As newlyweds, young brides put in so much effort to make thier husbands happy. A delicious home cooked meal is a sure way to make him smile and beam at you with pride. One of my friends, Lena, shared this recipe with many several years ago. As a new wife and housekeeper, this was one of her signature meals and her husband raved about it, bragging about his beautiful, domestic genius.
When I got married a year later, I made this for my husband as well. This creamy, luxurious soup has a light and delicate taste, with potatoes, carrots, onions and plump, juicy shrimp. Not only is it extravangant, but it’s also surprisingly easy to make. You can even make it on busy weeknights, since you can have it ready from the kitchen to the table within 20-30 minutes, easily.
Yields: about 6-8 servings
Ingredients:
6 cups chicken broth or water
2 packages spreadable cheese wedges, Laughing Cow or President’s cheese
3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, peeled and shredded
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
bay leaf, Old Bay seasoning, salt pepper
fresh herbs, minced (parsley, chives, dill, etc)
Peel the cheese wedges.
Bring water, chicken broth or a mixture of both to a boil in a medium pot. Add the cheese wedges and mix with a wooden spoon or with a whisk until all the cheese is dissolved. While the water is coming to a boil, prep the rest of the ingredients.
Add potatoes, carrots, onions, bay leaf, Old Bay seasoning, salt and pepper to the soup.
Cook, simmering on medium low heat for about 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Add the shrimp to the soup.
Cook for 2-4 minutes, just until shrimp is pink.
Be careful not to overcook the shrimp. As soon as it turns pink take off the heat. Discard the bay leaf, garnish with fresh herbs.
Wow! This soup sound so delicious. I never seen soup with this cheese before. Definitely a must try on my list. Thank you Olga.
This soup is so delicious!!! Very quick and easy to make. Thanks for sharing Olga!!!
Anything with shrimp is yummy! Thanks for another great post.
I’m starting to cook, and this is my second big meal. It’s so quick and easy to make! It’s delicious, and I’m looking forward to making it again! Thanks for the recipe!
Congratulations, Yana!
That’s wonderful. I’m so glad you liked this recipe. I hope you’ll be able to find more recipes that you’ll love too.
This looks very good! I’ve tried a similar soup called shrimp cauliflower soup, and although it was good, I wasn’t that big of a fan. It seemed to sweet for me to be a soup, I’m thinking because it had a lot of heavy cream. Is this on the sweet side as well?
Hi Jenny,
This soup isn’t sweet at all:)
Olga, how many ounces are the packages of cheese wedges?
Tanya K.,
There is approximately 5-6 oz in each package.
Can you use cream cheese instead of laughing cow cheese?
I would not recommend using cream cheese.
Olga, what can be substituted for the shrimp?
Hi Sarah,
I like making tiny chicken meatballs instead of the shrimp. I actually like the meatballs better anyway. You can also add cooked chicken. I have a recipe for Russian Meatball Soup, just use the same meatballs in this soup.
How much of the old bay seasoning and salt and pepper do you use?
I would appreciate just a ball park at least:) thanx
Hi Lana,
I’ve never measured how much salt and seasoning I put into soup. Just start with a small amount, taste it and add more if it needs it.
Olga,
Would this soup go well with imitation crab?
I’ve never personally tried it, but I think it would work, Innessa. Let me know how it turns out:).