Soups Recipes

We developed this chicken zoodle soup in a jar, inspired by recipes on TikTok for soup in a jar. It's a great make-ahead meal that you can make year round.

This lemon chicken orzo soup is comfort in a bowl! It is so flavorful with tender pieces of chicken in a lemony broth with orzo pasta, carrots, onions, celery, and baby spinach. This has quickly become one of my family's favorite soup recipes.

You'll want to put a ring on this recipe.

This chicken miso soup is full of fresh ingredients and has the perfect blend of delicious savory flavors!

Chicken pot pie soup — talk about a tasty twist on tradition! This rich and creamy soup has all the things we love about chicken pot pie, but in a soup.

This chicken soup with pearl couscous is superb comfort food, something most turn to when the weather turns cool. This soup is easy to make and cleanup is minimal, perfect for a weeknight.

Making this flavorful chicken couscous soup with an herb and mushroom couscous mix gives a nice change from noodles. It’s a one-pot meal that is ready in under an hour.

This leftover roast chicken coconut soup begins with a flavorful broth made from the carcass of a rotisserie chicken and finishes with creamy coconut milk.

This chicken potato soup is easy to make and tastes just like chicken noodle soup, but with potatoes instead of noodles!

This chicken and gnocchi soup is so comforting and delicious — it will warm you inside and out. It's one of the best soups that I have had in a long time. Enjoy!

“Honestly, this will be the only way I will make chicken noodle soup from now on.”

This easy chicken, rice, and noodle soup features fresh mushrooms and rotisserie chicken. With only a few fresh veggies to chop, this is perfect for days when you are short on time in the kitchen.

This chicken tortilla soup, flavored with charred corn and fire-roasted tomatoes, warmed by green chilis and chipotle, is served with toasted tortilla strips and grated cotija cheese.

This Tuscan chicken soup features a boneless chicken breast in creamy broth with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. It’s especially comforting on blustery winter days.

Feeling fancy, but don't have the energy to make a big dish? Chicken ramen to the rescue! Cook chicken ramen and add in creamy sour cream, canned chicken, and dried dill.

Our recipe for Instant Pot Thai Chicken Soup delivers authentic flavor with a rich base of Swanson Chicken Broth and ingredients easy to find at the grocery store. The best part — you can have it on the table in only 50 minutes.

This comforting chicken ramen noodle soup is served with homemade honey Sriracha crackers for crunch and extra flavor.

This tomatillo soup with chicken and jalapeños can be spiced up or tamed down depending on your individual taste. Keep in mind that you can substitute with canned tomatillos, drained, and chopped. Garnish with sour cream and cilantro.

This recipe for mason jar instant noodles is written for 1 mason jar, and you can easily scale it for the number of jars you would like to make. My noodles come in an 8-ounce box, so I typically prepare 4 jars at a time. Fresh bean sprouts were not available to me at this time but they make a great addition here.

This classic pastina soup with tender chunks of chicken, tiny Italian pastina pasta, carrots, and parsley has all the rich flavors you need in a comforting bowl of homemade soup.

My chicken tortilla soup is not a fast recipe, but it is one of the greatest chicken soup experiences known to man. The smoky, spicy, slowly simmered tomato chicken broth is made from scratch, and the soup is topped with all your favorite garnishes: toasted tortilla strips, sour cream, avocado, cilantro, lime, and crumbled Mexican cheese.

Egg drop soup is a favorite of mine. After many trips to different Chinese restaurants to enjoy it, I decided to create the ultimate egg drop soup recipe at home. Sesame oil is the key! I hope you like it as much as I do.

This creamy chicken vegetable soup is pure comfort food and a great way to use leftover chicken. Feel free to play around with the herb combination; I also like it with oregano and dill.

Rachel Parton George makes this rustic chicken dish for her sister, Dolly Parton, every year on her birthday.

This quick and easy no-chop chicken and wild rice soup is for those weeks when you have neither the time or energy to pull off a soup with freshly-chopped ingredients. This is my big batch go-to for Sunday weekly lunch prep.

This miso chicken noodle soup, with thick, chewy udon noodles and a savory miso broth, is a tasty—and very easy—remake of traditional chicken noodle soup.

This copycat Chick-fil-A chicken tortilla soup is a seasonal favorite from the chain. When you're craving it and it's not the season. . . no problem! It's simple to make and you can whip up a batch in less than 20 minutes. I like to serve this with quesadillas.

This creamy chicken and mushroom soup is a lovely soup that comes together fairly quickly thanks to rotisserie chicken, but tastes like it simmered all day.

Soup season calls for this chicken pot pie soup with pie crust dumplings. Folded pie-dough pieces play the part of bouncy dumplings, and rotisserie chicken shortens the cook time. If you like, swap the Italian seasoning for chili powder or curry powder.

Mulligatawny soup means "pepper water," and curry is the particular ingredient that gives this incredible dish such a delicious flavor, or so I'm told. This old recipe was given to me long ago.

Even though this lentil soup is made with just a handful of ingredients, it’s incredibly flavorful. If you have a special bottle of olive oil, drizzle some on top of each bowl before serving. If you can’t find or don’t like chard, kale or collards would be equally delicious. Excerpted with permission from Lebanese Cuisine by Madelain Farah and Leila Habib-Kirske, published by Hatherleigh Press.

This easy soup recipe cooks up quickly thanks to the use of an electric pressure cooker or multicooker, like the Instant Pot. It packs in tons of filling veggies without packing on the calories. Plus, it happens to be entirely plant-based. If you aren't eating vegan, top it with a little Parmesan cheese or pesto to add even more flavor.

Make this grab-and-go Tex-Mex–inspired soup when you have leftover chicken, or use rotisserie chicken for this easy meal-prep soup. The frozen pepper-onion mix adds flavor and saves time in the kitchen, while the black beans add fiber and protein. Combine everything but the broth ahead of time, then add it and heat it in the microwave when you’re ready to eat. If you don’t wish to travel with liquid broth or don’t have access to a microwave, you can use reduced-sodium bouillon instead and just add hot water.

This warming vegetable barley soup uses easy-to-find produce and frozen veggies, making prep simple and easy. It makes plenty to feed a hungry family, plus it freezes beautifully so leftovers can be enjoyed again and again.

This one-pot chicken and cabbage soup is topped with flavor-boosting store-bought pesto. Big, fiber-rich butter beans add a creamy bite, but you can easily swap them out for cannellini beans or navy beans if you prefer. This soup works well with leftover chicken—simply shred or chop cooked chicken and add it to the soup to reheat once the cabbage is tender.

This chicken and rice soup is a bit time-intensive, but the flavor is worth the effort. Turning some of the cooked rice into a paste is a genius trick that gives the soup a creamy congee-like texture. If you have leftover lemongrass and makrut lime leaves, consider packaging them up in sealable containers along with ginger, and you’ll have pre-portioned aromatics for the stock at your fingertips. (Freeze them for up to 1 year.) If there’s any leftover garlic oil, refrigerate it for up to 1 week and use it to make salad dressing or drizzle over a grain bowl.

This hearty bean and barley soup tastes like it has simmered for hours, but actually it's quite quick to throw together. Plus this recipe for healthy bean and barley soup freezes beautifully. If you have cooked barley on hand, omit the quick-cooking barley and stir in 1 1/2 cups cooked barley along with the broth in Step 2.

This famous soup from the state of Michoacán in Western Mexico is often made with a base of pureed beans along with tomatoes and dried chiles, which bring a lot of the character to the dish. Here we use ancho chiles, which are sweet, earthy and relatively mild. You could also use pasillas, which have a heat level similar to anchos--or, if you like it hot, gaujillos, which also bring some smoky notes to the pot.

This luscious and healthy cream of carrot soup comes together with just 15 minutes of active time, thanks to the Instant Pot (or any other pressure cooker). For an even easier dish, use an immersion blender to puree the soup--you'll only have the Instant Pot insert to clean after cooking. Serve this soup as a starter for a holiday meal or with crusty bread and a salad for dinner any night.

Skip the dipping and add crispy grilled cheese croutons right into your soup instead. Don't have a panini press? Make the grilled cheese for the croutons in a skillet or in a waffle maker instead. Opt for San Marzano tomatoes if you can. They have a much richer flavor and they tend to be lower in sodium.

Canned chickpeas combined with tahini thicken this simple vegetable soup and give it a creamy consistency. The chickpeas also provide satisfying plant protein and combine with the veggies to add plenty of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Serve this easy dinner with baguette slices.

In this sweet and savory potato and carrot soup, carrots and apple lend the sweet notes, while potato and half-and-half add a savory counterpoint and a layer of creaminess. The bay leaf gives it a depth of flavor. Top this simple soup with celery leaves and a drizzle of half-and-half.

Roasting the tomatoes concentrates their flavor, yielding a richly flavored soup. Make a manchego grilled cheese for dunking.

While meatball soup can be traced back to ancient Persia, Spanish colonizers brought it to the Americas. In Honduras, this soup is made with chayote, tomatoes, potatoes and zucchini. Serve it with a salad for a full meal.

This one-pot, easy-to-make soup is so full of beef and vegetables that it could almost be called a stew. Beans, mushrooms, kale, chunks of tomatoes and beef sirloin will fight for space on each spoonful.

Vori means "ball" in the Guaraní language of Paraguay; vori vori is the plural form. The name references the spherical dumplings that float in the broth. The soup originated as a fusion of the cuisines of Spanish Franciscan missionaries and the Guaraní people.

Quick-cooking barley and sirloin helps get this beef-and-barley soup on the table in a snap—and it doubles easily. Serve with crusty bread and a glass of malbec.

Sofrito is a flavor base made by sautéing onions and garlic in oil. In Latin America, each region has its own variation that incorporates native ingredients; the tomato-based sofrito here is common in Mexico.

This seafood stew from Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, dates back hundreds of years and reflects the region's diverse population and history. It merges the African ingredients of dendê (red palm oil) and coconut milk with indigenous traditions of preparing seafood in clay pots over coals. Dendê is traditionally used for its rich flavor and beautiful red color, but you can use a neutral oil, such as canola or avocado instead, as the tomato paste will still lend the dish a vibrant hue. Read more about the author's connection to this recipe in Soup—and Life—Lessons From My Grandma.

This bubbling stewlike soup is a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken or turkey—and a perfect vehicle for crispy, puffy tater tots. This easy dinner recipe is sure to be a hit with the whole family.

Prepared salsa verde adds tang to this fast weeknight chili recipe and pairs beautifully with the rich caramelized chicken and creamy beans. Don't shy away from the poblano peppers. They offer a mild heat but deliver a depth of flavor you can't find in regular green bell peppers.

If you love tacos, this Instant Pot chicken taco soup won't disappoint. Silky strained tomatoes add body, while shredded chicken, beans and spices add those rich and spicy familiar flavors. And don't forget the toppings! Melted cheese, creamy sour cream and crushed tortilla chips round out this new family favorite.

This easy soup flavored with chili powder and a splash of lime is quick enough to prepare for a warming weeknight meal thanks to an electric pressure cooker like the Instant Pot. Lean chicken breast is easy to prep, but boneless, skinless chicken thighs would make a great substitute.

This excellent chicken soup--packed with hearty, nutritious ingredients--is easy to make and may become your new standby. It makes enough to freeze a portion for easy lunches or when you need to deliver food to someone in a pinch.

This healthy, Italian-inspired chicken soup recipe is loaded with fiber-rich vegetables and beans and gets an extra boost of flavor from a swirl of pesto at the end. To get a homemade stock flavor using store-bought broth, we simmer bone-in chicken breasts in the broth before adding the rest of the soup ingredients.

This rich yet healthy white chicken chili recipe comes together in a flash thanks to quick-cooking chicken thighs and canned white beans.

Be sure to use bone-in chicken here--it enhances the flavor of the broth, and the bones are easy to remove after cooking. This healthy chicken soup can be made in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker.

This creamy corn soup has underlying earthiness from the hominy and heat from the jalapeños. Fresh corn adds sweetness, which works well with the salty cotija cheese and other fresh and tangy garnishes.

In this healthy cauliflower soup recipe, roasting the cauliflower first adds depth and prevents the florets from turning to mush. A little tomato sauce and coconut milk give the broth a rich, silky texture. Serve with a dollop of sour cream or yogurt, if desired.

Corn tortillas thicken this chicken enchilada soup, but Cheddar and cream cheese give it the richness you'd expect from an enchilada. Serve it with something fresh and crunchy like a jicama slaw dressed with a little olive oil and lime juice for a healthy dinner that will appeal to the whole family.