The past few days here in NYC have been cold and dreary. For me, nothing is more comforting than a nice big bowl of hot soup. I didn’t have much in my kitchen so today I made a simple corn and potato soup using frozen corn kernels. The soup turned out great and with just a tad of sweetness from the corn. Fresh parsley makes for a nice presentation and adds a wonderful herb flavor.
This is a basic soup recipe you can easily alter or add on to. So if you have cooked chicken, add it…if you have peas, go for it! That’s the beauty of homemade soup, you can mix in whatever you please. Also, if the soup isn’t thick enough for you, simply mash some of the diced potatoes after they’re cooked and add it back into the soup. For a complete meal, serve with bread or roast chicken with white wine.
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Saute shallots, then add flour and broth.
Add potatoes and thyme.
Add milk, corn and parsley. Cook for a few more minutes.
Ladle into bowls, garnish with parsley and serve.
Corn and Potato Soup Recipe
In a large pot over medium high heat, add oil and saute shallots for about 5 minutes, until tender. Then mix in flour. Add vegetable broth and whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and add thyme and chopped potatoes. Simmer for about 20 minutes until potatoes are tender. Mash some potatoes if soup needs more thickness (optional). Stir in corn, parsley, milk and cream. Cook for another 5-7 minutes, and season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and garnish with fresh chopped parsley.
Total Time: 35-45 minutes
Yield: 4-6 servings
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Sounds lovely!
Thanks Melinda and hope to see you again soon!
This looks so comforting and satisfying! I love the combination of corn and potato!
Thank you, Mercedes 🙂 Yes, it’s definitely one of those soups you eat when you don’t want to go outside!
Love how easy this is! I added pureed cauliflower to sneak in some more veggies.
Oh nice, that sounds delicious. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
So im vegan, and incase you weren’t aware vegan recipes are notorious for endless list of ingredients,I cam across your recipe and was over hours to see how simple and great looking it is. With a quick swap of cream and milk for a splash of soy milk ,I made your soup with a vegan twist! I added a can of creamed corn sand pureed half of it ,in the end the soup was perfect with a little dash of garlic ,thanks for a great recipe
Hi Daniela – Thanks for your comment! This is one of my favorite soup recipes and I’m so happy it came out really well as a vegan version. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again 🙂
I made this and it was delicious! I hate cooking but this was really quick and easy to make. I love your site. I made your spinach and cannelloni bean soup too. Yummmm!
Awesome, Skye! Thanks so much for your comment about both recipes. Let me know if you have any other recipe requests 🙂