This restaurant-quality Easy Fresh Carrot Soup can be served hot or cold, made stove top or in an Instant Pot, and tastes incredible every time.
This recipe for Carrot Soup came out of a cookbook my mom wrote in 1986. You know, the same one where the famous banana bread came from! It’s one of my favorite resources. I start with her amazing recipes as a base and then I tweak and update them and give them a whole new life. It feels like a team effort with my mom, which makes it so fun and special.
Let’s watch how to make it
Ingredients in Carrot Soup
This is such a nutritious, satisfying list of produce ingredients! I have been SO excited to share this recipe with you guys. It’s truly a restaurant-quality soup while also being so simple to make. Win-win!
- Carrots
- Onion
- Potatoes
- Tomato
Hot or Cold Carrot Soup
Serve it hot or cold! I love that this soup is delicious both ways. If it’s a warm summer day and you want something light and refreshing, serve this soup chilled gazpacho-style. And of course, on a chilly fall or winter night, a warm cup of this comforting Carrot Soup is unbeatable.
More Comforting Soups
- Instant Pot Loaded Coconut Veggie Soup
- Coconut Lime White Chicken Chili
- Healing Turmeric Lentil & Farro Soup
- Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Soup
- Winter Minestrone
Food photography by Ashley Cuoco
Easy Fresh Carrot Soup
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 25
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
This restaurant-quality Easy Fresh Carrot Soup can be served hot or cold, made stove top or in an Instant Pot, and tastes incredible every time.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, medium dice
- 4 large carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 medium yukon gold or yellow potato, peeled and diced
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 4 cups low sodium chicken stock (or veggie broth)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
Stove Top Instructions:
- Heat a large pot over medium/high heat. Add the olive oil, onion and a small pinch of salt then cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the carrots, potato, tomato, salt and pepper. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the chicken stock and bring mixture to a boil. Once boiling, turn heat to low and simmer for 20-25 minutes until veggies are very soft.
- Turn off heat and blend soup using an immersion blender, or pour gently into a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Garnish with chopped parsley.
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Heat Instant Pot using the saute function. Add the olive oil, onion and a small pinch of salt then cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the carrots, potato, tomato, salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Press cancel then add the chicken stock and stir to combine.
- Close the lid, make sure the pot is sealed and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and blend soup using an immersion blender, or pour gently into a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Garnish with chopped parsley.
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Comments
Amy
“I never thought I would love a carrot soup,” I just said to my husband. It is a snowy day here and I made a DOUBLE batch so that it will last longer. So delicious!!
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
Right?!? So good! Perfect for a snowy day.
Jessica
This soup is so good! I have made it on Sunday for the last two weeks and it goes quickly in my house. I had it for lunch today! It is quick and delicious and I strongly recommend you give this a try! Thank you Laney for sharing this!
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
I’m so happy you love it!
Susan
Easy and fast in the instant pot!
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
Yes so quick!
Sue
So easy and delicious. Really is restaurant quality!
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
Thank you Sue! So glad you love it as much as we do!
Robin
We are in the middle of a move, so we’ve had lots of carry out, which is fun, but my 12 year old was like I miss your cooking. Soooooo, this soup saved the day! I had most of the ingredients anyway. So easy & fast to throw together. It is delicious! My 12 year old said it tasted store bought & gourmet, which is high praise. It’s gone! Next time I’ll double the batch. 🙂 Thanks for you brilliance, Laney!
★★★★★
Robin Skora
Came over here to submit a review as a bonus entry and realized I already did! Why? Because I didn’t need a contest to leave a review, because this soup is that easy & delicious!
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
Whooohoooo!!! Thanks Robin!
Emily
how long will this keep in the fridge?
Life is but a Dish
about a week! it also freezes really well
hmgreg16
This soup is AMAZING! My husband was so skeptical — he kept talking trash the whole time I was making it! He just tried it and said, “I did NOT expect to like this, but it’s so good.” WINNER!
★★★★★
Life is but a Dish
Omg! So glad you liked it!
Christine
This is amazing, it tastes so rich! Perfect for a fall or winter evening.
★★★★★
Lauren Stopnitzky
Which cooking method do you recommend for best results?
Life is but a Dish
They both work, I love doing it on the stove
Erin M
So simple and so tasty!
★★★★★
Life is but a Dish
SO glad you enjoyed! my fave too!
Whitney
This is very delicious. Love the texture! I used canned fire roasted tomatoes and it turned out perfectly (half a can looked like the right amount to me). I also used a russet potato because it’s what I had and it worked just fine. I was a little extra at the end and served it with sourdough croutons and a tiny drizzle of truffle oil. MUST TRY! Can’t wait to have the soup left overs! I want to try it chilled this time. This is a winner Laney! Thank you!
★★★★
Life is but a Dish
So happy you enjoyed it!
Jo
Can’t wait to try this week. If I am using chopped up baby carrots, approximately how many cups of them would i need?
Life is but a Dish
Still about 2 cups, maybe a little bit less