There’s nothing better than warming the soul with a homemade bowl of soup. Now that the weather is beginning to cool, there’s a good chance you’re gravitating towards a hearty, filling bowl of goodness for lunch and dinner. From chicken noodle to exotic butternut squash, we’ve got you covered with the below delicious homemade soup recipes.
Warm Up the Soul with These 20 Soup Recipes
Asian-Inspired Chicken Noodle Soup
Shred up a soy-free rotisserie chicken, and a nutritious, delicious dinner is on the table in less than half an hour.
French Onion Soup
French Onion Soup has a special place in our hearts because it requires a central technique for good cooking — caramelizing onions. Browning or carmelizing onions is an exercise in patience and expands basic cookery chops in building flavor. It’s a cooking tenet applicable anywhere but should be mastered here in all its melty goodness.
Butternut Coconut Soup with Roasted Chickpeas and Pepitas
A meatless soup for when you’re looking to feel lighter and to lighten your eco-footprint.
Celery Root Soup
This recipe is sized perfectly for a full batch in an instant pot. Plus, it freezes well, so you might as well make a lot!
Alphabet Soup
Experience shows that the less stress you bring to the dinner table, the smoother the ride. Try this very simple, healthy, and nutritious Alphabet Soup. Serve with crusty bread and butter. Perhaps you garnish with a bit of popcorn to keep the kids interested.
Vegetable Soup
Vegetable soup is soul-soothing goodness, perfect for long wintery days or stormy summer nights (especially when you need to use up the yellow squash and zucchini from your garden).
Allergen-free Golden Soup
A delicious and healthy soup made with turmeric, sweet potato, and cauliflower, perfect for those with food allergies.
Caramelized Fennel, Onion and Pea Soup
This Caramelized Fennel, Onion and Pea Soup recipe is a warming and delectable winter soup created by fusing together varying local ingredients seasoned with warm spices and decadent textures.
Spicy Sausage and Greens Soup
This Spicy Sausage and Greens soup is a tantalizing, nutritious meal perfect for any time of year. Don’t let the short list of ingredients fool you. This delicious recipe is packed full of flavor.
Kuri Squash Soup
This particular recipe pairs the veggie virtues of farm-fresh squash with a bit of Southeast Asia in the form of yellow Thai curry and coconut milk. Liokareas Cold Fused Leek Olive Oil adds a note of complexity!
Homemade Tomato Soup
Everyone we know has a childhood winter lunch memory of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Warm yourself with a cup of homemade soup (and a few memories) by whipping up a batch for yourself. Share with kids and grandkids to pay those fond memories forward.
Vegetarian Italian Wedding Soup
Our Vegetarian Italian Wedding Soup made with Impossible Burger meatballs will warm you up in the best possible ways. Celebrate your Meatless Monday Zuppa with a twist and twirl.
Lemon and Fregula Chicken Soup
A little bit of citrus and tang in a soup can wake you right up on those chilly days. This Lemon and Fregula Chicken Soup is similar to a traditional chicken soup but with small ball fregula pasta, broccoli, and plenty of lemon. Make a huge pot and freeze it for the next time you feel a cold coming on.
Roasted Pumpkin Soup
The simplicity of Roasted Pumpkin Soup makes for a quick and easy recipe that you can make in just an hour or two. A fresh pie pumpkin turns into a smooth, delicious treat with the help of chicken or vegetable stock ad plenty of seasonings. Just don’t forget toasted sesame seeds and fresh herbs for garnish.
Farm Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
In case noodles are not exactly your thing, try a chicken soup that uses filling wild rice instead. This recipe packs a bowl full of chicken or turkey breast, a homemade poultry broth, long grain wild rice, celery rib, carrot, and onion. It’s a little creamy and each spoonful is surely better than the last.
Curry Squash Soup
There’s nothing wrong with plain old squash but we like to think that a bit of extra spice makes everything better. This Curry Squash Soup features a coriander crème along with a hefty handful of turmeric, vegetable stock, orange zest, and coconut milk. Plus, you’ll also make a pepita brittle to garnish with.
Tuscan Clam Soup
Clam chowder and seafood gumbo are great but Tuscan Clam Soup is meant for the fall and winter time. Fresh clams cook in a deeply rich tomato sauce that infuses garlic cloves, parsley, dry white wine, and black pepper. You’ll want a few slices of country bread on hand to sop us all the broth.
Quick and Easy Pork Wonton Soup
You may believe you can only get Pork Wonton Soup at your local Chinese restaurant but it’s actually a breeze to make at home too. Once you have your ingredients ready, all you have to do is bring your broth to a boil, create pork meatballs, then add the bok choy and wonton wrappers. In not even half an hour you have dinner ready.
Vegan Mushroom Potato Soup
Not every soup has to include meat or cream. In fact, vegan soups are an opportunity to allow fresh produce to shine. This Vegan Mushroom Potato Soup combines three types of mushrooms along with shallots, garlic, Yukon Gold potatoes, thyme, red pepper flakes, and vegetable stock. Though you can feel free to experiment with other types of wild mushrooms and russet potatoes.
Haitian Pumpkin-Beef Soup (Joumou)
Joumou is a traditional Haitian soup that relies on pumpkin, beef, and pikliz. Pukliz is similar to a pickled slaw but with lots of spice and heat. Cooking up these ingredients along with habanero or Scotch bonnet chile is sure to clear out your sinuses and warm even the coldest of bones.
For more ways to warm up your cold hands and put a smile on your face, try:
- TABLE Magazine’s Best Soup Recipes of 2024
- Stews to Warm Your Heart This Winter
- 7 Vegetarian Soups to Spice Up Your Weekend
Story by Jordan Snowden and Kylie Thomas
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