5 from 6 votes
4 Ingredient Potato and Leek Soup
This 4-ingredient potato and leek soup recipe is perfect for a weeknight. It's silky smooth and richer than you'd expect with just 4 ingredients. Add garnishes or try out some of the suggested variations.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
201 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter 1.5 ounces
- 2 leek cleaned and sliced
- 3 Yukon Gold potato about 1.5 pounds, peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a soup pot over low heat.
- Add the sliced leeks and cook until softened and just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and salt and stir to mix.
- Cover the vegetables with water, about 4 cups, cover the pot, and simmer for about 30 minutes until you can pierce the potatoes easily with a fork.
- Remove the pot from heat and let the potato soup cool briefly before puréeing in the blender or food processor. Return the soup to the pot and rewarm gently.
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Notes
- Be sure to clean your leeks by making a partial cut running lengthwise from the top to the bottom of the leek. Spread the layers apart and run the leek under the faucet to clean out any dirt.
- If you use a hand-held stick blender to purée this 4-ingredient potato soup, please make sure to unplug it before you clean it! You can read more about this and other hazards in the kitchen from a doctor's perspective.
- This 4 ingredient potato and leek soup can be served hot, warm, or even cold.
Nutrition Information
Calories
201kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
599mg
(25%)
Potassium
620mg
(13%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
1007IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 599mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 620mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1007IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.