I’m a big fan of potato soup and baked potato soup, but this potato soup has broccoli in it! It’s made a little bit healthier using evaporated skim milk instead of heavy cream. And it’s chunky instead of blended. But it’s still wonderfully creamy and delicious. Soup is the perfect meal to make on a chilly day, and this soup is definitely one to enjoy!

Ingredients needed:

extra virgin olive oil yellow onion garlic red potatoes all purpose flour salt/pepper chicken or vegetable broth canned evaporated skim milk broccoli fresh Italian parsley fresh basil

How do you make Broccoli Potato Soup?

The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post. Heat the olive oil in a pot. Sauté onion and garlic until the onion is softened. This should take about 5 minutes. Stir in the potatoes, flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken broth and evaporated milk, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Add broccoli, parsley and basil. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes.

Ladle individual servings into bowls, and serve!

Ingredient substitutions and changes:

I like the use of red potatoes in this recipe because leaving the skin on adds some pretty color to the soup. You can use any potato for this broccoli potato soup, and you can peel the potatoes if you prefer not to leave the skin on. Use vegetable broth if you’d like this recipe to be vegetarian. Use chicken broth if you don’t care (more flavor!) Canned evaporated milk works wonderfully in soup because it makes it nice and creamy. You can substitute 1 1/2 cups half and half, if you’d like. Leave out the parsley, if you need to. And the substitution of fresh thyme for fresh basil would be good too.

How to make this soup gluten free:

Make sure you use brands of broth that are known to be gluten free. Instead of using all purpose flour (for thickening the soup), use a good gluten free substitute such as potato starch or tapioca starch.

Here are a few more comfort food soups you might like to try:

Loaded Potato Soup Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup Beef and Barley Soup Wisconsin Style Beer Cheese Soup