These 23 Soups Will Make Cold Winter Days Warmer
Nothing will warm you up quite like a steaming bowl of soup on a frigid day. Whether it’s a creamy soup, a hearty vegetable-packed minestrone, or something trendy like baked feta soup, we have options for whatever you might be craving.
Chicken Gnocchi Soup
What could be better than a cozy bowl of chicken gnocchi soup? Pillowy gnocchi, veggies, and chicken are cooked together in a creamy broth with herbs. It tastes like it’s been cooking all day, but it’s ready in less than an hour.
Get the Recipe: Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Cabbage Vegetable Soup
This cabbage and vegetable soup is loaded with veggies and has a flavorful broth. This is the ultimate comfort food dish to serve on a chilly day. You can have this easy soup ready in just forty minutes. Serve with crusty bread for the best meatless meal.
Get the Recipe: Cabbage Vegetable Soup.
Protein Pastina Soup
Chicken pastina soup is a classic Italian dish with a protein twist. Pastina is quite simple – tiny noodles cooked in broth and topped with some butter and parmesan for a sick day or comfort food meal. Here, it gets some extra protein with bone broth and whisked eggs. It’s rich, creamy, and always delicious.
Get the Recipe: Protein Pastina Soup.
Poor Man’s Stew
This budget-friendly stew is both hearty, delicious, and easy as we’re cooking it in the slow cooker. Made with ground beef, potatoes, peas, carrots, and green beans, this stew requires minimal prep – simply add to the slow cooker and let it cook away. This recipe is pretty flexible, so feel free to change up the ingredients based on what you have around.
Get the Recipe: Poor Man’s Stew.
Creamy Mushroom Kale Turkey Soup
Save this creamy mushroom kale turkey soup recipe. It is the perfect way to put your holiday leftovers to work. This soup is so satisfying and creamy and it needs less than an hour from start to finish.
Get the Recipe: Creamy Mushroom Kale Turkey Soup.
Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup
You can make this creamy butternut squash soup in the slow cooker for a fuss-free meal this fall. Swirl some heavy cream into this earthy soup and sprinkle slivered almonds on the top for a bowl that has creamy and crunchy textures and plenty of rich flavors.
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup.
Easy Lasagna Soup
If you love the flavors of lasagna but don’t love the prep, try this lasagna soup! It’s comforting and cozy; rich and satisfying; nutritious and easy! It’s the best way to get the flavors of lasagna in a more simplified way. The soup is served over noodles with a dollop of Parmesan ricotta cheese.
Get the Recipe: Lasagna Soup.
Chicken Vegetable Soup
Shredded chicken meat, carrots, celery, and onions with rice and spinach make for an ultra-nutritious soup! You will love this aromatic and colorful comfort food dish on cold weather days. Make it ahead so you have a filling lunch in minutes.
Get the Recipe: Chicken Vegetable Soup.
Panera Corn Chowder
If you can’t resist a bowl of Panera’s corn chowder on a chilly day, then you need to make this copycat recipe at home. With chunks of onion, red pepper, and plenty of corn kernels, this hearty chowder makes a great lunch or dinner. Pair it with your favorite sandwich, or serve it with a simple green salad.
Get the Recipe: Panera Corn Chowder.
Chicken Taco Soup
This flavorful soup might taste like it took all day to simmer, but it puts a shortcut ingredient to work to make it so easy you can serve it on a weeknight. With chicken, taco spices, and the best tomato-studded broth, this soup will have your family coming back for a second bowl. Serve with your favorite taco toppings like cheese, avocado, cilantro, and lime.
Get the Recipe: Chicken Taco Soup.
Italian Lentil Soup
This hearty soup is made without meat, but it is so filling and cozy. With lentils and canned tomatoes, this easy soup needs only an hour of cook time to deliver the flavors of Tuscany to your home kitchen.
Get the Recipe: Italian Lentil Soup.
White Bean Chili
This nutritious chili is loaded with flavor (lime, cilantro, spices!), a great source of protein and fiber (beans, corn!), and it’s made with simple ingredients that you may already have in your pantry (broth, onion, garlic). Serve the vegetarian white chili with a ton of toppings and you’ve got a delicious, nutritious, and cozy meal. Naturally vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free.
Get the Recipe: Vegetarian White Bean Chili.
French Onion Soup
There is nothing like French onion soup! This recipe makes it at home, the easy way. You will love the rich base, complete with plenty of melted cheese over the top. You can have this on the table in just an hour for a great dinner any night of the week.
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Thai Red Curry Soup
A bowl of this red curry soup makes for a hearty meal that is packed with the best flavors. Made with shiitake mushrooms, sauteed veggies, tofu, plenty of noodles, and creamy coconut milk this soup comes together in about 35 minutes. Top with some fresh basil or green onions if desired.
Get the Recipe: Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup.
Veggie Minestrone
You’ll love this healthy soup recipe! Loaded with vegetables (8 different ones to be exact) and beans (3 different types) this minestrone soup simmers away in a rich tomato broth and is both hearty and healthy at the same time. It’s cozy, comforting, delicious, and nutritious on a cold day or chilly night.
Get the Recipe: Minestrone Soup.
Baked Feta Soup
Garlic, herbs, tomatoes and feta come together to make this rich and delicious soup. With a deep color and flavors to match, this pairs so well with crunchy croutons for a cozy dinner, or serve it as lunch or as an appetizer.
Get the Recipe: Baked Feta Soup.
Dumpling Soup
Save your money and skip the takeout because you can make this delicious and easy dumpling soup at home in just 15 minutes. Frozen dumplings cook in a garlic and ginger broth and spinach wilts in the last few minutes of cooking for a light, but satisfying soup. Top with chili crisp oil and sesame oil for more flavor.
Get the Recipe: Dumpling Soup.
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Make some chicken pot pie soup for dinner this week. It is cozy, easy, and delicious. The biscuit topping adds the perfect touch and tastes so much better than soggy crackers in a bowl of creamy soup.
Get the Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie Soup.
Italian Wedding Soup
No need to crash an Italian wedding to get your fill of soup. This homemade recipe uses chicken meatballs, fresh veggies and acini de pepe pasta for a flavorful and filling soup you can enjoy for lunch or dinner.
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White Chicken Chili
Skip the beans and get the best bowl of chili with this easy recipe. With plenty of bacon, chili spices and cheese, this cozy bowl of soup has tender chunks of chicken to fill you up with great flavors.
Get the Recipe: White Chicken Chili.
Slow Cooker Turkey Squash Chili
This slow cooker butternut squash chili recipe is exactly what you need to make the next time you find yourself craving something nutritious, delicious, and super filling. It has a delicious sweet and savory flavor and is easily customizable when served with a variety of toppings.
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Turkey Squash Chili.
Lentil Soup
Make a pot of fragrant and delicious soup with brown lentils, vegetables and tomatoes. This healthy soup needs only 25 minutes of cooking time for a fast and filling dish. Serve this for lunch or dinner on a cold day for instant comfort food.
Get the Recipe: Lentil Soup.
Creamy White Crab Chili
This is the most unique and delicious take on chili! With chunks of buttery crab in the creamiest base. Add chunks of corn and sliced jalapenos to spice things up and make a great soup to share with the family for dinner, or to serve at your next game day party.
Get the Recipe: Creamy White Crab Chili.
