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Soup may very well be the perfect food to get you through fall and winter. It warms you on a cold day, sustains you when you’re sick, helps you feed a crowd, and makes easy-to-eat leftovers. We love a “throw-it-all-in-the-pot” stone soup, but we also appreciate a soup with a bit more forethought. For those occasions, we humbly present this list of our very favorite soups: brothy delights, creamy chowders, veggie-packed broths, hearty stews, and more. Here are more than 60 warming, comforting, delicious and especially hearty soup recipes for every occasion.
3 Tips for Making Soup from Scratch
Satisfying Slow Cooker Soups
Come home to dinner simmering in the slow cooker. This hands-off approach is ideal for turning pantry staples into rich and flavorful broths.
Comforting Chicken Soups
There’s no remedy quite like mom’s chicken soup. We’ve got you covered with restaurant-soup dupes, hands-off slow cooker soups, and everything in between.
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Creamy Chicken Soup Chicken soup with vegetables and herbs is pure cold weather comfort food, and this version takes it up a notch with a luxe, creamy broth.
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Classic Chicken SoupThis chicken soup is miles better than anything from a box or a can, but isn’t quite so laborious as starting with a whole chicken and making stock from scratch.
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Instant Pot Chicken Noodle SoupMade in the Instant Pot, this one-pot chicken noodle soup is just like the classic, loaded with juicy pieces of chicken, chunky vegetables, just-tender egg noodles, and a rich, herb-flecked broth.
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From creamy classics to soups topped with crispy kale and mushrooms, these soups are a great way to get your veggies.
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Snookums’s Okra SoupThis dish shines a light on a rather unsung hero of summer vegetable: okra. It gets wonderful flavor from fresh tomatoes and is served over fluffy rice.
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Kabocha Squash Soup The rich texture of a kabocha squash makes it the perfect choice for a velvety blended soup. Enjoy it as a festive fall lunch or light dinner.
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Creamy, Satisfying Mushroom SoupThis soup treats you to a double dose of mushrooms, plus a silky, mushroom-infused vegetable broth that gets partially pureed and kissed with a touch of cream at the very end for just a hint of richness.
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Classic MinestroneMinestrone is a soup of scraps, and because the recipe is infinitely changeable depending on what you have, it’s also a soup of the moment.
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Soup from Any VegetableIf you are craving soup and you have vegetables and broth in your cupboard, you’re all set. You can transform nearly any kind of vegetable into delicious, nourishing soup.
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Tofu-Miso StewIt tastes and feels like a chicken pot pie, but instead it's a pile of veggies doused in a rich miso gravy.
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Classic Tomato SoupServed piping hot with a golden-brown grilled cheese sandwich, classic tomato soup conjures up memories of the crisp fall days of our youth.
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Soba Noodle Soup with Mushrooms & ChardThis particular soup comes together rather quickly and is primarily flavored by the mushrooms and ginger. No need to be picky about the type of green being used — chard, kale, spinach, and bok choy all work just fine here.
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Miso SoupSay hello to your newest cold-weather best friend: Miso soup is that salty, savory broth, dotted with green scallions and silky tofu.
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Vegetable SoupPacked with a rainbow of crisp-tender vegetables, it's light and fresh, yet hardy and warming all at the same time.
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If soup isn’t satisfying unless you’ve need a fork nearby, these are for you. Fill your bowl to the brim with hearty beans, tender braised pork, or cozy curried veggies.
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Alphabet Soup Packed with a medley of vegetables and tender pasta, all swimming in a tomato and herb-kissed broth, this soup is comforting, nourishing, and oh-so-fun to eat.
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Stuffed Pepper SoupFrom the tender bell pepper to the ground beef, rice, tomatoes, and Italian seasoning, this is everything you love about stuffed peppers, in soup form.
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Chile Verde StewChile verde is more than a simple stew. Pork shoulder is rendered into supple, tender meat after a slow simmer in a sauce of roasted tomatillos, peppers, cilantro, and oregano.
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White Bean & Chicken Sausage StewThis soup is one of those magical recipes with just a few ingredients, and all the usual suspects — carrot, onion, beans, chicken broth — that nevertheless turns out to have such a deep, wonderful flavor you don’t mind that it makes enough to feed you for a week.
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Italian Wedding SoupThis soup is simple to prepare, but has enough flourishes — herby meatballs and a last-minute addition of cheesy egg ribbons — to make it special enough for guests.
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Oxtail SoupThis comforting, hearty soup from Mister Jiu's cookbook is full of meaty oxtails, roasted veggies, star anise, ginger, and two kinds of peppercorns.
Go to Recipe Cozy Chilis
There’s a chili to satisfy every kind of eater. Texans, avert your eyes, there are beans involved.
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Whole30 ChiliLoaded with ground beef, vegetables, and warm spices, this Whole30 chili is a winter essential for anyone who loves bean-free chili.
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Keto-Style ChiliNo need to give up chili if you're following a keto diet. A few substitutions make this chili keto-friendly and delicious.
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Slow Cooker Vegetarian ChiliThis hearty six-ingredient vegetarian chili doesn't skimp on flavor, thanks to smoky ancho chili powder and two types of beans. Plus, the slow cooker does all the work for you.
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Instant Pot ChiliThis Instant Pot chili tastes like it's been cooking all day, but it only takes about 45 minutes in the pressure cooker.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Chili This simple chicken chili comes together with just six ingredients. It's perfect for a comforting weeknight dinner, but it's equally as great for feeding a crowd on game day.
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