Creamy Broccoli & Celery Soup
This broccoli celery soup recipe is made with just a handful of simple ingredients. It’s a light and satisfying option, with no heavy cream or half-and-half used.
Making homemade broccoli celery soup from scratch is not only easy but also quick. Ready in 30 minutes from start to finish, this soup is also great for meal prep and it freezes well!
Broccoli and celery soup is suitable for:
- Vegetarians
- Vegans
- Gluten-free diets (without croutons)
- Dairy-free and low-carb diets
- All soup lovers!
This broccoli soup with celery is packed with nutrients and vitamins that help you fight off viruses. It is also a very affordable soup recipe.
You can double the recipe and store some of it for later in your freezer (make sure to use freezer-friendly containers and remember to leave enough empty space in the container as the liquid will expand as it freezes) or fridge (up to 3 days).
How to make broccoli and celery soup
Get a pot that is large enough to hold all the ingredients (preferably 3-quart or larger). Pour oil in and heat it up. Add onion and sauté. Meanwhile, chop the broccoli stem (yes, you will use it up) into smaller pieces and divide the head into florets. Dice celery.
Add chopped broccoli stem and celery to the pot and pour vegetable stock over. Cook it covered for 15 minutes. Now it’s time to add 1 cup of water, salt, pepper and broccoli florets. Bring it to a boil and cook for a further 5 minutes.
When ready, turn off the heat and puree the broccoli celery soup until smooth. Taste it and add seasoning, if needed.
Useful tips
- Because there are only 3 main ingredients in this creamy broccoli celery soup – broccoli, celery and onion, make sure to use good quality ones. And if you can, they should be as fresh as possible – make sure your broccoli has a nice dark green color and the stalk is firm to touch. If the stalk is wilted or if some of the florets are yellowish, avoid buying it. As for the celery – if the stalks are firm the celery is fresh.
- Meat eaters, feel free to use chicken or turkey stock/broth instead of vegetable broth, if that’s what you have on hand. You can also add cream (about ½ cup is enough) to make it richer, but it’s not needed.
- Olive oil can be substituted with vegetable or sunflower oil.
- You can use either red, yellow or white onion.
Other easy-to-make soups you might like:
If you are looking for soups using simple pantry ingredients, here are some ideas for you. These simple soups are easy to make and everyone can prepare them.
If these are not what you are looking for, you can still try other soup recipes from our blog.
Broccoli & Celery Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion (minced)
- 2 cups celery (diced)
- 1 pound broccoli (450 grams, see note 1)
- 2 cups vegetable broth (see note 2)
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- black pepper (a generous pinch)
- croutons (optional)
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the oil. Add minced onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until translucent. Meanwhile, dice the celery. Divide broccoli into florets and cut the stem into smaller pieces. Add the chopped broccoli stem and celery into the pot and pour vegetable broth over. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until the broccoli stems are soft.
- Then, add broccoli florets, 1 cup of water, salt and pepper. Bring it to a boil again and then simmer on low heat for 5 minutes or until the florets are tender. Turn off the heat and puree the soup until smooth.
- Taste it and add more seasoning, if needed!
- Serve as is or top it with croutons and drizzle with little olive oil.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- One large broccoli = about 5 cups of florets.
- Non-vegans can substitute vegetable broth with chicken/turkey Stock.
- This recipe yields 5 portions (1 and a ¼ cup of soup per person) or 4 generous ones out of this recipe. You can easily double it if needed.
- I don’t recommend serving this soup instead of a main meal – it will not be enough for adults.
- You’ll find more tips or soup ideas in the post above this recipe card.
Very helpful and tasty soups.
Just made this for lunch and it was delicious and satisfying! Have been looking for celery recipes as it is known as an anti inflammatory food and I suffer from autoimmune rheumatoid arthritis. I will definitely be making this soup regularly.
Thanks for finding time to leave the feedback, Nic. I also have a celery salad recipe on the blog – that might be something you might like too.
I loved how easy this was to make. And so tasty, too! Thank you for the recipe!
You are welcome!
Very easy and delicious soup recipe – perfect for using up a lot of broccoli
Thank you, Michele!
I really like everything about this soup – its color, its looks, and I can only imagine how flavorful it is. Can’t wait to make it over the weekend!
Thanks, Danielle!
Great process shots and photography. I loved the soup. Pinned it as well. Thanks for the recipe
You are welcome! :)
I made this soup with my husband and adult son in mind as they are doing a detox/cleanse. I was super impressed by the limited ingredients so thought it would be worth a try. It was a hit with all of us. Surprisingly tasteful and satisfying. Since we couldn’t top with croutons we topped with dried crunchy cauliflower bites. Delicious! I will be adding this to my regular rotation of meals.
Hi Lori. Thank you so much for finding time to leave feedback and rating. I hope you will find more recipes you like on our blog. There are a few more soups worth giving a go. Happy cooking! :)
Just made this…with “slight” modifications…
I added about 1/4 cup of butter because I didn’t have any broth/stock and needed the flavour.
I used 3 cups water total instead of 2 cups broth/stock + 1 cup water.
I added about 1/4 cup of chopped leeks.
I threw in some stewed beef pieces and left about 1 cup of the vegetables whole (diced) because my family likes something to chew on and I wanted this to be a filling dinner!
Oh and I squeezed a bit of lemon juice to balance the flavours.
Good stuff…but now that I read through my comment…I seemed to have made up my own recipe ;)
Thanks for the base!
:) You are welcome, Monika! :) Your version sounds delicious.
Wow, you just opened a whole new world of tasty and healthy food for me. Not to even mention that the cost of this meal is also so low.
I had pizza last night, and felt like sooo guilty about it. So today I decide to have something healthy and found this recipe after having a bag of spare broccoli in the fridge. I had some nice fancy caramelized onion and cheddar croutons lying around to go with it.
All I can say is that I totally prefer this meal to the pizza I had yesterday. Not only does it cost much less, but it has amazing flavor and because of the simplicity and low number of ingredients, it is like super healthy and have a very low calorie count.
Thank you so much for the recipe ♥
I am so happy to hear that, Justine and hope you try some more recipes from our blog. Happy cooking!
Very easy and tasty.
Thanks so much for your feedback, Noeleen!
Oh my gosh…I LOVE this soup! It’s so incredibly healthy plus a perfect meal as I’m successfully knocking off some unwanted pounds.
I doubled the recipe but next time I’m going to quadruple it. I also used brocollini vs broccoli. Yum!
I’m looking forward to trying your other low carb/low fat, healthy, whole food recipes!
Hi Gwen! Thanks so much for your feedback! Happy Cooking! :)
I loved it! I’ve been having this for dinner while eating normally low carb for breakfast and lunch. I am losing one pound a day! Can you recommend another detoxy recipe from your site? Thank you again.
That’s good to hear! I would say any of the vegetable creamy soups are good – they either contain only a little bit of cream or are made completely without, if that is what you prefer. I would pair them with a salad or something else though as some might be too light on their own for a complete meal. Hope this helps!
I think you mean ‘ribs’ of celery, not ‘stalks’.
That would be celery soup, for sure!
Hi Gail. The recipe calls for stalks of celery which many also call ribs or sticks. It definitely is not the whole bunch which is also known as stalk or head. It can definitely get confusing so I could write an explanatory note for those not certain about the amount that needed to be used. Thanks for pointing it out!
My first time making celery/broccoli soup. Turned out very good and tasty 😋
Thank you for sharing the recipe.
You are welcome!
Thanks for this recipe, i made it yesterday, nice and simple. What spices would you recommend somebody use if they wanted to have a bit of extra flavour? I’m a novice cooking soups and don’t really know what kinds of things go well with each other.
Try dried oregano, marjoram or thyme. Another option (my favorite) if you would like an extra flavor is drizzle some olive oil on top and sprinkle everything bagel seasoning (I have a recipe on the blog). We love it!
Recipe for Broccoli and Celery soup – wonderfully simple to make – but quite delicious! Thank you Julia
Leila
You are welcome, Leila! :)
Wow, I cannot believe that this soup is so tasty, made it exactly as per the recipe. Thanks for this great recipe
Thanks so much for your feedback, Kathleen!
I make these soups all the time they would be wonderful with the addition of potatoes . The children love my carrot soup . And also helps to thicken the soup
Hi Margaret. You definitely can’t go wrong with adding a few potatoes in and like you said, it does thicken the soup. Happy Cooking!