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Creamy garlic soup

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A simple Swiss garlic soup: chopped garlic sautéed in butter, mixed with flour, then moistened with broth and finished with cream and chives.

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Recipe from ThePacker, Schnobby, Klaus Eifert and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Ready in just 20 minutes, this smooth soup softens the garlic by gently simmering it without adding any color. The addition of cream at the end, without boiling, gives it a rich, creamy texture.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories142 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$4.24 $1.06 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.80
  • $0.14
  • $0.02
  • $1.95
  • $0.66
  • $0.27
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the garlic and mince it finely. ≈ 8 min
  2. Brown it in the hot butter, but don’t let it color. ≈ 3 min
  3. Sprinkle with flour, let it cook for a moment, then moisten with the broth.
  4. Cook for 15 minutes over low heat.
  5. Add the crème fraîche and gently warm it through, without boiling. Season with pepper.
  6. Garnish with finely chopped chives and serve very hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Creamy garlic soup

  • 8 to 10 cloves of garlic$0.80
  • 1 tablespoon of butter$0.14
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 7 dl of broth$1.95
  • 2 tablespoons of chives$0.66
  • pepper from the mill$0.27
  • 1 dl of crème fraîche$0.40

Total$4.24

that's $1.06 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Nutrition per serving

Calories142 kcal
Fat10.9 g
Saturated fat7.4 g
Carbohydrates6.5 g
Sugars0.6 g
Fiber1 g
Protein4 g
Salt0.91 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 8 to 10 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • 7 dl of broth
  • 2 tablespoons of chives
  • pepper from the mill
  • 1 dl of crème fraîche

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