Homemade Creamy Leek and Potato Soup

A classic creamy Leek and potato soup with sauteed leeks, a hint of garlic and tender potatoes. I love how a few simple ingredients can be blended together to make something that tastes extra special.
This soup is great for a tasty lunch, or serve it with crusty bread for a warming dinner.
Free printable recipe inc hints and tips here: www.kitchensanctuary.com/leek...
Ingredients:
• 4 tbsp (60g) unsalted butter
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 3 large leeks, green parts discarded, white (or very pale green) parts sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp celery salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 lb (450g) floury potatoes*, peeled and chopped into bitesize pieces
• 4 1/6th cups (1 litre) chicken or vegetable stock
• ½ cup (120ml) double/heavy cream
To serve:
• 2 tbsp double/heavy cream
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped chives
• Good pinch of black pepper
Instructions
1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add the onion and leeks and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring often until softened.
3. Add the garlic, salt, celery salt and pepper and cook for a further minute.
4. Add the potatoes and stock. Stir, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes - until the potatoes are starting to fall apart. Turn off the heat.
5. Using a slotted spoon, remove 2 scoopfuls of the potato and leek mixture and place in a bowl - this is for topping the soup later.
6. Blitz the remaining soup either carefully using a stick blender, or by transferring it to a blender that can be used for hot liquids.
7. Pour the soup back into the pan along with the cream and heat through on medium heat for 2-3 minutes until hot.
8. Spoon into bowls and top each bowl with a spoonful of the potato/leek mixture.
9. Swirl over a drizzle of cream and top with chopped chives and a pinch of black pepper.
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[@daleyparsons7219]

I’ve made this soup 3-4 times now!! Bloody lovely! My shared it with my mum and it’s one of her favourites! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us!

[@Kitchensanctuary]

Wonderful!

[@mizraiimlapa6973]

Nice! What’s the name of that white milky thing:

[@kaoussarkiddesneb3129]

@@mizraiimlapa6973 it's double cream

[@annabanabanana]

So good! I honestly was worried because I have been let down by so many KZbin recipes, but this one is awesome. The flavor is great and measurements are spot on. Wrote it down in my recipe binder to make again. Thank you!

[@Showtime_1509]

Made this twice now and it’s so good! You can throw literally any veg you want in it. I’ve used mushrooms and parsnips and it tasted so good. Once it’s all blitzed it all comes together really nicely. Also nicely paired with crusty sourdough bread 😋

[@karenbourke1783]

thank you for this easy to follow and comprehensive video . As someone who struggles to make any recipe turn out right, I found this to be really very helpful

[@dearboo33]

This was really easy! I’ve been trying to find simple, beginner friendly, and yummy recipes and this truly was all those things. Plus I made it on a rainy day & it was so comforting! I used a French baguette for the bread and drizzled olive oil on it and put it in the oven and it was the best “dip” it in pairing! Thanks for the recipe 💗

[@GPSjammer]

oooh, great crusty baguette idea

[@gerrycorbino66]

Great recipe that I'll be making this weekend! Tonight we're having your roasted vegetable soup for dinner. We're not vegetarians, but we do enjoy eating a variety of vegetables & tasty recipes like those featured on your channel.

[@gracedepetro657]

This is the soup I’m making tonight ! We’ve just had a cold winter blast in Melbourne Australia last couple of days and I can’t wait to warm my tummy! Thank you looks delicious 💜

[@marilynbroome7966]

Hi Nicky, Just made your recipe of leek/potato soup, and I must say it was delicious, I added a few more potatoes,but saying that all the leeks went in as they were no dark green on them, and I also added crispy streaky bacon chopped up cooked your way in the oven ,and piled on top of soup, I cannot wait to make this again, also may I compliment you on your cranberry sauce, and sauce to pour over salmon which I did both of these at Christmas. I am so glad I found you on KZbin Marilyn

[@ARblonde]

I made this soup this past weekend with my mother, and it was fantastic! Definitely making this again but doubling the recipe. The only thing I did differently was that I sliced up a few pieces of thick cut bacon and fried it at the beginning. I then took the bacon out using a slotted spoon to leave the bacon fat at the bottom of my pot. I used the bacon fat instead of butter/oil. When I was done simmering the soup, I blended half of it because I prefer my soup to have a little extra texture, and then added the pieces of bacon back in afterwards. Delicious! So warm and comforting. I can’t stop thinking about making it again.

[@Kitchensanctuary]

That sounds soo good, I LOVE this leek and Potato soup and will have to make it again with your tip for adding bacon, Chris will love that. Its definitely getting towards soup season for me :)

[@vanessad.7251]

Just finished making this and it turned out so good! Thank you! I didn't have a hand mixer, but it didn't even matter.

[@alicewestbury4817]

Hey I thought I was the queen of leek and potato soup until I saw this, now I want to hang my head in shame, it looks beautiful and that how I'm making it from now on.all your recipes are fab.

[@wikz8480]

You ain’t the queen of anything

[@alicewestbury4817]

How do you know I'm not Gobshite.?

[@MrKevinbeagle]

Just followed this recipe and wow absolutely delicious !!! It was my first ever leek and potato soup and I’m absolutely hooked, thank you for a nice easy to follow video (and yes I absolutely washed the leeks prior to cooking lol)

[@tpmarkham]

Thanks it was delicious. I added some chicken that was left over from a stew. It was so good. Thank you

[@Kitchensanctuary]

Glad you liked it!!

[@richarber1856]

When I made this soup this afternoon, I noticed a stalk and half of celery and .... wait for it .... a scotch bonnet pepper sitting on the shelf in my fridge ..... so thy were chopped up finely and added to the pot. The resulting soup was phenomenal ..... spicy, but not overly so ( de-seeded the pepper !!) The only other change I made was to omit the cream ....... because I completely forgot about it until beginning to type this comment !! Even without the cream this is a great soup Thanks for posting

[@kaiju_k5042]

Soo good wow, one of the best soups I've made in the past few years easy, don't skip the bit of celery salt, I also added a bay leaf (old habit haha) and a tiny sprig of fresh thyme. Delicious, thank you for the perfect recipe!! I also just bought your cookbook for my Kindle, looking forward to making more recipes :)

[@darrenr8262]

I always made potato leek soup with a stick or two of celery chopped up in the mix. This recipe is so good though, so I just follow everything in this video but add chopped celery rather than the celery salt, it’s a family favourite now 😊

[@kaiju_k5042]

@@darrenr8262 I will try that next time, saving this comment, thank you so much!

[@julietkitchenbychefyasminj3044]

Beautiful recipe. I love leeks and potatoes.

[@Kitchensanctuary]

Me too!

[@ceciRu]

It is delish! Just tried it out now, added a bit less double cream and a bit of a twist: some parmigiano and some croutons. Everyone loved it. Thanks for the recipe. ❤

[@Just8Ate]

Wow love creamy soups but never had this one before... can't wait to give this a try... cheers 8)

[@Kitchensanctuary]

Hope you enjoy

[@dawndouglas9315]

Lovely easy recipe again😋will try this at weekend! Thanks Nicky, wish I looked as glamorous as you do when cooking😉keep the recipes coming I love them😁🌷xxx

[@Kitchensanctuary]

😊 thank you

[@ker3002]

Just made this soup and have to say it went down lovely with my sister and myself, thank you for this video it's very helpful 💖☺️

[@kayjohnson9133]

Absolutely delicious 😋 I love all your recipes ... could you do a chicken casserole for the slow cooker please 😁

[@Kitchensanctuary]

Thanks Kay. I released a video not too long ago for this :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKDdp3uqjLB9rbc

[@tertia0011]

Simple, nutritious, inexpensive & tasty. All ingredients easily available or home grown. A favourite even without cream.

[@jasonpaul6887]

The flavor of this soup is fabulous and I can't wait to make it again. However, when I do I will remove 3 cups of the soup BEFORE blitzing and then add it back in after. Four strips of bacon cut up and in the pot at the beginning for 2 minutes to render the fat before adding the onion leeks and garlic sounds good, too.

[@barrymohamed6993]

Hi, I've made this soup a couple of times now and it is delicious. The video and instructions were simple and easy to follow. Thanks 😊 x

[@watermelonqueen1755]

THIS IS DELICIOUS 😍 I added a bay leaf and a small carrot to this too 😁 Thanks for the recipe x

[@rjfpac]

Yes!!! So simple affordable and yummy. I left out the cream added a few tablespoons of olive oil to the VEGAN butter and used Two stalks celery with leaks and onions instead of celery salt. A smashing hit with the family

[@dublin_barman1356]

Making this This Evening, Looks Delish, Bought a Hand/Stick Blender just to try this Amazing Soup :)

[@kaiju_k5042]

I got one too to make mayo and finally got to use it for this soup, worth it and way easier than using a blender, also the potatoes get gummy when blended but the stick blender was a bit gentler and made it velvety.

[@antoniodelrey164]

Oh man, a loaf of bread some butter and your soup and I won’t leave the house until I’ve eaten it all.

[@drzorders298]

Hi Nikki. This soup is amazing. You are awesome. Thank you so much. Better than any canned version and so easy to make. Now subbed and looking forward to trying more of your recipes. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻 DrZ

[@canelita9flies]

My first time making leek and potatoes soup and this recipe is delicious!!!!! Thank you for sharing

[@slate2103]

What a fantastic cook you are, im one person who does not own a cooker, so i mainly use my slow or ninja, or air fryer. Id love to see you do some more recipes for slow cooking? 🤗

[@strll3048]

Thank you so very much. It seems super great. I plan to try it when really cold weather sets in. You and your accent sound awesome.

[@DustyPetals]

I’m going to make this simple recipe because I’m on a soft food diet this week. I just need to run to the store for broth and heavy cream. Thanks!

[@GPSjammer]

Great recipe and presentation! Thank you! I used oatmilk instead of cream and it was still delicious!

[@kevinchristie4446]

I make this in a soup maker. Best thing I ever bought.

[@lightgiver7311]

A soup maker? I had to look that up.

[@kevinchristie4446]

@@lightgiver7311 awesome bit of kit. I'd recommend you buy one.👍

[@tjeaton2405]

Absolutely fantastic recipe - prepped one ready for tomorrow's starter :)

[@nataliejane6001]

Making this for the 3rd time!! My favourite on a winters day ❤

[@SONBON1]

Just cooking this now and a Bolognese. It’s a good day thanks for sharing. Great video. 🥔

[@amiralavi2949]

This is the first time Im craving a soup. Well done❤️

[@David-uf8xi]

Doing this right now. 15 mins to go before done!!!

[@bethleblanc656]

Love all your recipes and they always turn out delicious and so easy to make. Thank you.

[@ourmodestfamily]

I prefer to use the whole leek for my soap, I have never added cream, so will try that next time.

[@kaiju_k5042]

Making this one tonight I think, just realized that the video recipe uses Celery Salt and the written recipe says Garlic Salt, think I will go with the Celery when I'm cooking this for my first batch :)

[@derekjester7873]

Such a yummy looking soup!! What's better than a delicious, creamy soup? Lovely:)

[@thinkingoutloud8332]

Made this for the family today, everybody loved it, even the little ones ❤

[@victoriatrestrail]

Thank you. I made this and my family loved it.

[@prudyskitchen6630]

This is so perfect for this rainy German weather today. Good job

[@Kitchensanctuary]

Thank you! 😊

[@roberthyde4110]

I have tried several of your recipes and have never been disappointed,and i am sure this one will be equally has satisfying

[@kaiju_k5042]

It's amazing!

[@SuperRas45]

Made this tonight and its was absolutely amazing 🙂🙃

[@T.F.O3]

Quick video, very easy to follow and looks great, great job. Will be cooking for my partner tomorrow

[@cheetah774]

I have followed your recipe and the result was the best soup I have ever had in my life. Thank you very much mam.

[@shreelekhaadsule4763]

It turned out so delicious 😋 thank you

[@laraq07]

Can you do something with the dark green portion of the leek? Other than add to a vegetable stock mixture.

[@goransvraka3171]

Great video... easy to follow

[@tobywearnes269]

I jusr made it for new year lunch. Wonderful

[@skygirl696]

Going to try this! 😊

[@adammiller8482]

Great recipe, made it with some fresh bread and sprinkled some cripsy bacon lardons over the top.

[@tinabourgaize7265]

Thank you just made big batch if this delicious soup. Will it freeze well and if freezing should I not add cream? Tina

[@carolehiggins7337]

Just made this and its delicious, will make again soon ...

[@shahanadole4353]

Thank you for sharing. It was simple and delicious. Loved it

[@daisyt.1689]

It looks delicious. Definitely worth to cook.

[@BossDad-hq6ys]

Looks yummy 😋 Cheat day Tommorow no guesses of what I am having 😉

[@saralongman179]

Just found you here on KZbin and already made this delicious soup this week and will try the fish pie next.

[@tedland3016]

making this one tonight. thanks

[@davidf4897]

How liberating to find a recipe as simple as leek and potato, mangled by ' celebrity chefs'. Who in their right mind adds kale to leek and potato soup? Let me guess 🤔 Personally I'm not a fan of the baby food blitz, and I appreciate how the recipe attempts to blend textures. Personally I prefer a more rustic blend and a whopping great slice or two of homemade bread and homemade salted butter. Good on you for staying close to perfection and letting numpties like me stir it up, rather than celebrity chef numpties setting the pace. 👍👍👍

[@lorriebeal5925]

❤❤❤ Have made this soup and we absolutely love it ❤❤❤. Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@samanthabuckley1270]

I have made this soup oh my it was delicious thank you for showing us. May I ask where your bowls / dinner set is from

[@gaittr]

You and Chef John should cook together.

[@path.1243]

Just made it again! Just getting out of the hospital, so this is perfectly quick and delicious.

[@bradheiner6869]

I’m making your soup right now.

[@littlebird8837]

I bet this soup is delicious, thank you for posting.....🥣 😋

[@Kitchensanctuary]

Hope you enjoy

[@donnabozkurt6904]

I've made this a few times....and it's lovely

[@michelledavies2076]

Yummy recipe it was delicious thank you

[@fcukwork]

Never made a soup before didn't relize it was so easy, hair looks amazing Nicky 😉❤️

[@Kitchensanctuary]

Thank you 😋

[@harryshepherd4232]

Bruh I swear you're in the comments on all her videos commenting on her appearance, leave her alone you e-perv, she has a family.

[@owenramkeesoon4224]

A beautiful idea.Well done!

[@anabarbas5305]

Best recipe of leek and potato soup, amazingly good, 😍😍

[@beatazieba8524]

Great recipe!! Thanks

[@wathah323]

instead of cream what else can i use?

[@nadk8886]

Very nice video. Perfectly filmed

[@benpatsy2076]

Best recipe out there. 👍

[@sadaftv3052]

Im gonna make it tomorrow 😍

[@bettyboossister3918]

Super yummy...😊😊😊

[@michaelreed9652]

Ich bin begeistert Jawohl

[@user-cz3ey9vi2t]

I literally just made this, and OMG, it is DELICIOUS!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@alexaldrich7741]

Thanks for the guidance

[@Kitchensanctuary]

You're welcome 😊

[@chommie]

Just made it. Delicious

[@Oxxo1984]

This was so yummy!!

[@napsplz]

Hello, I am new to the channel I was wondering why you said that we need to use the lighter side of the leak, and not the plant side. In your test did the plant side give a taste that you didn't like, or is it that it cooks quicker than the white side and that this dish needs time to cook. Furthermore, what does heavy creme do to the dish, does it make it sweater, if so why do you need the dish to be more sweater, did you test taste this off-camera and added salt if needed? If so how much did you add?

[@robang01]

If using wild leeks, it’s the season. How many cups would that be?

[@soniamaklad5788]

Thank you do much for all the great recipes that you shared, you are the best 😘🌷👍

[@jamesjohnson831]

I tried this and let me tell you all. You will NEVER buy tinned again x

[@Whoisthatgirl2121]

Initially, with the butter and celery/onion, is it on high heat ?

[@kaiju_k5042]

Medium heat, you don't want to put any brown/roasted color on them as it will change the flavor. Just sweat till soft.

[@Mess-Lab-Kitchen-Show]

Nailed it! Was great!

[@tonytowers5889]

Hi! Looks gorgeous, but how would you make it a little less thick, please?

[@milkshake3350]

Add a little more stock Tony. You could always use milk instead of the heavy cream too, kinder to the waistline.

[@tonytowers5889]

@@milkshake3350 Thank you so much Queenie!)))

[@ICgay4]

Don't have an emerging blender but have a regular blender could I use that?

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

😊looks great. Thanks and take care 😊

[@GotthardGirl]

I know what’s for lunch tomorrow 😃

[@thijsbergman2424]

Enjoy your crunchy grains of sand

[@kaiju_k5042]

The recipe on the website, which I used while cooking, specified to make sure to clean them well.

[@marybelle143]

And if there's any worms it adds essential protein

[@marybelle143]

Absolutely lovely..made this for an elderly neighbour who can't chew very well. Perfect!

[@joseli1733]

Celery salt what can I use instead it ?

[@kate-np9rz]

Garlic salt :)

[@yaz8723]

Yes yummy Just cooked it