5 from 15 votes
Creamy Potato Leek Soup
This Creamy Potato Leek Soup combines tender chunks of potato and sautéed leeks with bacon, simmered in chicken stock, then finished with heavy cream. The result is a rich, velvety soup that balances the subtle sweetness of leeks and earthiness of potatoes with smoky bacon undertones, making a hearty and comforting starter or light meal.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
308 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups leek sliced
- 4 ounces Bacon sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter optional
- 2 1/2 pounds potato washed, peeled, and cut into chunks
- 24 ounces chicken stock
- 12 ounces water
- 8 ounces heavy cream
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, add the sliced leeks and bacon. Cook on medium heat until leeks are transparent. If you are using very lean bacon, you may need to add 2 tablespoons of butter. It’s important that the leeks should not burn. (If there is not enough fat from the bacon that is rendered out, the leeks will burn.)
- Add the potatoes to the pot and then add the chicken stock. If all of your chicken stock fully covers the potatoes, then you do not need to add additional water. Cook potatoes until tender - this will take about 15-20 minutes.
- When the potatoes are fully cooked remove a cup or two of the liquid and puree the soup using an immersion blender. If you do not have an immersion blender, you can use a regular blender.
- Add heavy cream and stir. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
308kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
58mg
(19%)
Sodium
271mg
(11%)
Potassium
764mg
(16%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
875IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
19.1mg
(21%)
Calcium
78mg
(8%)
Iron
5.3mg
(29%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 308kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 271mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 764mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 875IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 19.1mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 5.3mg | 29% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.