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Chunky Leek and Potato Soup

March 15, 2012 7 Comments

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Slimming Eats Chunky Leek and Potato Soup - gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Instant Pot, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

When it starts to cool down after the summer, and the kids are back to school. I love to start making soups and freezing a batch.

It’s so great to have little portions of things on hand to take out and defrost on busy days.

Slimming Eats Chunky Leek and Potato Soup - gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Instant Pot, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

This Chunky Leek and Potato Soup uses limited ingredients, but tastes so delicious and fresh.

I don’t like to blend all the soup till smooth, I prefer to have it more rustic with pieces of potato and leek, so I just blend half and keep the other half as it is. I find it tastes so much better like this.

Slimming Eats Chunky Leek and Potato Soup - gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Instant Pot, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

However if you do prefer a smoother soup, feel free to blend it all.

For herbs I like to add some fresh thyme. I just think it compliments the soup really well.

Slimming Eats Chunky Leek and Potato Soup - gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Instant Pot, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

I use ghee to saute the onion, leeks and celery, as it gives it an amazing buttery taste. Ghee is a clarified butter, where the milk protein has been removed, it is an excellent cooking oil, not just because of flavour but because it can be heated to high temperatures.

You can get ghee from most big supermarkets, as well as from amazon.

If you want to keep this syn free, you can use a spray oil.

Many Leek and Potato soups have cream or milk adding to them, but I really find it doesn’t need either.

Slimming Eats Chunky Leek and Potato Soup - gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Instant Pot, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

I used yukon gold potatoes, just because they have a lovely buttery flavour to them. If you can’t get this type of potato, any type of potato will be fine.

This recipe is also gluten and dairy free and paleo and Whole30 friendly.

Slimming Eats Chunky Leek and Potato Soup - gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Instant Pot, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

 

5.0 from 3 reviews
Chunky Leek and Potato Soup
 
Print
Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

Extra Easy - 1.5 syns
Green - 1.5 syns
WW Smart Points - 3
Author: Slimming Eats
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 stick of celery, chopped
  • 2 large leeks, sliced
  • 3 yukon gold potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of ghee (6 syns) - or olive oil
  • 1 sprig of fresh thyme
  • salt and black pepper
  • 3 cups (720ml) of chicken or vegetable stock
Method
  1. Add ghee or olive oil to a large saucepan over a medium high heat
  2. Add onion, celery and leeks and cook until softened
  3. Add the potatoes, stock, sprig of fresh thyme and bring to a boil.
  4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for approx 30 mins
  5. Put half the soup through a blender (unless you prefer your soup completely smooth, in which case put all of the soup through a blender. I like to leave chunks of potato in mine).
  6. Season with some salt and black pepper as needed, garnish with fresh thyme and serve.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 165.5 Fat: 3.6g Saturated fat: 0.5g Carbohydrates: 30.6g Sugar: 3.2g Sodium: 451.5 mg Fibre: 3.3g Protein: 5g Cholesterol: 0mg
3.5.3208

5.0 from 3 reviews
Instant Pot Chunky Leek and Potato Soup
 
Print
Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

Extra Easy - 1.5 syns
Green - 1.5 syns
WW Smart Points - 3
Author: Slimming Eats
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 stick of celery, chopped
  • 2 large leeks, sliced
  • 3 yukon gold potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of ghee (6 syns) - or olive oil
  • 1 sprig of fresh thyme
  • salt and black pepper
  • 3 cups (720ml) of chicken or vegetable stock
Method
  1. Set the instant pot to saute
  2. Add the ghee (or olive oil)
  3. Add onion, celery and leeks and cook until softened
  4. Add the potatoes, stock, sprig of fresh thyme.
  5. Set to soup setting
  6. Allow a natural pressure release.
  7. Put half the soup through a blender (unless you prefer your soup completely smooth, in which case put all of the soup through a blender. I like to leave chunks of potato in mine).
  8. Season with some salt and black pepper as needed, garnish with fresh thyme and serve.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 165.5 Fat: 3.6g Saturated fat: 0.5g Carbohydrates: 30.6g Sugar: 3.2g Sodium: 451.5mg Fibre: 3.3g Protein: 5g Cholesterol: 0mg
3.5.3208

Slimming Eats Chunky Leek and Potato Soup - gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Instant Pot, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. James Tweedle

    September 25, 2012 at 9:26 am

    Do you have to add the butter? Can you remove butter to make it syn free?

  2. slimadmin

    September 25, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    Hi no you can leave it out and use frylight instead if you prefer. But I find the butter improves the flavour.

  3. Irina

    December 9, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    Wonderfull recipe!just what the doctor ordered with this cold weather!thank you.

  4. Julie Clement

    December 11, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    Made this using spray oil to make it syn free, also omitted the celery as my husband doesn’t like it.

    Super easy in the Instant Pot and a big hit with the whole family, will definitely make again

  5. Jacque

    September 6, 2018 at 11:56 am

    Made this for lunch today. Quick and easy to make with simple ingredients. Love the taste. Thank you!

  6. Carol Scott

    March 3, 2019 at 7:34 am

    I’m just about to start on slimming world and have just made the potato and leek soup I made it quite smooth and considering I don’t like leeks or celery it is very nice and tasty I will defiantly make it again

  7. Anja

    January 16, 2021 at 6:38 am

    I make this soup a lot . It is a firm favourite in our house and very easy to make .

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