Description
Creamy Carrot Soup is a silky smooth, restaurant style soup made in one pot with simple ingredients. It delivers rich flavor and comforting texture in just 45 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 oz bacon, chopped
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 1 celery rib, diced
- 2 lbs carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp parsley, optional garnish
Instructions
- Brown bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat and remove with a slotted spoon.
- Add onion, celery, and carrots to the pot and cook 6 to 8 minutes until softened.
- Add garlic, salt, and pepper and cook 1 minute.
- Pour in chicken stock, bring to a simmer, partially cover, and cook 20 to 25 minutes until carrots are tender.
- Blend soup until smooth using a blender or immersion blender.
- Return to pot, stir in cream and milk, heat gently, and adjust seasoning to taste.
Notes
- Do not brown the vegetables for best color and flavor.
- Blend in batches carefully if using a countertop blender.
- Garnish with extra cream and crispy bacon for presentation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 55mg