A super easy and creamy spicy vegan potato soup! Packed full of veggies and comes together in under 30 minutes. Gluten- and soy-free.
Creating this vegan potato soup recipe
Even though we are leading up to peak pie season soon (hello, my favorite eating holiday!), I wanted to squeeze in one savory recipe before Thanksgiving is here! This was a pretty throw together, off the cuff vegan potato soup recipe, but I knew I had to share it. I’m actually not that great at throwing together savory or dinner recipes, it seems like I can never get it quite right.
With brownies or cookies, I kind of always know if they are going to work or turn out just by looking at the dough or seeing how they come out of the oven. I also tend to like the hands off time of ‘well I can’t do anything now!’, so savory cooking recipes are more of a challenge for me since I can see it before my eyes if it’s ending up as a disaster. Luckily, this spicy potato soup was a quick and easy dinner win!
I originally started off by wanting to make a batch of potato soup for dinner but spotted a big bag of carrots wilting away in the fridge earlier this week. Knowing that carrots and potatoes tend to cook at around the same temperature (good for avoiding the mushy vs too crunchy veggie cooking issue), I thought it would be worth trying to incorporate them into a soup together.
Turns out, they play really well together and can make for a lovely creamy vegan potato soup, with no cashews or cream needed. A quick half cup of almond milk and blending half the soup does the trick in making for that perfect creamy/chunky texture that I personally think is soup mecca.
Tips for making this easy potato soup
This potato soup recipe is pretty straightforward, so I don’t have that many tips for you. But I do want to note the importance of using an unsweetened non-dairy milk in this recipe. Many almond milk options on the market are sweetened (even if they’re unflavored), so definitely read the label on your milk before blending it into this soup! If you don’t have any milk on hand, you can easily whip up a batch of homemade cashew milk or another non-dairy milk.
It would be super easy to whip up this potato soup as an appetizer to your Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving menu! I think it’s just hearty enough to keep everyone from getting hangry, but not so filling that they won’t be able to load up on all the mashed potatoes and stuffing.
I also tend to think that this is a perfect clean-out-the-cabinets soup too since I almost always have all these ingredients on hand. Either way, this vegan potato soup is easy, creamy, and super cozy feeling for all the fall weather that is coming!
More vegan dinner recipes on Heart of a Baker:
- Simple Vegan Minestrone Soup
- Black Eyed Pea and Kale Tacos with Avocado Jalapeño Sauce
- Loaded Vegan Nachos with Black Beans and Spicy ChickpeasÂ
- Thai Chopped Salad with Peanut-Lime Dressing
- Vegan Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
Spicy Vegan Potato Soup
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Description
A super easy and creamy spicy vegan potato soup! Packed full of veggies and comes together in under 30 minutes. Gluten- and soy-free.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 large carrots, halved and chopped
- 2 large potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Pinch black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup almond milk or other non dairy milk
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil a large pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrots, and potatoes. Saute for 10 minutes, until the veggies are tender.
- Add the salt, black pepper, chili powder, paprika, and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium. Simmer for 15- 20 minutes, until potatoes can be pierced easily with a fork.
- Transfer half of the soup to a blender. Add the almond milk and blend for 30 seconds, or until mixture is smooth.
- Add blended soup back into the pot and season with more salt/pepper, to taste. Serve with sriracha or hot sauce of your choice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 151
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 59
- Fat: 7
- Carbohydrates: 21
- Protein: 3
Keywords: vegan potato soup, spicy potato soup, easy potato soup
Kelsey @ Appeasing a Food Geek says
This looks superrr delicious Abby! The addition of carrot was a great idea. I find savory recipes more difficult than sweet, baked recipes too! But I think you nailed this one. Can’t wait to try 🙂 xoxo
Heart of a Baker says
Thanks girlfriend! I normally don’t add carrots to soups, but this one just worked! xoxo
Sara @ Cake Over Steak says
We recently made a sweet potato/corn soup (adapted from The First Mess cookbook) where you puree like 1/3 of the soup and put it back in …. we were like WHHAAATTT THIS IS AMAZING. This one sounds similarly good. 🙂
Heart of a Baker says
It makes for the BEST soup!
[email protected] says
This soup is amazing! I made it over the weekend, and decided to actually blend it all so it is easier to pack and go in my lunch thermos for work. Thank you for posting it. Soooo yummy!!
Heart of a Baker says
I’m so happy you liked it!
Donna says
I am going to make this soup today and add fresh kale. Bet it works!