Name: Creamy Vegan Potato Soup
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 tbsp plant based butter; 1 large yellow onion (diced); 5 cloves garlic (minced); 0.25 cup all purpose flour; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp dried thyme; 0.5 tsp salt ((taste and add at the end if using a vegetable stock with a lot of sodium)); 1 null bay leaf; 0.5 cup white wine ((or more vegetable stock)); 2.5 pounds yukon gold potatoes (peeled, rinsed and cubed (1")); 4 cups vegetable stock; 2 cups plant based milk; 0.5 cup coconut milk; 0.5 cup vegan bacon (chopped into bits); 0.5 cup plant based sour cream; 0.125 tsp nutmeg; 0.5 cup green onions (chopped)

Instructions

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1

Add plant based butter (3 tbsp) to a large dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, add the yellow onion (1 large) and saute for 3-5 minutes or until softened. Then add garlic (5 cloves) and cook for 30 seconds more, careful not to burn. Then add all purpose flour (0.25 cup), black pepper (1 tsp), smoked paprika (1 tsp), garlic powder (1 tsp), dried thyme (1 tsp), salt (0.5 tsp), and leaf (1 bay). Stir together well and let cook for another 3-60 seconds or until fragrant.
2

Add white wine (0.5 cup) and scrape all the fond (the pieces stuck to the bottom of your pot) off. Then add your yukon gold potatoes (2.5 pounds), vegetable stock (4 cups), plant based milk (2 cups), and coconut milk (0.5 cup). Stir together and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
3

Add about 4 cups of the soup to a blender and blend until smooth. Don't over blend or your soup can turn gummy.
4

Pour the blended soup back into your pot and stir together. Let cook for another 2-3 minutes, then turn off heat and serve.
5

If making the loaded version add about vegan bacon (0.5 cup) into the soup, along with plant based sour cream (0.5 cup), and a pinch of nutmeg (0.125 tsp). Stir together and cook for 10 minutes. Turn heat off and add in green onions (0.5 cup).