The BEST Dill Pickle Soup Recipe (Takes Just 10 Minutes To Prep)

This dill pickle soup recipe is jam-packed with flavor. It combines a rich, creamy, tangy pickle juice infused broth with loads and loads of carrots and potatoes. It's seriously so, so good, and the best part is that it's also super quick and easy to make. In fact, just 10 minutes of prep work is all you need to make it, then, your pot and stove will do all of the work after that!

My Take On Dill Pickle Soup

If you love pickles, then you're going to fall head over heels for this dill pickle soup. That's because it's loaded - and I mean loaded - with dill pickle goodness. There's dill pickle juice in it, diced dill pickles, and even a little dried dill in it too.

Now, while that may sound overpowering - you can always have too much of a good thing - don't worry, all that tangy yumminess gets balanced out with the rich creamy broth of the soup. And I'm not going to lie, getting the ingredient proportions just right on this recipe took more than a few attempts to get it that way. I think it was so worth it though.

Also, as I mentioned, it's so easy to make this soup. All you have to do is boil the ingredients together in a pot, stir 'em a few times, and simmer. Making soup from scratch doesn't get much easier than that, does it?!

Ingredients

One of my favorite things about this dill pickle soup recipe is that it's made almost entirely with kitchen/pantry staples. Honestly, there's a good chance you have most - if not all - of them at your house already.

Anyway, here's what you'll need to make it:

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 pound potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 cups diced carrots
• 1 cup diced dill pickles
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• ¼ cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup dill pickle juice
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
• Salt and pepper
• Sliced dill pickles and dried dill

Not too shabby, right?

By the way, if you're grabbing dill pickles from the store, make sure to get some extras because you can use them to make this Reuben casserole next.

Ingredients Substitutions and Suggestions

Now, I think this dill pickle soup recipe is absolutely perfect as it's written above. However, I know that sometimes you may need to switch or swap an ingredient or two, so here are a few things you can do to switch up this soup recipe.

Make It A Vegetarian Dill Pickle Soup

All you need to do to make this dill pickle soup recipe vegetarian-friendly is to swap out the chicken broth for vegetable broth. Yep, that one simple switch is all you need to do to make it a vegetarian soup!

Switch the Sour Cream

The sour cream mixture is what makes this dill pickle soup creamy. However, if you don't want the added tang from the sour cream, you can substitute the sour cream mixture with ½ cup heavy cream. This will still make a perfect, creamy soup, but it won't be quite as tart.

How to Make Dill Pickle Soup

I know I've already said it a few times, but this Polish dill pickle soup is just so easy to make.

Again, just 3 steps are all you'll need to follow to put it together, and, honestly, the recipe is basically foolproof.

Anyway, let's stop talking about how easy it is and get into how to make it!

Step 1: Boil the Veggies

First, to kick things off, you'll want to take out a large pot and add the chicken stock, carrots, russet potatoes, and butter to it. Then, you'll want to give everything a little mix and bring things to a boil over high heat. Cook for a few minutes until the potatoes are tender.

Once the potatoes are tender, add the diced dill pickles to the pot and continue to boil the soup.

Step 2: Add the Sour Cream Mix

Now, while the soup is boiling, you'll want to add the flour, sour cream, and water to a bowl and stir them together until they combine and form a paste.

Then, after you've got a paste-like consistency going on in the bowl you can add the paste to the pot of soup two tablespoons at a time. And make sure that you whisk the soup vigorously - without stopping - as you add the mixture to the soup. Doing this will help make the soup super thick and creamy.

So, once you've added the sour cream mixture to the soup, you can add the fresh dill pickle juice, Old Bay seasoning, salt, and pepper to it as well. Then, after you've got those in there, you'll want to let everything cook for 5 more minutes and then remove the soup from the heat.

Step 3: Serve The Soup

Now that the soup is cooked, you can serve the soup in a small bowl and garnish it with some dried dill and a sprinkle of Old Bay seasoning on top. For what it's worth, fresh dill also works great as a garnish too.

You can even add some shredded cheese or more diced pickles and a splash of pickle juice to the soup for an extra fresh dill pickle flavor. Enjoy!

How I Recommend Storing This Dill Pickle Soup

This recipe for dill pickle soup will make about 2 large servings or 4 side servings. If you're lucky you'll end up with some leftovers of it.

With that said, if you do end up with some leftover pickle soup, you can store it in an airtight container in the fridge for about 3 days.

Alternatively, if you want to store your soup for even longer, you can freeze the soup in an airtight container - or freezer-safe bag - and it'll stay good for about 3 months.

How I Recommend Reheating The Soup

Now, this dill pickle soup is amazing when enjoyed as a hot soup, but it's actually really good as a cold soup too. So, don't be afraid to eat your dill pickle soup leftovers straight out of the fridge. You may be surprised by how good a cold, creamy soup can be!

With that said though, if you want to reheat the soup, you can do that too. To reheat a single portion of soup I recommend using a microwave to do that. Just heat it in 30-second increments until warm - usually 2-3 minutes is all it takes me.

Alternatively, if you're reheating a few servings of the soup, just add it back to a pot and heat it over medium heat, stirring frequently until it's warmed through.

My Final Thoughts

Well, that's how to make dill pickle soup!

Seriously, if you love dill pickles, then you are going to go crazy for this soup. Every slurp is jam-packed with pickle tasty tastiness. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this soup as much as my family and I do. As always, if you make it, leave a comment below and let me know how it went!

More Soup Recipes I Love

If you loved this soup, we have a bunch of other delicious soup recipes for you to try next.

Here are some of my families favorites:

• Meatball soup
• Cabbage soup
• 4 Ingredient potato soup
• Chicken and dumpling soup
• Crack chicken noodle soup

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