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How to Make Potato Leek Soup

Today's potato leek soup recipe will help you prepare a comforting, budget-friendly soup. It's easy and comes together quickly.
  • cook TIME 30 mins
  • prep TIME 10 mins
  • total TIME 40 mins
Course: Side DishCuisine: Global
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 184 kcal
Author: Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina

Ingredients (12)

  • 10 oz russet potatoes
  • 4 oz leek
  • 1 tbsp garlic
  • 2 tbsp scallion
  • 1 oz baguette bread
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup unsalted chicken broth
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Prep:

1

Peel and cut the potatoes: Peel 10 oz potatoes. Half each potato, cut each half into 3-4 fingers, and cut each finger into cubes.

2

Cut the leek: Cut 1 leek (the white part only, the green part is optional) into chunks and measure out 4 oz.

3

Mince the garlic: Slice the root off of 3 cloves of garlic, press each one down with a knife, and peel. Mince them and measure out 1 tbsp.

4

Chop the scallion: Thinly slice 1 scallion (the green part only) and measure out 2 tbsp. The whites can be sliced and added to the cut leek as well.

5

Cut the bread: Lay a baguette down and cut about 1/3 of its length. Put the rest away, slice it however you want, then measure out 1 oz.

Cook:

1

Heat the oil, cook the leek and garlic: Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pot over medium heat, for about 30 seconds. Add 4 oz leek and 1 tbsp garlic and sauté for 2 minutes or until the leeks soften.

2

Cook the potatoes and season them: Add 10 oz cubed potatoes, 1/4 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper and stir to cook for 2 minutes.

3

Add stock and simmer: Pour in 1 cup chicken broth and 1 cup milk and simmer on medium heat for 20 minutes.

4

Stir in cream: Turn off the heat and stir in 2 tbsp heavy cream.

5

Blend the soup: Blend the soup with an immersion blender. You can use your regular blender but work in small batches to make sure no soup spills out.

6

Air-fry the bread: Add 1 oz baguette to the air fryer and cook for 350°F.

7

Ladle soup into bowls, garnish and enjoy: Sprinkle 2 tbsp chopped scallion on top of each bowl.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 184kcal | Fat 8g | Saturated Fat 3.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat 1g | Monounsaturated Fat 4g | Cholesterol 16mg | Sodium 241mg | Potassium 476mg | Carbohydrate 23g | Fiber 3g | Sugar 5g | Protein 5g | Vitamin A 669IU | Vitamin C 11mg | Calcium 112mg | Iron 1mg