11 easy creamy vegetable soup Recipes

onion, diced, carrot, diced, stalk celery, diced with leaves, water, vegetables, cooked and chopped, salt, pepper (to taste), chicken broth, half-and-half

white button mushrooms, diced, portabella mushroom, diced (baby bellas are good or use a mix of portobello and shitake), butter, scallions, sliced thin, roasted garlic cloves, minced (roast whole bulb of garlic wrapped in foil in 350*f. oven 1 hr), thyme, bay leaf, lemon , juice of, lemon zest, finely grated, salt, fresh ground black pepper, heavy cream, whole milk (or half and half), cream cheese, softened (low fat-neufchatel is good), vegetable stock (or chicken stock), cornstarch , dissolved in 1 tbsp. water, parsley, chopped, to garnish, smoked paprika (optional), dry sherry (optional)

butter, onion, finely chopped , about 1/2 cup, vegetable broth, pumpkin, skim milk, prepared polenta, creamy, honey, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, nutmeg, salt and pepper

reduced-sodium chicken broth or 3 cups homemade turkey broth, carrots, thinly sliced, chopped cooked turkey, zucchini, thinly sliced (about 1 cup), uncooked instant rice, dried thyme, crushed, refrigerated low-fat alfredo sauce, oyster crackers (optional)

oil, ginger, grated, onion, medium, chopped, curry (madras), carrots, sliced, garlic clove, sliced, vegetable bouillon (from a cube), coconut milk, salt, pepper, freshly ground, orange , juice of

fresh ginger, peeled (the size of a walnut), carrots, chopped, vegetable broth, cream cheese (low-fat ), cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, apple, chopped finely (optional)

cut up chicken breast, cream of chicken soup, water, vegetables

frozen mashed potatoes, whole milk, chicken broth or 1 (14 oz) can vegetable broth, butter, grated cheddar cheese (optional), chopped scallion (optional), cooked crumbled bacon (optional)

milk, flour, velveeta cheese, butter or 3 tbsp margarine, chicken bouillon cubes, pepper, salt, garlic powder, carrot, onion, green bell pepper, whole kernel corn