Creamy Carrot Soup

This is a terrific carrot recipe to serve as a meal. Thick and creamy, savoury and sweet, Carrot Soup is quick to make, healthy, freezes brilliantly, and the only thing it needs is hot crusty bread for dunking. And I love the colour!

Creamy Carrot Soup is the BEST way to eat carrots!

When the end of the week rolls round and the cupboards are pretty bare, I can still bank on having carrots, onion and garlic. And there are a handful of terrific meals that I can think of making with these 3 things – Carrot Pilaf, sautéed carrot in garlic butter tossed through pasta, a golden fluffy omelette stuffed with buttery julienned carrots, and this creamy carrot soup. Clocking in at just 351 calories for a big bowl, Carrot Soup is creamy deliciousness that’s full of nutrition!

Bacon is the secret ingredient!

Though this creamy carrot soup does have a wee bit more in it than just carrots, onion and garlic, they are mostly pantry essentials with the “other” things being optional. Like – bacon. 🙂 Crisp up some bacon in the pot before adding all the carrot soup stuff, and it makes the most amazing flavour base ever. It really takes the humble carrot soup to another level. So I’m really hoping you have some bacon stashed away in the freezer (and if not – why not?!😉)

Carrot Soup looks pretty much like Pumpkin Soup. In fact, you could interchange the two photos and I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference (errr, well except for the fact that I took those photos so I know which is which 😂)

High in antioxidants which are important for good health High in vitamin A – for general well being and specifically, vision and immunity Rich in other vitamins, minerals and fibre

There are also similarities in the flavour. Naturally sweet with undertones of savoury, and the same thick, creamy texture – even if you don’t use cream. I do use a bit of cream in this recipe – but it’s optional. It adds an extra touch of richness that can be substituted with a dollop of butter – or left out. When I’m trying to be “healthy”, I leave the cream out of the soup then drizzle just 1 teaspoon on the surface. It tricks my simple mind into thinking there’s more cream in it than there actually is! Also – don’t forget Soup Dunkers. Always an essential part of a soup eating experience! Here are a few of my favourites.

Soup Dunkers

– Nagi x

Creamy Carrot Soup

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