My recipe Cream of Pea Soup uses fresh or frozen peas blended until velvety smooth. Finished with a touch of cream, this beautiful green soup comes together in just 40 minutes on the stovetop. Serve it with crusty bread for dipping!
Smooth Cream of Pea Soup
Peas are one of our favorite vegetables to grow in the garden. Not only do we snack on them daily, but we love using them in all kinds of recipes with fresh or frozen peas, including Creamed Peas (served over mashed potatoes!) and Pasta and Peas too.
One of our all-time favorites is this creamy pea soup recipe. This pea soup with cream is smooth, velvety, and made with 3 cups of peas and vegetable broth. It’s simple, cozy, and lets the fresh pea flavor really shine through—you really don’t need much more! We love serving it with a warm slice of Bread machine Italian herb bread for dipping.
Let’s Make My Creamy Pea Soup!
Onion & Garlic. Melt butter in a large soup pot, adding chopped onion and minced garlic to it. Cook until the veggies are soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the peas. Add vegetable broth, peas, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and then cover and simmer until the peas are soft.
Blend it. Use a immersion blender to blend until soup is smooth. If you don’t have a immersion blender you can use a regular blender. If using a blender, pour into blender in batches, and pulse until creamy. Please be careful as the soup is very hot! Once finished blending, return back to pot.
Add cream. Add heavy cream to the soup pot and stir to thicken up.
Serve it. Serve in bowls while still hot. For presentation you can add some fresh parsley or mint on top, but it’s not required.
You have leftovers?
Store leftover cream of pea soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. This soup also freezes well—let it cool completely, then transfer to freezer-safe containers, leaving a little space at the top for expansion, and freeze for up to 6 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating on the stovetop or in the microwave until warmed through.
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Easiest Cream of Pea Soup
PrintIngredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 3 cups fresh shelled green peas
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium high heat. Add chopped onion and minced garlic and cook until soft, stirring frequently so they don’t burn, about 5 minutes.
- Add vegetable broth, peas, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and then cover and simmer until the peas are soft, about 15-20 minutes.
- Using a immersion blender, blend the soup until creamy. Alternatively you could use a blender. If using a blender, carefully put soup in blender in batches, and pulse until creamy, being careful as the soup is very hot. Put soup back in pot if using a blender.
- Add in heavy cream and stir to thicken up. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve. Optional – add some fresh parsley or mint on top before serving.
Notes
Yes—frozen peas work great in this soup and can be used instead of fresh peas. What can I use instead of heavy cream?
If you don’t have heavy cream, plain yogurt or sour cream both work well to make the soup creamy.
LynDee Heinen says
I really enjoyed this recipe. It’s so easy to make and so few ingredients. I will be sharing and making this recipe again.
Wendy Price says
I made this with frozen green peas using coconut oil instead of butter and adding no cream ( we avoid dairy for tummy issues ). So fresh tasting and it was thick enough without cream.
Pamela Reed says
So happy to hear you liked this pea soup Wendy! Thanks for sharing your recipe tweaks!
Tina says
I used frozen peas and my husband and I loved it!
Cecily says
I just made it and loved it! What a hear-warming delicious soup! Thank you so much!
Mihaela Farkas says
Made it yesterday night, with canned green peas (so only boiled all ingredients for a couple of minutes, after sauteing).
Added no heavy whipping cream, because it was yummy without. I’ll try it with, next time.
Quick, easy and yummy. Thanks!
Doug Y says
I don’t usually bother to comment on recipes but this was superb. Simple, easy, delicious, what’s not to love. Fresh tasting even with frozen peas. A crowd pleaser at our house.