegetable broth.
• Almond Milk – Use unsweetened almond milk, cashew cream, or soy cream. If you eat dairy, you can also pick heavy cream.

Cooking The Potatoes

First, wash the potatoes, peel the potatoes, and cut them roughly into chunks. The size doesn’t matter much, but the bigger, the longer it takes to cook.

Next, in a large pot, warm the coconut oil or dairy-free butter and melt. Add the potato cubes, stir, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes just to flavor the potatoes with the coconut oil.

Now, add vegetable stock to cover the potatoes and bring it to a boil. Reduce to medium heat, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender.

If you can insert a fork or knife into the potato chunks with no resistance, they are ready.

Stop the heat, remove the lid, and steam them out for 5 minutes.

Then, stir in cream, and using an immersion blender, blend the soup until thick and creamy.

Adjusting The Texture

If the soup is too thick for your liking, add more vegetable stock or simply cold water to thin it out.

You can add up to 1 cup depending on how thin you like your soup. We didn’t add extra liquid since we like a thick creamy texture in our potato soup.

Flavoring

Of course, even if this soup is an easy 4-ingredient potato soup, it doesn’t mean you can’t add some ingredients to add more flavor to it.

For example, in the beginning, you can stir-fry potatoes with onion in coconut oil to add flavor to the soup.

Add about 1 small white onion, peeled and finely diced.

Or, in the end, add some of the spices below:

• Onion Powder
• Garlic Powder
• Ground Pepper
• Salt
• Thyme, Rosemary, or Chives

Serving The Soup

Potato soup is a comforting white soup that goes so well with:

• Green Onions
• Sour Cream
• Cheddar Cheese
• Garlic Bread
• Croutons
• Bacon Bits, if not vegetarian

You can then serve it as a side dish to:

• Cast-Iron Chicken Breast
• Zucchini Slice
• Lemon Pepper Chicken Tenders

Storage Instructions

This potato soup can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days in a sealed container.

You can freeze potato soup as well in an airtight container and thaw it in the fridge the day before.

To rewarm the soup, place the soup straight from the freezer in a saucepan over medium-high heat and cook until warm.

Or rewarm in a microwave-safe bowl.

Frequently Asked Questions

I listed some answers to your most frequent questions about this easy potato soup recipe:

Is Potato Soup Healthy?

Potatoes have a bad reputation because they are high in starch.

But they are actually very good for you, packed with nutrients, in particular iron.

Potatoes are great for growing kids, vegans, or vegetarians as they add vitamins like B6, C, potassium, and manganese.

Are Potatoes Keto?

No, potatoes are not keto-friendly because they contain about 15 grams of net carbs per 100 grams.

But on a low-carb diet, you can include some potatoes on your plate, like the Lotato variety that contains 10 grams of net carbs per 100 grams which is close to the popular low-carb vegetable broccoli.

Can I Swap Potatoes For Sweet Potatoes?

The soup will also work very well with orange-skin sweet potatoes.