Easy Creamy Potato Corn Soup with Shrimp

A tasty Creamy Potato Soup made with corn, potatoes, and topped with sauteed shrimps. Made without any dairy, this easy healthy soup recipe is thick, hearty, and perfect as a weeknight meal all year round.

Made with either fresh or frozen corn, this easy homemade potato soup recipe is made with chicken broth, so creamy, flavorful, and comforting. The added sauteed shrimps make it a complete well-balanced meal with enough protein to fill you up.  It is dairy-free, gluten-free, and can easily be made vegan. So, if you like to make this recipe a vegan potato soup, simply omit the shrimps and use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.

HOW TO MAKE POTATO CORN SOUP

• PREP: Thoroughly wash and peel the potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch pieces.
• ADD IN POT: Place a soup pot over medium heat and add in the corn together with chopped potatoes, leek, and chicken stock. Gently stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook for 30 minutes, or until potatoes are super tender.
• BLEND AND COOK: Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth and creamy, then season with salt and pepper to your taste.

• COOK SHRIMP: Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, add oil and heat until shimmering. Add shrimps and sprinkle with garlic salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Cook until opaque through, about 2-3 minutes.
• SERVE: Pour the soup into bowls, top with cooked shrimp. Garnish with parsley/cilantro and chili flakes if desired and serve next to lemon wedges. Enjoy!

SUBSTITUTIONS

A few tips and substitutions

• Use any broth, for vegan or vegetarian potato soup option use vegetable broth.
• Omit the shrimps for vegans/vegetarian
• Instead of shrimps, you may use sauteed bacon or chicken
• Any potatoes work, we used Yukon Gold
• You may use fresh, frozen, or canned corn
• If you like chunky soup instead of blending, just mash it up a bit.

SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

If we miss any questions that you may have about this simple and quick potato corn soup, feel free to leave us a comment below and we will get back with you.

Can you freeze potato soup

Since this potato corn soup is dairy-free, it is quite safe to freeze. You may cook the potato soup in large batches and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Also, you may place your leftover soup in a tightly sealed container and store in the freezer until you are ready to have it.

How to thicken potato soup

To thicken potato corn soup, either blend some of the potatoes and add back into the pot, or mix about 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of cold water or almond milk and add to the soup. Starches work well to thicken up soup. Alternatively, you may also use some flour in place of the corn starch. The best way would be to just blend some of the soup and adding back to the pot.

What goes with potato soup

Wondering what to serve with this easy cream potato corn soup, try these:

• Cornbread or biscuits
• Toasted whole grain loaf/bread
• Roasted Veggies like Brussel Sprouts
• Salads
• Crackers
• Grilled Cheese

What kind of potatoes good for soup

We truly feel like any potatoes work so use whatever you have handy. To name a few types of potatoes:

• Round white: Less starchy and often referred to as waxy potatoes
• Russet: High-Starch, ideal for baked and mashed potatoes
• Yellow or Yukon Gold: Medium starch, best used in soups because they hold well in soup.
• Red and fingerling potatoes: Also good for soups.

But our favorite would be Yukon gold, which we used for our easy creamy potato soup recipe.

Let’s talk about soups! Soup is one of our all-time favorite recipes to make! Leave us a comment below if you agree with us and let us know what is your favorite soup recipe! We hope you love this super easy to make creamy potato and corn soup.

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Easy Creamy Potato Corn Soup

Creamy potato soup recipe that's made with corn, potatoes, and topped with shrimps.

4.75 from 4 votes

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 444kcal

Author: Rena

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 lb Medium Shrimp peeled and deveined
• ▢ 30 oz Canned or Frozen Corn drained, 2 cans
• ▢ 8 oz Yukon Gold potatoes
• ▢ 1 Leek sliced
• ▢ 4½ Cups Unsalted Chicken Stock
• ▢ 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
• ▢ 1 Tsp Black Pepper
• ▢ ½ Tsp Garlic Salt or to taste
• ▢ 1½ Tsp Kosher Salt divided
• ▢ 1 Tbsp Fresh chopped parsley or cilantro to garnish
• ▢ ½ Tsp Chili Flakes to garnish, optional
• ▢ Lime wedges, to serve

Instructions

• Thoroughly wash and peel the potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch pieces.
• Place a soup pot over medium heat and add in the corn together with chopped potatoes, leek, and chicken stock. Gently stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook for 30 minutes, or until potatoes are super tender.
• Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth and creamy, then season with salt and pepper to your taste.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, add oil and heat until shimmering. Add shrimps and sprinkle with garlic salt, pepper, and chili flakes.
• Cook until opaque through, about 2-3 minutes. Pour the soup into bowls, top with cooked shrimp.
• Garnish with parsley/cilantro and chili flakes if desired and serve next to lemon wedges. Enjoy!

Notes

Substitutes:

• vegetable stock in place of chicken stock
• corn can be fresh, canned, or frozen
• no leeks? use green onions

Storage:

Place leftovers in a container and store in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave when ready to eat. You can freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutritional facts:

Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is calculated using a nutrition facts calculator. It is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 286mg | Sodium: 2149mg | Potassium: 1218mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 445IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 7mg

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