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    Home » Recipes » Soups » Amazing Roasted Poblano Soup

    Published: Mar 29, 2018 Modified: Jun 9, 2023 by Catherine Arena 12 Comments

    Amazing Roasted Poblano Soup

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    This Roasted Poblano Soup (Crema de Poblano or Poblano Crema) is a warm, comforting soup with a slight hint of spiciness.  Topped with cilantro, hot sauce, mexican crema or sour cream.  Excellent!

    Roasted Poblano Soup served in a white bowl and topped with crema, hot sauce and chopped fresh cilantro.

    Roasted Poblano Soup does something special to the soul.  It’s a soup that’s warm, comforting and offers a hint of spiciness all in one bowl.

    Appearing at first

    to be some sort of pea soup with it’s army color, a good roasted poblano soup will quickly make itself known with one spoonful.

    With just a few simple steps and just a few ingredients, you will end up with a hyper-tasty rich roasted poblano soup.

    Poblano Peppers

    Poblano peppers are of course the star of this soup!  Poblanos are a mild Mexican pepper with just the slightest hint of spice.

    These peppers are often used in many different dishes in Mexico as well as Tex-Mex dishes.  As a matter of fact, one of my absolute favorite dips is made with this pepper beauty….The Best Roasted Poblano Bean Dip. 

    I just love poblano peppers to begin with and this soup perfectly showcases these beauties.

    To learn more about poblano peppers, you may like to read this post by Chili Pepper Madness.

    How to Make

    Just a few steps…

    Start with roasting the poblano peppers and getting the skin all beautifully charred.  This brings out the full sweetness and flavor of the poblano and allows to easily remove the waxy skin off pepper which is very important.

    Charred roasted poblanos for the Roasted Poblano Soup.

    Set the pepper aside to “sweat” a little and remove stems, seeds and the waxy skin.

    Roasted poblano peppers on a wooden cutting board skinned, de-stemmed and seeded for the Roasted Poblano Soup.

    Bring a skillet over medium heat and cook onions, garlic and chopped poblano peppers.  This small step starts the whole process to “soup sensation” awareness!

    Roasted poblano peppers, onions and garlic sauteing in pan for the Roasted Poblano Soup
    Roasted Poblano Soup in blender until smooth texture.

    Place all the peppers, onions, garlic and chicken broth in a blender (or immersion blender) and blend until smooth.  For the final step, bring mixture back to a pot and simmer to blend all the flavors. 

    You will end up with a soup that perfectly showcases these beauties and soothes the soul.

    Top with mexican crema, hot sauce and chopped cilantro.  A great topper would also be some tortilla chips or tortilla strips.

    Roasted Poblano Soup served in a white bowl and topped with sour cream, chopped cilantro and hot sauce.

    FYI, this soup tastes even better the next day!

    More poblano pepper recipes below recipe card ↓

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    Amazing Roasted Poblano Soup served in a soup bowl.

    Amazing Roasted Poblano Soup

    This Roasted Poblano Soup is a warm, comforting soup with a slight hint of spiciness.  Topped with cilantro, hot sauce, mexican crema or sour cream.  Excellent!
    4.37 from 11 votes
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    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: Mexican, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 215kcal
    Author: Catherine Arena

    Ingredients

    • 3-4 poblano peppers roasted, stems, seeds and skin removed, chopped
    • 1 onion chopped
    • 3 garlic cloves chopped
    • 3 tablespoon flour
    • 3 tablespoon butter
    • 4 cups chicken stock
    • salt and pepper to taste

    For Topping

    • cilantro chopped
    • hot sauce
    • mexican crema or sour cream
    • tortilla chips or strips

    Instructions

    Roasting Poblano Peppers

    • Rinse poblano peppers and roast in a skillet with a tablespoon of oil, turning peppers over after roasting on one side.  Roast until nicely charred.
    • Let peppers “sit” to “sweat” and cool off a little.
    • Once peppers have cooled, remove stems, seeds and skin with fingers.
      Note: Could clean peppers under running cool water to remove skin easier as well as seeds.

    Sauteing

    • Add the butter to a saucepan or pot and melt over medium heat.
    • Add onions and cook for about 5 minutes or until onions are translucent.
    • Add garlic and stir into onions,  Cook for 1 minute.
      Add chopped poblano peppers.
    • Add flour and to mixture and stir well.
    • Add chicken broth. salt, pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
    • Add broth mixture to a blender and blend until smooth.  Return back to pot and cook for another 15 minutes on medium to low heat.

    Serve Roasted Poblano Soup

    • Serve in bowls and top with cilantro, crema (or sour cream) and hot sauce.

    Notes

     
    Could also roast one pepper at a time over an open flame using tongs.  Or place on a tray and roast in the oven at 400F for 10 minutes on one side and another 10 minutes on another side.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 4 | Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 423mg | Potassium: 457mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 595IU | Vitamin C: 75mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1.1mg
    Tried this recipe?Click the stars above or below to rate or leave a comment down below!

    For more delicious recipes made with poblano peppers, try these recipes:

    The Best Roasted Poblano Bean Dip

    The Best Roasted Poblano Bean Dip

    Eggs in Poblano Pepper Boats

    Eggs In Poblano Pepper Boats

    Poblano Cream Sauce

    A poblano cream sauce made with roasted poblano peppers, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper inside a glass dipping cup and garnished with cilantro leaves and chives.

    Cheesy Chicken Poblano Panecillos

    Cheesy Chicken Poblano Panecillos sered on wooden platter with salsa verde.

    Hope you love this Roasted Poblano Soup as much as I do!

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    1. Aileen Hutchinson says

      October 01, 2020 at 10:53 am

      Love this recipe. We make it weekly!!!!
      Thank you!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        October 01, 2020 at 10:27 pm

        Hi Eileen! That just puts a smile on my face! Thank you! I love this dip too! It’s one of my absolute favorites! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know how much you and your family love it! 🥰

        Reply
    2. Angela says

      February 03, 2019 at 8:08 am

      Wow! Amazing recipe. Perfect for warming up when it’s cold and so flavorful. Well done!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        February 03, 2019 at 3:47 pm

        Thanks Angela!

        Reply
    3. Anita says

      February 03, 2019 at 7:31 am

      I love roasted red bell pepper soup a lot. I have never tried roasted poblano soup before, but I just know I will love it. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        February 03, 2019 at 3:47 pm

        You will Anita, promise! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

      February 03, 2019 at 5:43 am

      This looks ever so tasty. I love soups with a hint of spiciness so I am definitely going to be giving this a go!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        February 03, 2019 at 7:18 am

        Thanks and wonderful Bintu!

        Reply
    5. Diana says

      February 03, 2019 at 4:24 am

      My Mum was asking me yesterday if I knew of new ways to use jalapenos, I’m going to share this recipe with her! Looks really good

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        February 03, 2019 at 7:19 am

        Awesome Diana! Hope she loves it, as much as we do!! 🙂

        Reply
    6. Adrianne says

      February 03, 2019 at 1:31 am

      I love that you have described this recipe as one which is good for the soul!! I love jalapenos as we call them here in Australia! Yum, I look forward to a cold day to give this recipe a go!! Cheers

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        February 03, 2019 at 2:00 am

        Adrianne you just taught me something new! Never knew poblano peppers were known as jalapenos in Australia! And yes it’s delicious for the soul! 🙂

        Reply
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