Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup

Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup

from myfoodstory.com
Soups
35 min
222 kcal / serving

Homemade Creamy Vegetable Soup is an insanely delicious, creamy vegetable soup without any cream. Its perfect if you are looking for a vegetarian meal or just something light and easy.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoonsbutter
  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • ½ cuponions (chopped )
  • ½ cupcelery (chopped )
  • 1 cupcarrots (chopped )
  • 1 tablespoongarlic (minced )
  • 1 cupgreen beans (chopped)
  • 1 cupmushrooms (sliced )
  • 1 cupbroccoli florets
  • 1 cupcorn kernels
  • 1 teaspoonthyme (dried )
  • 1 teaspoonoregano (dried )
  • 3 tablespoonsall purpose flour
  • 4 cupswhole milk
  • 1 teaspoonsalt (start with this amount and then taste and adjust)
  • ½ teaspoonground pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet and add onions, celery and carrots. Cook for a few minutes till the onions soften, making sure not to brown them. Add the garlic, beans, mushrooms, broccoli and corn and saute for 2-3 minutes. Mix in the thyme and oregano and add the flour.

  2. 2

    Add the flour along with thyme and oregano and cook the flour with veggies for a minute and a half. Add the whole milk slowly, while stirring continuously. Keep stirring while you bring this to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer.

  3. 3

    Add salt and pepper and let everything simmer for 6-7 minutes or till the soup thickens. Add a little broth or more milk to thin it out if its too thick for you. Serve hot.