Pickle Soup

If you like pickles, you'll love this thick, rich potato soup with the tangy bite from the pickles.

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This is a recipe you are either going to love or hate. The pickle lovers in your family will go crazy over this, while the pickle-haters will go running screaming toward the hills in horror at the thought.

We were intrigued by the idea when we found the recipe for Pickle Soup on Pinterest and had to give it a try. We have some major pickle lovers in our family (Kiersten, Josiah, and Mom) so we had to make it!

Update: We have made this recipe several times since first posting it (yes, we really like it), and since making it the first time, we now use 1/4 cup of butter instead of 1/2 and it’s just as good. This saves a few calories!

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Pickle Soup

If you like pickles, you'll love this thick, rich potato soup with the tangy bite from the pickles.

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr

Course: Dinner, Soup

Diet: Low-calorie, Vegan, Vegetarian/Meatless

Cooking Method: Stovetop

Calories: 305kcal

Author: Bekah Borgstede

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 5.5 cups chicken broth
• 2 lbs russet potatoes peeled and quartered
• 2 cups chopped carrots small dice
• 1 cup chopped dill pickles small dice
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups dill pickle juice
• 1 1/2 t Old Bay seasoning
• 1/2 t salt*
• 1/2 t pepper
• 1/4 t red cayenne pepper optional

Instructions

• In large soup pot, combine broth, potatoes, carrots, and butter. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender. Add pickles and continue to boil.
• In medium bowl, stir together flour, yogurt and water to make a paste. Vigorously whisk yogurt mixture, a bit at a time, into soup. (This will break up some of the potato which is okay. This will also thicken the soup.)
• Add pickle juice, Old Bay, and peppers. Cook 10-15 minutes more and remove from heat.
• *Pickle juice varies in saltiness. Taste soup after adding pickle juice to determine if more salt is needed.

WW Information

MyWW Green 10 point, MyWW Blue 10 points, MyWW Purple 8 points

WW Changes December 2024

The WW Zero Point Foods updated on December 10, 2024, which changes the point value of some recipes. Use the WW recipe analyzer feature to confirm points. -Sara

Nutrition

Calories: 305 kcalCarbohydrates: 42 gProtein: 8 gFat: 12 gSaturated Fat: 7 gCholesterol: 32 mgSodium: 1919 mgPotassium: 773 mgFiber: 3 gSugar: 3 gVitamin A: 5769 IUVitamin C: 20 mgCalcium: 79 mgIron: 2 mg

Adapted from The Noble Pig, Dill Pickle Soup recipe.

The pickle lovers in our family loved this soup. It’s basically a potato soup with pickles and pickle juice. They ate it for dinner and enjoyed the left-overs. Next time I would try making it with less butter because I don’t think it was necessary. I would have thickened it with extra potato instead, and maybe tried adding some chopped onion.

Hi! I’m Bekah. I’m Sara’s daughter and I’m in culinary school studying to be a sous chef. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite recipes on the blog with you. I LOVE to cook for my family and friends.

Would you eat pickle soup?