Leave the canned stuff on the shelf because NOTHING compares to homemade!
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT20M
Total time: PT30M
Rating
4.97 stars (392 reviews)
Keywords
Cream of Celery Soup
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter
1 small yellow onion (,finely chopped (about 1 cup))
2 cups very finely chopped good quality flavorful celery ((about 5 large ribs, organic recommended for optimal flavor).)
1 large clove garlic (,minced)
1/3 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
1 1/2 cups good quality chicken broth
1 1/2 cups whole milk ((or use 3/4 cup milk and 3/4 cup cream for even tastier results))
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Categories
Soup
Cuisine
American
Steps
Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or heavy stock pot over medium-high heat and cook the onions, celery and garlic until soft and translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add the flour and cook for another minute. Add the chicken broth and milk/cream and stir until the mixture is smooth. Increase the heat and bring it to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium, add the remaining ingredients, and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Add salt to taste.This soup will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days. It can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 231 kcal
Carbohydrates: 18 g
Protein: 6 g
Fat: 15 g
Saturated Fat: 9 g
Cholesterol: 39 mg
Sodium: 790 mg
Sugar: 7 g
Reviews
Alice on 2026-08-03 (5 stars): Made this Celery soup several times last year…delicious. I have lots of organically homegrown Celery….so….looking forward to Celery soup today….extra pretty in a light green Le Creuset pot. Will add a little Parsley. Leftovers seem extra yummy!
vivi on 2026-07-22 (5 stars): Who knew? Thank you for this amazing and easy recipe, you hit the "cream of" nail on the head 100%
I've long wondered how the kitchen ladies at my high school made their cream of broccoli soup and now I know. This one's a keeper for sure!
Katrina on 2026-07-14 (5 stars): This was so delicious and a new favorite!!
FPT on 2026-07-07 (4 stars): The first time I have had celery soup. This is really great. I did make some upgrades, white wine after onions before adding celery. Cook 2-3 min. Add celery.
I seasoned with fresh parsley, nutmage. I put my soup into Vitamin for a heavily cream of celery soup.
I doubled your recipe, as I didn't know what to do with the rest of the celery. This is really a beautiful cream soup.
Add: a slice of toast (well toasted) cut into small wedges and let your guests decide if they want to add them to the soup.
Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Lulu on 2026-07-02 (4 stars): I would have preferred more celery. I even added celery salt instead of normal salt. Found it a bit bland.
Connie on 2026-06-29 (5 stars): My second time making this and I won't stop there, truly the BEST cream of celery soup, this stuff is amazing!
Cookie on 2026-06-26 (5 stars): I have made this more times than I can count! It just doesn't get any easier or more delicious. Thank you so much for sharing!
Lee on 2026-06-18 (5 stars): Very good soup
Judi on 2026-06-14 (5 stars): Great soup that is so easy and delicious. I refuse to buy that crap in a can they try passing off as food. This is wonderful, thank you so much for this recipe.
Boje on 2026-06-08 (5 stars): This is a wonderful recipe. I omitted the sugar out of fear and I thought it was good without it. I will be making this again. This recipe couldn't be any easier. Thanks for sharing.
