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Blenders are not just for smoothies and shakes — they’re useful when it comes to making soups, too. Whether you use a traditional blender or an immersion blender, blending soup ingredients is a great way to achieve a creamy texture. Not to mention, the method lends itself to quick and easy prep. Check out some of our favorite blender soup recipes below and if you know of any others, drop them in the comments.
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If a no-fuss, no-muss vegetarian (you can make it vegan, too) soup that you can prepare in less than 10 minutes sounds appealing to you, you’ll love this recipe. While the instructions are geared toward a Vitamix specifically, it’s easily adaptable.
Recipe: Blender Happy
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With robust, surprising flavors, this silky soup has smokey notes from the chipotle peppers in adobo sauce that are complemented by the sweetness of the apples, cinnamon, sweet potatoes, and sugar.
Recipe: Food & Wine
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Gazpacho redefines soup — after all, it’s enjoyed either at room temperature or cold. And this recipe redefines the way it’s prepared, offering a quick and easy method using a blender.
Recipe:Delicious Little Bites
The earthy flavor of the parsnips is offset by the sweetness of the pears in this vegan soup, and the flavor is elevated even more with leeks and fresh thyme.
Recipe: It’s a Veg World After All
Potato soup is all things hearty and delicious, and this recipe harnesses that just-right balance of savory and creamy. From the saltiness of the bacon to the bite of the Cajun seasoning, the Pioneer Woman’s claim to the perfect potato soup is hard to debate.
Recipe: The Pioneer Woman
Break out the grilled cheese — this tomato soup recipe has incredible flavor bursting with notes of garlic and basil, and it’s quick and easy to prepare using a blender.
Recipe:The April Blake
Whether you’re devoted to a keto lifestyle, looking for low-carb meal ideas, or you simply love broccoli cheese soup and want to find a simple approach to prepare it, this recipe covers all of the bases. All you need to make this creamy and tasty dish is broccoli, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, water, and sharp cheddar cheese. The best part? It takes less than 10 minutes to prepare.
Recipe: My Life Cookbook
This creamy cauliflower soup recipe is full of flavor from ingredients like leeks and garlic and has some next-level finishing touch ingredients like blanched slivered almonds, Celtic sea salt, and fresh chives.
Recipe: The Blender Girl
You can make this savory soup with shiitake, cremini, or portobello mushrooms depending on your preference and thanks to the potatoes and half-and-half, this one definitely doesn’t lack in the heartiness department, making it the ideal fall soup.
Recipe: Lavender & Macarons
Using staple ingredients like chicken broth, potatoes, onions, and carrots, this recipe is a great go-to. Garnishing it with red pepper flakes gives it the perfect kick to finish things off, too.
Recipe: Zen & Spice
Robust flavor packs a punch in this easy-to-prepare soup. As if the roasted red peppers and garlic don’t bring enough to the recipe, the taste is taken to the next level with the addition of smoked paprika and dried thyme.
Recipe:The Busy Baker
The flavor of fresh rosemary is undeniably robust and makes for the perfect addition to this creamy and decadent white bean soup. Topped off with salty bacon and cayenne pepper if you like a little spice, this recipe will breathe new life into your taste buds.
Recipe:The Baker Chick
This vegan soup has such a creamy texture, you’d never know it doesn’t actually contain milk or cream. While the sweet potato flavor exudes main character energy for this dish, the macadamia nuts, fresh ginger, and turmeric excel in their supporting roles.
Recipe:The Blender Girl
This soup brings back the flavors of summer with corn and summer squash — adding bacon to the mix makes things even tastier and the fire roasted tomatoes and shallots pack quite the punch to make for a truly flavorful dish.
Recipe:Nest of Posies
If autumn flavors are up your alley, this soup is your perfect fit. Ginger, honey, and nutmeg are the perfect companions for the canned pumpkin used in this fall soup, plus, it’s quick to prepare and seemingly effortless.
Recipe: Food Wine & Love