Creamy Potato, Carrot, and Leek Soup

Name: Creamy Potato, Carrot, and Leek Soup
Total time: 75
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 4 leeks, chopped; 4 celery stalks, chopped; 4 cups chicken broth; 4 cups vegetable broth; 6 large potatoes, diced; 5 carrots, chopped; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 bay leaf; 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe by Andrea Luhman from allrecipes.com

Soup 1 Hr. 15 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 tablespoons butter
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4 leeks, chopped
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4 celery stalks, chopped
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4 cups chicken broth
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4 cups vegetable broth

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6 large potatoes, diced
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5 carrots, chopped
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 bay leaf
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1 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Melt butter in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add leeks and celery; cook and stir until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
Add broth, potatoes, carrots, salt, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Cook until potatoes and carrots are soft, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
Blend soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir cream into blended soup. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes.