Potato Soup Dairy-Free
This dairy-free potato soup is so quick and easy.
And it uses no flour for thickening so it reheats really well.
It's been a go-to frugal dinner in our family for years.
See the recipe below!
One of my favorite soups of all time...potato soup.
Simple, hearty, and warm to the bone.
But with my son's milk allergy, I wasn't sure we could make it at our house.
My mom made it with so much milk and butter!
However, I knew it could be one of the easiest meals if I could just whip it up dairy-free.
And that's what I did.
This recipe uses no flour for thickening so it heats up great the next day.
Instead, we blend half the soup to thicken it. See instructions below.
Also, this soup will be most tasty when you use your own homemade broth.
We keep homemade chicken broth in the freezer at all times so we can quickly make soups.
However, feel free to use dairy-free store-bought broth in a pinch.
My dairy-free potato soup also calls for no cheese.
Instead, let the family top their individual bowls of soup with shredded cheese that works for them...dairy or dairy-free based on their diet needs.
Crispy, crumbly bacon ain't a bad topping idea, either! It's so yummy.
And hubs thinks adding hot sauce to his own serving is amazing. He likes spicy food.
HOT TIPS
If you find yourself making potato skins some time, this soup is a great use of the potato insides that you scoop out when you make potato skins. Even if you just save the insides for making soup the next day. Refrigerate in an airtight container for a day or two until making soup.
Potato soup goes great with homemade Dutch Oven Bread.
Or if you want a faster side, try these Cheesy Garlic Biscuits.
Now here's the easy potato soup recipe.
POTATO SOUP RECIPE
NOTES
We like to make this soup with homemade chicken broth. But here's a store-bought broth that we use in a pinch.
Here are dairy-free butters we use.
For quick easy bacon, here's precooked bacon we buy at Sam's. It just needs heated up.
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons of dairy-free butter
⅓ cup diced celery
⅓ cup chopped onion
3 cups peeled and diced potatoes
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups dairy-free milk (plain & unsweet)
¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
dash of pepper
DIRECTIONS
In a large soup pot, cook celery and onions in dairy-free butter until tender.
Add potatoes and broth to the pot.
Bring to boil.
Lower heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
Add dairy-free milk, plain and unsweetened.
Stir over medium heat until heated through.
If you want to thicken your soup, pulse half of it in your blender until smooth and then add it back to the pot of soup.
Or you can enjoy the soup brothy and thin.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve hot topped with your favorite cheese or dairy-free cheese and crumbled cooked bacon.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
This soup reheats very well for leftovers, for a few days.
We hope you love this simple, dairy-free potato soup as much as we do.
You can save this soup on Pinterest for later.
And see more dairy-free soup recipes here!
Original Post 1-12-09
Hi Mike. Thanks for the tip! We have been doing that now. We will check out that site!
What dairy free milk do you like to use and find works best?
Hi Bonnie! We use unsweetened almond milk mostly. Hope that helps!
Hi, I love the site and will definitely try this one out (especially now that it's so cold out). I am a big fan of thickening a soup by running half of it through a food processor at the end and then adding it back in. It's an extra step and dish, but if you've got a few minutes I think it's worthwhile. My wife has a great dairy, egg, gluten, soy, nut-free soup at her site you might want to check out here. Thanks and good luck with the allergy-free lifestyle.