100+ Sensational Soup Recipes to Warm You Up This Winter and Year-Round

Winter is the perfect soup season for good reason—few things are better on a cold day than coming home to a warm pot of soup. A simple tomato soup recipe, easy chicken noodle soup recipe, or even a vegetarian soup recipe can bring comfort and respite from the elements.

From hearty beef soups to chilled summer soups to lightened-up versions of classic soup recipes, this roundup has a delicious recipe for every season and nearly any occasion you could imagine. Whether you're looking for a hands-off slow cooker soup recipe or a quick homemade soup recipe you can make in one pot to feed your hungry family in a hurry, you'll find something in this list of over 100 amazing soup recipes. 

Even better, many soups can be made in large batches and frozen for future meals when you're not sure what to do about dinner. Keep these easy soup recipes handy for busy nights between holidays when you're running out of time and energy to cook.

Related: Best Fall Soup Recipes

Best Soup Recipes

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Why settle for canned chicken noodle soup when you can make the perfect homemade chicken noodle soup recipe from the comfort of your own kitchen in your pajamas?

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Turkey Club Soup

This classic turkey soup, seasoned with dill and lemon juice, is remarkably reminiscent of a club sandwich when you pile on fresh, crunchy toppings like lettuce, tomatoes and bacon.

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Creamy Corn Soup In 30 Minutes

Creamy corn soup can be on your table in about 30 minutes and is sure to warm you from the inside out with its creamy texture and amazing flavor. This creamy corn soup uses frozen corn, that doesn't have to be thawed out, which is a huge time saver! Add in some aromatics, flavorful broth or stock, half and half and potatoes and you have a bowl of something that is hearty while still being creamy and luxurious. Everything comes together quickly, but still tastes like it was cooked all day.

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Chef Michael Symon’s Creamy, Dairy-Free Tomato Soup

Few things warm up a chilly winter evening like tomato soup. This version, from celebrity chef Michael Symon’s cookbook, Fix It With Food: Every Meal Easy, gets its creamy touch from coconut milk. The other secret ingredient is his easy-to-make, cashew-based Faux Parmesan Cheese. “Lizzie always, always has this indispensable condiment on hand,” Symon says of his wife. “Because dairy is hard for both of us to digest, we use this magical ingredient to supply that nutty, ‘cheesy’ taste to dairy-free recipes.” Symon, who has two autoimmune diseases—discoid lupus and rheumatoid arthritis—says a diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods is key to managing his symptoms. But as a pro chef, of course, he’s not about to sacrifice big flavors in the name of healthy eating, as this zippy soup demonstrates.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

This slow-cooker chicken noodle soup will likely become your go-to recipe for fall and winter (and cold season!).

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Homemade French Onion Soup

Looking for the perfect French Onion Soup recipe in this cold weather? Chef Jon Ashton teaches us how to make it homemade French onion soup flawlessly right from the warm comfort of our own kitchens.

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Martina McBride's Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup

Get ready for one of our best soup recipes. Flavorful and delicious, this is a creamy, comforting version of classic tortilla soup, says country-music icon Martina McBride of this recipe from her cookbook, Martina's Kitchen Mix. "Make it spicier by adding more jalape?o or chipotle chile powder in place of regular chile powder," she suggests. McBride uses masa, the corn flour used to make tortillas, which you can find in the Latin foods aisle in most supermarkets. You also can substitute ? cup finely ground corn tortillas.

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Amazing Minestrone Soup

This minestrone soup recipe makes for a delicious meal and features ground beef, onions, zucchini, potatoes, cabbage and more. It's simple to make and tastes amazing any time of the year.

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Crock-Pot Chicken and Rice Soup

If there's anything to look forward to during cold winter months, it has to be all the soup we can eat. Simple ingredients like chicken, rice and vegetables make for a delicious slow-cooker soup. Roasting the chicken in the oven gives it a deeper flavor and takes away the need to shred it in the middle of cooking.

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Cheesy Lasagna Soup

This cold weather go-to tastes even better the day after it’s made, says Erin Schmit, who blogs at ourtableforseven.com. It's got all the meaty, cheesy, saucy goodness of lasagna in half the time it takes to make the traditional casserole.

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Indian Spiced Chicken Soup

Murghi shorba is an Indian spiced chicken soup. Like any good chicken soup, it is a wonderful comfort for those ailing with a cold—and the addition of chiles certainly clears your sinuses!

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30-Minute Light Italian Meatball Soup

Italian Meatball Soup is a light tomato broth loaded with veggies, lean meatballs and a sprinkling of pasta. This soup goes from prep to plate in just 30 minutes and it’s the perfect dish to satisfy every craving for Italian food without bulging your waistline. Can you think of a better meal to start off the New Year?

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Italian Meatball Soup

This is the ultimate feel-good weeknight meal. Filled with hearty meatballs, orzo, chopped carrots and fresh spinach, this soup requires minimal prep and is ready in just 30 minutes.

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Beef and Vegetable Soup

Canned tomatoes, carrots and green beans not only add great flavor to this soup, but nutrition too. According to a Michigan State University study, many canned vegetables have equal or more nutrients than their fresh or frozen counterparts.

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25-Minute Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup

There is nothing quite like enjoying a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup like your mom used to make. It surely is the best way to warm you up on a cool winter's night and make everything feel better! Mom’s soup took all day to cook, but nowadays that is just not in the schedule. This chicken noodle soup is packed with carrots, celery, and chicken, and it goes from prep to plate in just 25 minutes.

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20-Minute Fully Loaded Cheesy Baked Potato Soup

Loaded Cheesy Baked Potato Soup is a simple soup made with leftover baked potatoes (or cook your own in the microwave in just minutes). Tender chunks of baked potato in a rich cheese soup are garnished with cheddar cheese, bacon crumbles and chives. With white cheddar, mild cheddar and cream cheese this is surely the cheesiest baked potato soup you will ever sink your teeth into.

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Ribollita (Iolanda's Bread and Vegetable Soup)

This is one of our best soup recipes. Tuscan Women Cook is a company that specializes in weeklong culinary tours to Montefollonico in Tuscany featuring cooking classes taught by real Italian grandmas, who also happen to be accomplished restaurant chefs (one even runs the local Michelin-starred restaurant La Chiusa). This recipe comes from Iolanda Marcocci, a beloved local nonna and cook at La Chiusa.

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Japanese-Style Clear Onion and Mushroom Soup

Clear Onion and Mushroom Soup is a broth-based soup with onions and mushrooms, served at many hibachi restaurants. This version is perfect for a cold and snowy day, especially if you are feeling under the weather!

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Japanese Vegetable Noodle Soup

Scallions and fresh ginger spice the broth, while carrots, mushrooms and noodles make a hearty base for this Japanese Vegetable Noodle Soup. Squeeze some lime juice into this flavorful soup before serving.

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Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup

This Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup has all of the ingredients you know and love, but roasting the chicken adds another level of flavor to the classic dish.

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Chicken Udon Soup

This Japanese take on chicken noodle soup is a menu favorite of New York and Boston's Haru restaurant and sushi bar. It takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, and you'll find its ingredients (such as mirin, udon, sesame oil) at a specialty Asian market, or in the international aisle at your grocery store.

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25-Minute Broccoli-Cheddar Soup with Chicken and Rice

This incredible one-pot soup is packed with chicken, nutty jasmine rice, broccoli and cheese. It is deliciously rich and flavorful and goes from prep to plate in 30 minutes.

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Spicy Chicken Zoodle Soup

Chicken noodle soup has always been a favorite, and the addition of zucchini noodles and buffalo hot sauce takes it to a whole new level! It's low-carb, gluten-free and just downright delicious. Enjoy one of our best soup recipes.

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8-Minute Pea Soup with Dill

This quick and easy Pea Soup with Dill is ready in about 15 minutes.

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Turkey, Tortellini & Watercress Soup

If you can’t find watercress, use baby spinach (or even frozen spinach) in this Turkey, Tortellini and Watercress Soup.

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Chicken Pot Pie Soup In 30 Minutes

Chicken Pot Pie Soup is the best of both worlds, with all of your favorite pot pie flavors cooked into a simple one-pot soup that goes from prep to plate in just 30 minutes. A rich and creamy soup packed with chicken, vegetables and enough flavor to make your mouth sing!

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Thai-Inspired Fresh-Pea Soup

This Asian-influenced pea soup is as fresh and flavorful as it is fun.

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Eva's Tortilla Soup

"I love making Mexican food. My most requested dish is chicken tortilla soup." Eva Longoria tells PARADE in a Walter Scott Asks interview.

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Slow Cooker Italian White Bean Soup

This Slow Cooker Italian White Bean Soup is a weeknight winner. Deep, rich flavors take over so the meat isn't even missed and it's very filling! Let this slow-cooker soup simmer all day while you're out in the cold, then get ready to come home to a warm, delicious meal.

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Cauliflower Soup with Crispy Garlic

Here’s an easy way to keep your New Year’s resolution to eat lighter: a creamy (but creamless) soup from PARADE Chef Jon Ashton. Once cooked and pureed in a blender, cauliflower and onions transform into a velvety, comforting bowl made even more delectable by a crispy garlic topping.

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Asparagus Soup

Pro-tip for making this soup: To remove the woody end from an asparagus spear, hold the spear at the middle and bend the bottom with your other hand until it snaps. The stalk will naturally break at the perfect spot.

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Coconut Curry Soup with Ginger and Turmeric

"Eating soup is a way to hit the body's reset button, to allow internal organs devoted to detoxification the rest and nutrients necessary to successfully do their job," explains Rebecca Katz, author of Clean Soups and The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen. "The heat of the pot slowly breaks down nutrients to a more digestible state, simultaneously releasing outrageous flavors that create heady aromas that magnetically draw us to the broth." This elixir, adapted from Clean Soups, hits all the right notes—creaminess from coconut milk, cauliflower's super-nourishing powers, heady aromas and a cheery golden hue.

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Red Wine Lentil Soup

Vegetarians may substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth in this Red Wine Lentil Soup with equally delicious results.

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Reuben Sandwich Soup

If you love a tangy, classic Reuben—corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing—you’ll love this easy soup. Find corned beef at your supermarket’s deli.

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Lidia Bastianich's Semolina and Escarole Soup

This is one of those too-good-to-be-true recipes. It is easy and quick to make, nourishing, and very tasty. Escarole and chicory are commonly used in Italy, but any vegetable, from spinach to zucchini to broccoli, will work perfectly in this soup. Just monitor the cooking time: some vegetables take a bit longer than others. Of course, if you want a more complete meal, you can always add shrimp, scallops, or shredded chicken. The following recipe is from Lidia Bastianich's cookbook, Lidia's Commonsense Italian Cooking.

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Related: 11 Greatest Bread Bowl Soup Recipes of All Time

V8 Minestrone Soup

Use up that bottle of V8 in this easy minestrone soup recipe. You can substitute cooked rice or pasta for the barley.

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Potato-Leek Soup

For St. Patty's Day, serve up this classic Potato-Leek Soup from the Emerald Isle.

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Carrot Soup

This vibrant soup blends carrots with onion, celery rib and garlic.

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Mixed-Up Mushroom Barley Soup

This soup has a mix of different mushrooms, veggies and barley. Don’t cook barley for more than 30 minutes, or it will open too much and become mushy. For best results, you want a little “bite,” and barley should retain its shape.

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Instant Pot Creamy Red Lentil Soup

There's something soothing about coming home from work and sitting down to a steaming bowl of Creamy Red Lentil Soup. Add in a hunk of whole-grain bread and you've got a complete meal. This recipe is from Barbara Schieving's cookbook, The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook.

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Ravioli & Meatball Soup With Garlic Bread Croutons

This Ravioli and Meatball Soup is a hearty meal. It is garnished with garlic bread croutons that will fill you up on a chilly fall day. The combination of ravioli, meatballs and garlic bread croutons create a wonderful Italian flavor.

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Spring Soup

The blended asparagus makes this soup a lovely spring-green color.

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Refreshing Gazpacho Recipe

This recipe for gazpacho is the perfect summer dinnertime solution. The cucumbers really give the soup a nice, refreshing taste. And nothing beats the sweetness of a bunch of vine-ripened garden tomatoes.

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Cold Zucchini Soup

This chilled soup is the perfect dish to help counter summer heat.

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South-of-the-Border Tortilla Soup

This tortilla soup recipe is full of flavor thanks to the onions, garlic, seasonings and fire-roasted tomatoes. It's made with black beans and corn, a medley of colorful toppers—roasted chicken, diced avocado, shredded cheese, Greek yogurt, and fresh cilantro—and homemade corn tortilla chips.

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Three-Cheese Lasagna Soup In Just 30 Minutes

Ultimate Three-Cheese Lasagna Soup is loaded with sausage, pasta, tomatoes and three scrumptious cheeses: ricotta, Parmesan and mozzarella. It's a scrumptious, stick-to-your-bones soup that goes from prep to plate in 30 minutes.

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

A box of rice mix brings instant Big Easy flavor to this simple, comforting Chicken Tortilla Soup. For a lighter vegetarian version, omit the chicken, add additional cans of vegetables (like mixed vegetables, cut green beans or peas) and use vegetable stock. To make the soup more filling, load it up with toppings like tortilla strips or chips, shredded cheese, sour cream, cilantro, lime wedges, avocado slices, chopped chives, diced tomatoes, salsa or pico de gallo.

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Split Pea Soup

Serve this classic split pea soup recipe with bread and Havarti cheese.

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Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup

This Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup recipe makes a lot of soup that will feed a crowd and might even stretch to a couple of meals. Stuffed peppers are such a classic recipe, and this soup takes all the familiar flavors of the dish and melds them together in the slow cooker all day. The result is an outstanding bowl of great tasting comfort food. Simply add some crusty bread or cheese and crackers on the side and dinner is done!

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Curried Squash Soup

In Plate It Perfect, professional food stylist Callie Blount teaches you how to style food to look amazing on all your social media feeds. In this episode, Callie shows you how to present a lush and colorful curried squash soup.

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Slow Cooker Cheesy Vegetable Chowder

If you like broccoli cheese soup, you will definitely enjoy this version with even more veggies and delicious flavor than the classic recipe.

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Turkey Vegetable Soup

When making this turkey vegetable soup, take care not to use more water than called for, or your broth will be weak. All of the vegetables are meant to add intense flavor. Bring the soup just to a boil and reduce the heat immediately, or the broth will be cloudy. Adding fresh dill toward the end of cooking “pops” the flavor.

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Creamy Minted Sweet Pea Soup

For a truly smooth texture, puree the soup, then strain it to remove any pea skins.

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15-Bean Soup in a Slow Cooker

This 15-bean soup is filled with tons of flavor from the bean mix it uses. It's perfection after a long day, especially with cornbread dipped in it.

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Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Noodle Soup is quite possibly the mother of all comfort food.  When you're sick, or when you just need some down-home deliciousness, it always seems to fit the bill.  This recipe takes some time to make, but it's absolutely worth the wait. The broth is rich and flavorful, and it's full of chunky vegetable goodness. Use a rotisserie chicken to save time.

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Italian Wedding Soup

Italian Wedding Soup is quick and easy to prepare. Try it with escarole, spinach or other greens.

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Bouillabaisse for Babies (Soupe de poisson de Madame Georges)

In Karen Le Billion's book, French Kids Eat Everything, she dishes on the French philosophy of feeding children. This recipe from her book is the best-known version of France’s famous seafood soup — bouillabaisse — and comes from Provence, in the south of the country. But Provence also has its own smooth, creamy version of fish soup, which happens to be much more suitable for babies and young children.

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Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

"If you like wild rice, you will love this soup!" says Cooking from Frozen in Your Instant Pot author Kristy Bernardo. "It was originally my mom’s recipe but I made some tweaks for personal preference and to make it more Instant Pot-friendly. This soup is so creamy and has wonderful flavor from the wild rice. Starting with frozen chicken breasts means it’s simple to make any time!"

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Split Pea, Butternut and Bacon Soup

Split peas give this creamy soup from Claire Tansey's Uncomplicated a punch of protein. Cut down on prep time by opting for a package of pre-cut squash. To make this vegan, omit the bacon and use a little canola oil to sauté the onions instead of the bacon fat. Tansey also suggests serving the soup topped with roasted chickpeas or nutritional yeast instead of chopped bacon.

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Home-Style Mushroom Barley Soup

The most important element here is not overcooking the barley. Chop a little extra parsley to stir in just before serving.

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30-Minute Pepperoni Pizza Soup in Bread Bowls

Pepperoni Pizza Soup is so easy and so good. A perfectly seasoned tomato soup base with mini pepperoni and loads of Parmesan cheese make this the perfect pizza soup. Stir in your favorite toppings to make it yours, like ground beef, onion and black olives.

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Pumpkin Corn Soup

There are so many wonderful ways to prepare pumpkin, from pies and cookies to sauces and soup recipes like this pumpkin corn soup. It's full of festive fall flavors and works well as a first course or as a quick, warming afternoon snack.

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Springtime Asparagus Soup

Parsnip and tarragon sweeten the soup, making it the highlight of the season.

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Hearty Vegetable Bean Soup

Nothing helps warm you like a bowl of hearty soup. This soup recipe from Katie Lee is full of veggies and beans.

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Creamy Broccoli & Rice Soup

This Broccoli & Rice Soup is hearty, creamy and has so much flavor! If you swap out a few of the ingredients, it could be made vegetarian.

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Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup is a simple soup filled with homemade flavor and tastes like it cooked all day, though it comes together quickly. Grab a baguette on the way home and dinner can be on the table in almost no time.

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White Cheddar Soup with Pear and Almond Salad

Inspired by her love of cheese plates, Girl Gone Gourmet blogger April Anderson created a rich and creamy white cheddar soup that goes great with a pear arugula salad and a glass of crisp white wine. It's featured in her cookbook, Gourmet Cooking for One or Two.

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Longevity-Boosting One-Pot Lasagna Soup

This weeknight-friendly soup, from The Blue Zones Kitchen by Dan Buettner, is a favorite among the long-lived Seventh Day Adventists of Loma Linda, California. "It has the comforting goodness of lasagna—but without the complicated preparation," Buettner notes.

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Not Your Mother-in-Law's Vegetable Soup

The Crabby Cook shares an updated version of her mother-in-law's not-so-good "Saturday Soup," which includes a protein-rich, incredibly flavorful mix of veggies and beans that's perfect for fall.

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Caldo Verde: Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup

Ready in just 35 minutes, this simple and budget-friendly Portuguese soup from Forks Over Knives: Flavor! is packed with fiber- and vitamin-rich kale. Serve with corn muffins for a perfect lazy Sunday meal.

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Judy Collins' Split Pea Soup

"I love making soups; they’re one of the secrets of good health," says Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Judy Collins. "They’re cooked for a long time so everything delicious gets spread throughout for a wonderful flavor. When I’m on the road, I have this soup for lunch or dinner because I find it enormously satisfying."

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Mark Bittman's Minestrone

"Minestrone was considered exotic when I was a child," writes Mark Bittman. "It seemed different from standard 'American' vegetable soup because of a heavier hand with the seasonings, a bit of olive oil, and slightly more unusual vegetables. Sometimes minestrone contained beans, pasta, or tomatoes, and sometimes it had all or none of these."

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Elegant Butternut Squash Soup

Truffle oil upgrades this Butternut Squash Soup. The oil is sold in small bottles in specialty food stores and must be refrigerated once opened.

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Tomato Cheese Soup

Settle down with this rich and creamy Tomato Cheese Soup that's just right for a cold night.

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Spicy Kimchi Hand-Torn Noodle Soup

In A Common Table, Cynthia Chen McTernan celebrates her multi-cultural family, drawing inspiration from her Southern roots and Chinese heritage, and her Korean-Irish husband who grew up in Hawaii. Her Spicy Kimchi Hand-Torn Noodle Soup has just the right amount of kick to warm you up on snow days.

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Related: 25 Best Weight Watchers Soup Recipes

Slow Cooker Fajita Soup

This soup has all the flavor of sizzling fajitas that you get in a restaurant and it's so easy to make. Just throw everything into your slow cooker and leave for work, then come home to a super flavorful, spicy, delicious dinner.

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Crêpes in Broth

Scrippelle en Brodo (or Scrippelle ‘Mbusse) literally means 'wet crepes' in Italian. Scrippelle are thin egg crêpes, filled with grated pecorino cheese and rolled tightly, cigar style. Then they are sliced and served swimming in bowls of homemade chicken soup. Scrippelle are delicate, yet very satisfying. And although made with simple ingredients, the taste is quite rich and pleasing to the palate.

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Spinach Egg Drop Soup

Top Chef finalist Shirley Chung serves up Chinese American fare at Ms. Chi Café in Culver City, California. Now the chef and restaurant owner is sharing some of her favorite recipes in Chinese Heritage Cooking from My American Kitchen. Her egg drop soup gets a nutritious kick with the addition of spinach and comes together in a matter of minutes, making it the ideal meal to have on hand as cold weather settles in.

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Aromatic Carrot Soup

Briefly cooking the spices for this carrot soup brings out their oils and enhances the flavor. Before pureeing the soup, be sure the carrots are tender. Once the orange juice has been added, reheat the soup over very low heat.

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Green Chile Chicken Corn Chowder

This Green Chile Chicken Corn Chowder recipe is super easy to make, requires little supervision, and is so good. Add a little chipotle powder to give it some smoky spice to match the bacon - if you don't have chipotle, use some cayenne or crushed red pepper. This soup is the perfect starter for a heavy winter dinner, or works great for lunch with some crusty bread.

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Summer Squash Ginger Soup

Fresh ginger adds a real bite to food and today is often thought of as “the new garlic.” The ingredient shines in this Summer Squash Ginger Soup. Feel free to add extra ginger, if desired.

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Fresh Tomato Orange Soup

Orange zest adds unique flavor to fresh tomato soup. To achieve the smoothest tomato soup, pour it through a strainer once it has been pureed and then finish off the recipe.

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Curried Carrot Soup with Apples

This Curried Carrot Soup with Apples is flavorful, easy to make, and tasty proof that comfort food can be good for you too.

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30-Minute Cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup

Chicken Cordon Bleu is a real treat, but sometimes there just isn't time for all that cutting, pounding and rolling. So when it's comfort food season, chicken cordon bleu soup makes much more sense. It has all the same flavors of the classic dish in an incredibly rich and hearty soup that goes from prep to plate in only 30 minutes.

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Slow Cooker Cabbage Soup

Chase those winter blues away with a big bowl of delicious slow-cooker cabbage soup! Make it meatless by swapping out the chicken broth for vegetable broth.

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Slow Cooker Taco Soup

Try something new on Taco Tuesday with this Slow Cooker Taco Soup. Top it with your favorite taco toppings like jalape?os, sour cream and shredded cheese.

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Loaded Beer and Baked Potato Soup

Dealing with an angry cold front earns us a few big bowls of carbs and beer. A malty brown ale is a great way to add some of that craft beer flavor to a big bowl of soup. Maybe we have no say over what's going on outside the window, but we can always load up a pot full of potatoes, cheese, beer and bacon and wait for summer to come.

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Tomato Soup with Basil

When produce is sparse at the supermarket, canned tomatoes will come to your rescue. PARADE Chef Jon Ashton brings out all their flavor by caramelizing them under the broiler before pureeing them in a blender, for a bowl of comfort that just needs a grilled cheese sandwich.

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No-Dairy Spicy Coconut Pumpkin Bisque

Light, deeply nutritious, delicious, and just exotic enough to be exciting, this pumpkin soup is fantastic. And easy! It freezes well, too—if you happen to have any leftovers.

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Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup

The best way to make soup is to repurpose that Thanksgiving turkey of yours, bones and all. In fact, throw in any and all carcasses and bones that remain from your extravagant feast. Do it within a day or two and you’ll enjoy a steaming bowl of the good stuff over the weekend while watching football with your crew.

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Bobby Flay's 'Grilled Cheese' and Tomato Soup

"This soup is so easy," says Bobby Flay of this recipe from his cookbook, Bobby Flay Fit. "Even better: It's delicious." In his clever version of this classic comfort food, Flay substitutes the usual grilled cheese sandwiches with "frico"—crispy baked rounds of finely grated cheese.

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Chilled Avocado-Jalape?o Soup

Chilled, fresh avocado-jalape?o soup makes a perfect no-cook summer dinner.

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30-Minute Italian Sausage and Pepper Soup

Italian Sausage and Pepper Soup is a broth-based soup packed with hot Italian sausage, bell peppers, tomatoes, onion and garlic. This soup is a perfect freezer meal, too! Just let it cool and pack it in plastic containers or resealable plastic bags and freeze. When you are ready to enjoy simply thaw and reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave.

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Tortilla and Cheddar Soup

There’s nothing more satisfying than a good bowl of tortilla soup. This version of the Tex-Mex classic is sure to be a hit with friends and family.

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Kitchen Tomato Soup

Allspice mellows the flavors while sugar tames the tomatoes’ acid in this classic tomato soup recipe.

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Asparagus Soup with Lemon & Parmesan

Smooth, creamy and gently flavored with lemon and Parmesan, this asparagus soup tastes wonderfully luxurious. The best part is that no heavy cream is added—just vegetables, broth, and a hint of cheese puréed to silky perfection. Try serving it with a crusty bread for lunch or a light dinner, especially right now while asparagus is in peak season.

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Spiced Pumpkin Soup

Spiced Pumpkin Soup highlights the best flavors of the season. Go healthy with this fall soup, which tastes sinfully rich, but is actually low in fat.

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Pippa Middleton's Pumpkin Soup

"Served in its own raw or baked 'carcass,' this soup is one of my favorites for this time of year," writes Pippa Middleton in her book Celebrate. "Hollowing out the pumpkins always proves a challenge—many an evening has been spent carving them in front of the TV—but the final result is well worth the effort."

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Shortcut Minestrone

That jar of pasta sauce in the pantry also works as a speedy meal starter for this Shortcut Minestrone Soup. Keep it classic with marinara, or mix it up with other pasta sauce flavors like tomato and basil or roasted garlic. Small pasta (such as tortellini), a can of white beans and green beans (fresh or frozen) rounds out the list of ingredients you need for this simple, yet comforting, dish.

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Asparagus, Tomato, and Shoepeg Corn Summer Soup

Asparagus, fresh tomatoes and shoepeg corn all come together to make a delicious springtime soup that’s perfect to throw together for a dinner starter or lunch to take to work. Havarti cheese makes the most perfect grilled cheese to pair with the soup. The texture and butteriness are perfect for this.

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Slow Cooker White Bean Soup

Slow Cooker White Bean Soup is a comforting, meatless meal with rich flavor. Have some cornbread on the side for a complete and comforting dinner!

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Slow Cooker or Stove-Top Creole Okra Corn Soup Recipe

Creole Okra Corn Soup can be made with fresh or frozen corn and okra. Make it on the stove top or simmer it all day long in your slow cooker.

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Vegetable Beef Soup

You’ll want this beef and vegetable combo in your meal rotation this fall, when soups and stews make a cold-weather comeback.

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Creamy Carrot Soup

Serve this light and creamy carrot soup with croutons and grated cheese.

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Chicken & Tortellini Soup With Sage Pesto

Alongside some crusty bread and a salad, Bobby Flay's chicken & tortellini soup with sage pesto recipe makes an excellent meal. If you have no homemade chicken stock on hand, substitute store-bought stock (we won't tell).

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"Creamy" Spring Pea Soup

The "dairy" aisle is one of the fastest-growing sections at the supermarket, thanks to a burgeoning selection of non-dairy options. These days, you'll find a wide range of vegan milk, yogurt and cheese. Here, Ripple, a "milk" made from pea protein lends creamy texture to this light, springy soup. Unsweetened almond or cashew milk would also work well.

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Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

This soup's head is in a refreshing direction, opting for tart over sweet and it chooses the mysterious savory presence of sage over the more predictable pumpkin pie family of spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves).

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Slow Cooker Tomato Vegetable Soup

Serve this Slow Cooker Tomato Veggie Soup with hot grilled cheese sandwiches for quick and comforting fall dinner.

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Stuffed Sweet Pepper Soup

This tasty stuffed sweet pepper soup hits the spot with a medley of ground beef, peppers, onions, garlic and more. This hearty soup is perfect for lunch or dinner and is a breeze to prepare.

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Smoked Gouda-Broccoli Soup

Smoked paprika and smoked Gouda give this soup a double hit of smoky flavor. Smoked paprika comes in both sweet and hot varieties—the sweeter one is more commonly available. If you can’t find smoked Gouda, smoked Cheddar gives delicious results as well.

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Butternut Squash Soup

Sour cream adds a pleasant balance to this down-home Butternut Squash soup. Feel free to top it with grilled shrimp.

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Steak and Vegetable Soup

This Steak and Vegetable Soup takes less than half an hour to prepare and can be made up to two days ahead of time.

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Butternut Squash Soup

It's always fun to add a few dishes to the table that are beyond the turkey-stuffing-potatoes standard on Thanksgiving. This recipe, from the pages of Lisa Food: A Gluten Free Cookbook by Andrea Donadio and Lisa Predko, is guaranteed to be a good addition to your Thanksgiving meal and for the rest of the gourd season.

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Kale White Bean Soup

The High-Protein Vegan Cookbook by Ginny Kay McMeans offers 125 plant-based recipes to help you increase your protein intake. This simple soup featured in the book has 14 grams of protein per serving thanks to navy beans, kale and nutritional yeast, an inactive yeast with a cheesy, nutty flavor that can be found at most health food stores.

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Broccoli Bacon Beer Cheese Soup

Beer cheese soup is a classic dish made foolproof with the use of a blender. Add in the smokey flavors of bacon and two kinds of cheese and you can face the impending winter. There's even a serving of vegetables in there, so you don't even have to feel bad about it.

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Gazpacho

While you can experiment with alternate versions of this recipe that use fruit as the main ingredient (like cherry gazpacho), in the end, there's nothing quite like gazpacho prepared with tomatoes. It's a classic and refreshing dish that can be served as a light lunch, an appetizer or even from a pitcher at summer parties.

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Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

Packed with protein and dietary fiber, black beans make for a filling, inexpensive and nutritious vegetarian soup that everyone can enjoy.

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Sherried Basil Tomato Soup with Mozzarella Grilled Cheese

Sherried Basil Tomato Soup may not cure colds, but it sure can provide some temporary relief. Of course, you have to have a top-notch grilled cheese to dip in it. Use a combination of Fontina and Mozzarella for maximum meltiness.

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Lentil and Chard Soup with Pumpkin Seed-Cheddar Crisps

In Feeding a Family, nutritionist and mom Sarah Waldman provides recipes that are uncomplicated, nutritious and satisfying for even the pickiest of eaters. Waldman's Lentil and Chard Soup is the answer to using up leftover cooked rice or grains. It's topped with simple Pumpkin Seed-Cheddar Crisps, which kids can help put together.

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Cold Cucumber Gazpacho With Crab is the Summer Soup

This no-cook cold cucumber soup is a delicious first course or a satisfying light lunch during the summer. The best part? It's easily whipped up in a blender, so can have gazpacho on your table in under 30 minutes.

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Best French Onion Soup

Rich, sweet and comforting French onion soup doesn't require many ingredients, but it does require a good amount of time. For a big pot of fully caramelized onions, you'll need to dedicate a morning or afternoon, and if you plan it right, you can start this recipe a few days before you plan on serving.

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Jamaican Butternut Squash Soup

Allspice has a flavor that’s a mixture of nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. But it’s not just for desserts, as shown by PARADE Chef Jon Ashton’s Butternut Squash Soup recipe. The warm flavor is a perfect match for butternut squash, which turns thick and creamy when pureed in a blender.

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Spicy Black Bean and Pepper Soup

This spicy black bean and pepper soup is easy to make and tasty proof that comfort food can be good for you. Serve with quesadillas for a fun and flavorful meal.

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Ooey Gooey Cheesy Lasagna Soup

Get cooking with the kids this weekend and try Ooey Gooey Cheesy Lasagna Soup from Tiffany Dahle's The Ultimate Kids' Cookbook (Page Street Publishing).

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Chef Benjamin Knack's Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

This Roasted Butternut Squash Soup recipe comes from Benjamin Knack, executive chef of the Omni La Mansión del Rio and the Mokara Hotel & Spa in San Antonio, Texas.

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North African Chickpea Soup

In Evi Aki's first cookbook, Flavors of Africa (Page Street Publishing), the Ev's Eats blogger highlights recipes gathered from her friends and family that are bold and full of spices and color. Chickpeas absorb flavor well and are the star of this soup. Serve with flatbread and harissa sauce, a spicy condiment available in many supermarkets.

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Cauliflower Soup with a Kick

With vitamin-loaded cauliflower, cheese and horseradish, this Roasted Cauliflower Soup packs a nutritious and flavorful punch! Top it with lemon basil croutons.

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30-Minute Tortellini and Vegetable Soup

Tortellini and vegetable soup is a fantastic hearty vegetarian meal with Italian pizzazz. With fire-roasted tomatoes that bring in an added dimension of flavor, this pasta and veggie soup is a perfectly satisfying meal.

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Secret Ingredient French Onion Soup

Often times vegetarian renditions of beef broth-based soups fall short on depth of flavor. However, this recipe from Jennifer Perillo's Homemade With Love changes everything–the addition of one tablespoon of molasses to the broth results in a soup with deep flavor reminiscent of the classic French onion stock. Plus, the entire recipe–broth and all–is made right in a 6-quart stockpot.

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Spinach Tortellini Soup For One

If you are looking for a quick and easy recipe when you want something filling yet simple, this is a great recipe to have on hand. You can use cheese tortellini or meat. It takes only a few minutes to prepare and always comes out delicious.

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Garden Greens Soup

Get your greens in for the day with this Garden Greens Soup! The water-and-vinegar bath for the leeks pulls out the sand. Rinse very well, then chop. Use only the leaves of the watercress, discarding the stems.

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Roasted Carrot Soup

Roasting brings out the natural sugars and best flavor in root vegetables, as evidenced in this delicious Roasted Carrot Soup.

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Raspberry-Red Beet and Tomato Soup

This Beet and Tomato soup is flavorful, easy to make and tasty proof that comfort food can be good for you, too.

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30-Minute Hearty Pasta Fagioli

Pasta Fagioli (pasta and beans) is an incredibly hearty traditional Italian dish that is perfect for fall. This recipe makes a fagioli so thick you can stand a spoon up in the pot, so it's sure to warm you to the bone and fill your tummy. Loaded with fresh herbs, garlic, onion, tomatoes and beans, this soup has layers of delicious flavor sure to please your entire family.

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