Celery soup is one of those light and elegant soups that are often seen on menus and can easily be made from scratch at home.

A simple combination of celery and potatoes is simmered until tender and blended until smooth. Meatless Monday has never tasted better!

Celery Soup with croutons on top

Creamy Celery Soup

Perfect for a rainy-day soup or when you need to whip up a quick meal based on what you have on hand!

This great dish uses simple pantry ingredients with a few other items I always have on hand (like butter, a potato, and some celery).

It comes together in one pot in no time at all.

Is Celery Soup Healthy? Even when served without any add-ins, celery has health benefits. When combined with onions it just gets better.

ingredients to make Celery Soup

What’s in Celery Soup?

VEGGIES  This mildly flavored soup is made from celery (of course!), potatoes, and onions. Add carrots, broccoli, or spinach if you’d like!

DAIRY  A very little bit of heavy cream is added to the soup to give it its creamy, rich flavor. Milk will work in a pinch, but the soup won’t be quite as creamy.

HERBS & SPICES  Salt & pepper, fresh dill, and parsley are the final touches to this creamy soup!

How to Make Celery Soup

Celery soup is super easy to make!

  1. Sauté onion and celery in butter until translucent (per recipe below).
  2. Add potatoes and broth, simmer until the potatoes are tender.
  3. Blend, garnish, and serve.

celery and potatoes in a pot and being blended

Pro Tips

  • Use a hand blender (immersion blender) to blend the soup. For chunkier soup, remove some of the celery and potato pieces before blending and chop them a bit. Add them back to the blended soup.
  • If the soup is too thick, add a little more cream and stir thoroughly.

Smooth and Silky

Celery has long fibers and these strands stay intact when cooked. Be sure to blend very well.

Much like potato leek soup, this can be strained to make it perfectly smooth and silky. Strain the blended soup through cheesecloth to remove any stringy bits. If we’re eating it ourselves, I don’t usually bother but for guests, we like to strain it.

finished Celery Soup in a pot

Leftovers

  • To reheat: simmer it on the stove, adding more cream (or milk) to thin as desired. Celery soup is even better the next day when the flavors have had more time to blend. It should keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in a sealed container.
  • To freeze: ladle into zippered bags and lay them flat in the freezer. Once frozen, the bags can be stored upright to save freezer space. Use in any recipe that calls for a celery soup base!

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Creamy Celery Soup

Creamy & savory, this Celery Soup is the perfect thing to warm you up on a cold day!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 43 minutes
Servings 4 cups
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Ingredients  

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 4 cups chopped celery ½-inch thick
  • 1 small potato peeled, chopped ½-inch, about 1 cup
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley more for garnish if desired
  • garnishes as desired see notes

Instructions 

  • Place butter, onion and celery in a large pot. Cook over medium heat until tender without browning, about 5-7 minutes.
  • Add potatoes to pot with broth. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
  • Using a hand blender, blend soup until very smooth. Add cream, lemon juice, and seasoning to taste. Simmer 2-3 minutes.
  • Optional: For a smoother soup, strain through cheesecloth to remove any stringy celery bits if desired.
  • Stir in herbs and garnish with a drizzle of cream if desired.

Notes

Garnish: I love to add fresh dill, croutons, and a drizzle of cream for serving.
For more texture: For chunkier soup, remove some of the celery and potato pieces before blending and chop them a bit. Add them back to the blended soup.
Consistency: If the soup is too thick, add a little more cream (or broth) and stir thoroughly.
For smooth and silky soup, strain the blended soup through cheesecloth to remove any stringy bits. If we're eating it ourselves, I don't usually bother but for guests, we like to strain it.
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Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 163 | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 808mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 935IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Dinner, Entree, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine American
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  1. Absolutely delicious! My husband brought home lots of celery and wanted me to make cream of celery soup. I thought that this recipe looked both simple and delicious and I was right! I put croutons on mine and he had crackers with his. Smooth and yummy!5 stars

  2. I came across a beautiful stalk of celery so i knew i had to make something special. And this recipe hit it on the mark!! I did add a few carrots and when the veggies were soft , used a hand potatoe masher. We loved it!!5 stars

  3. This was delicious–I get lovely fresh celery from my CSA and like to make it the star. I happened to have a bunch of leftover whey from making ricotta, so I used that in place of the broth (which meant I didn’t need the lemon later, because there’s vinegar in the whey). Also I did a fussy thing because I never remember which potatoes might get gluey when blendered, and anyway I only have the potatoes I have, so I boiled the potato separately, put it through a ricer into a bowl, then separately threw the celery mixture in my vitamix and pressed it through a strainer into the riced potatoes bowl. Company-worthy texture and taste!5 stars

  4. this is my go to site. Delicious and easy recipes.You make it so easy with the directions and pics. I am on other sites but hardly ever find recipes. So thanks.5 stars

  5. Well..this soup is amazing, it’s so simple and delicious this is my second time making it cause I love it…this definitely is a keeper. Thank you for this recipe….my adult daughter even said this so good….5 stars

  6. I made this soup today even though it’s hot outside! It made for a great lunch. I added garlic per someone’s suggestion. I chopped the onions, celery, and garlic in a small chopper after cooking, and also cut the potatoes into small pieces.5 stars

  7. Thanks great easy tasty soup love it….
    Used garden fresh celery and potatoes added carrots toooo .5 stars

  8. Great fresh tasting and flavorful. I strained mine as I am working with garden fresh celery and it’s quite stringy. My tip for my next batch is to cook the celery and onions only, blend and strain THEN add potatoes and blend again. This way the soup will be thicker than straining the potatoes away…(I hope)5 stars

  9. This recipe is so easy. Most of the ingredients are already in the kitchen. I made this with farm fresh celery, leaves and stems, and it was soooo delicious ! Even with the chopping it is ready in less than an hour. It’s become one of my favourites! Thank you!5 stars

  10. I’ve made this during the week and my husband loved it! There is another lovely recipe of butternut soup I usually make (which the family also loves), but my husband said this is way better even than the butternut soup I usually make. Thank you for this recipe! Much appreciated! He requested that I should make this again soon.

  11. My husband absolutely loved this recipe! He went out for groceries today and brought back celery so I would make it again. This recipe is a keeper. Thank you.5 stars

  12. Hi Holly. Really enjoyed this recipe. I’ve been cooking for 30 yrs and for some reason have never made celery soup. We ended up using this soup as a sauce, instead, over salmon patties and wild rice…like a one-bowl meal. It was fantastic! This recipe is a keeper!5 stars

  13. Outstanding recipe that was easy and flavorful. My only addition was a little bit more chicken stock and I thickened a bit with mashed potato flakes. I can not get enough of this dish. Such as wonderful find. Thanks for posting!5 stars

  14. So I am not a fan of cream of celery. Any I have had just kinda leave me blah! But I had celery that was not tasty for eating (huge pet peeve when I buy celery only to have it taste yucky!). So what to do and not just chuck it for my forest critters. Found your recipe and I’m blown away!! Easy for sure but flavour Wow! Didn’t use onion as hubby doesn’t like so used a tsp of minced garlic instead. I don’t know what the difference is from others I have had but thank you this is great and now I won’t feel so upset/frustrated/angry when I have a less than stellar stalk of celery!

  15. I have never had celery soup before but this recipe did not disappoint. It was creamy and delicious. Perfect for this snowy cold day. SWP Employee5 stars

  16. Ohhhhh this is good! The flavors are subtle so it will pair with many things well. Thanks for the recipe! I love soups in the fall and winter and this will definitely be on repeat.5 stars