Homemade Cream of Celery Soup

Staying warm with this Homemade Cream of Celery Soup. Fresh celery sautéed in butter with onion, garlic, fresh thyme, a whole lot of cream, some chicken stock, and then pureed to create the perfect savory and incredibly flavorful soup! Each bite is creamy, delicious, and every flavor is so well rounded. Finish each bowl off with some bread, fresh thyme sprigs, or a few cracks of fresh black pepper. It’s deliciously creamy, savory, and one of the coziest bowls of soup you’ll enjoy this season! It’s also the perfect addition to your casseroles. There is no better soup more delicious or versatile. SO. GOOD.

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About The Recipe

I’ll be honest, homemade cream of celery soup tastes so much better than canned and it’s even a great way to use up leftover celery in your refrigerator! It’s a total win-win.

But, what I love most about this soup is that it’s perfect way to add flavor into your casseroles and it tastes great on it’s own! So, no matter how convenient it is to just buy a can at the grocery store, it’ll never compare to the depth of flavor you can get from homemade!

Plus, you get to control what goes in this soup! There’s no additives, no unnecessary amounts of salt, or anything like that.

So, no matter how you enjoy this cream of celery soup recipe, it will always be perfect.

Equipment Needed

• Medium Stock Pot
• Stick Blender/Blender

Ingredients

• Butter
• Onion
• Celery
• Garlic
• All-Purpose Flour
• Chicken Stock
• Milk
• Heavy Cream
• Thyme

Instructions

In a medium stock pot, melt the butter over a medium heat. Then add the onion, celery, and garlic. Cook until the onions have become translucent, this should take about 10 minutes.

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Now, add your flour and stir it in. Next, add your chicken stock.

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Stir together and add the milk and cream. Next, add the thyme.

Now, you have an option here. You can use a stick blender to blend the soup or use a traditional blender. Just make sure if you’re using a traditional to blend in small batches! After blending, cook the soup over a medium low heat for 15-20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve!

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How To Store

Once the soup has cooled, you can store this in a couple different ways. First being, you can measure out about 1 cup (or more!) into a freezer safe bag and store in the freezer until you need/want this soup again.

You could also keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for about 4-6 days.

What To Make With Cream of Celery Soup…

Whether you want a casserole to bake this in or you’re just looking for some sides, we’ve got you covered! Here are a few of our favorite things to make with cream of celery soup.

• Shoepeg Corn and Green Bean Casserole
• No-Knead Sourdough Bread
• Buttery Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls
• Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Substitutions:

• You can make this recipe vegetarian by substituting vegetable broth for chicken stock.
• You could also make this recipe gluten free by substituting corn starch for the flour! Just make sure you add the corn starch at the very end rather than when the flour is added.
• Don’t have fresh thyme? Don’t worry! You can use an 1/8 teaspoon dried.

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Expert Tips

• If you don’t have a stick blender, you can use a traditional blender. Just be careful! The soup will be very hot.
• This recipe keeps really well.

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