Soup season is in full swing! This list has all the best soups you could ever imagine. Veggie loaded soups, cheesy soups, classic soups, and maybe some new twists on the classics.
Some parts of the country may still be rocking seventy degrees in November, but that doesn’t change the fact that my mind has shifted into soup mode.
Mike and I used to get in arguments early in our marriage about wether or not soup was a meal.
I clearly think soup is in fact a meal.
Mike is still not thoroughly convinced. He is convinced enough to not argue with me during soup season. Sometimes, I am nice enough to toss a grilled cheese sandwich or salad on the side to meet him halfway.
Picking a favorite soup is like choosing a favorite child… Lucky for me I only have two children.
Choosing between the best soup recipes is very hard!
If I had to pick my top five favorite soups of all time they would be as follows:
- Minestrone Soup – This soup has so many vegetables. I always add too many noodles to this soup. One of those good problems. Top the soup with some parmesan cheese and a healthy sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes.
- Chicken Noodle Soup – This soup cures what ails you. It is also the easiest soup to make.
- Broccoli Cheddar Soup – I don’t care what you say, the broccoli makes this soup healthy.
- Tomato Soup – Call it what you want; creamy tomato soup, tomato bisque, spicy tomato soup… I like them all!
- Loaded Baked Potato Soup – Nobody is here for the potato on this one. It is all about the cheese, green onions, and bacon. Right?
I did say it was hard to choose one, let alone five soups.
Let’s allow some honorable mentions.
I love any mushroom soup. Mushroom barley soup or creamy mushroom and potato soup would be tied for the next spot.
Next, I have to go to my Greek diner favorite cream of chicken and orzo. I have a recipe trying to recreate it as best I could. Nothing beats take out on that soup though.
Mike would always and forever vote for chicken tortilla soup. The spicier the better. I have a version made with enchilada sauce, beer, and lime juice. It’s so good!
I feel like this post is getting lengthy. Soup might be my favorite food, I think?
If you haven’t scrolled past my writing yet, I will stop while I am ahead and let you see my list of best soups before I totally lose you.
The Best Soups
A compilation of tried and true soup recipes to keep you warm and fed during fall and winter seasons.
Easy tomato bisque with noodles made from canned fire-roasted tomatoes, sherry vinegar, brown sugar, stock, and heavy cream. All that's left to do is add in some cute little noodles.
Mom's esiest recipe for chicken noodle soup.
Pasta e fagioli is a tomato based soup with cannellini beans, cracked lasagna noodles, and escarole all cooked in a fraction of the time in the Instant Pot.
Creamy and super easy soup studded with leeks and potatoes made in the slow cooker.
Roasted tomatoes, fennel, onions, and garlic purred until smooth make the perfect cozy, yet slightly sweet and spicy soup to transition into spring.
Loaded Baked potato soup is super rich and creamy. Topped with lots of cheese, bacon, and green onions.
Dump all your veggies into a crock pot and then add noodles and fresh spinach at the end for a perfect no fuss dinner.
Hearty and healthy mushroom and barley soup.
A hearty tomato-based soup loaded with carrots, celery, onion, white beans, kale, and lots of crusty bread. Think minestrone pot pie without the pie crust.
Creamy soup loaded with lots of mushrooms and potato, a hint of garlic and herbs, and cooked in 35 minutes.
Slow Cooker vegetarian tortilla soup is made with onion, bell peppers, green chilies, hominy, black beans, garlic, gluten-free red enchilada sauce, and a plethora of spices.
Hearty beef and barley soup with potatoes, mushrooms, celery, carrots, and onions.
Cream-based soup filled with mushrooms, celery, carrots, spinach, fresh herbs, and gnocchi.
Creamy beer cheese soup with maple bacon and diced jalapeño peppers.
Slow cooker and Instant Pot versions of the classic Olive Garden soup made from spicy Italian sausage, potatoes, kale, onions, and garlic in a creamy broth.
Dairy-free, easy celery and potato slow cooker soup requires few ingredients and minimal work with a big bang of flavorful payoff.
Easy French Onion soup made from onions, bourbon, stock, butter, and flour. Covered in cheese and a toasted piece of sourdough.
Easy broccoli cheddar soup is creamy, cheesy, and made with steamed frozen broccoli to save time.
Hearty veggie loaded soup in a light tomato and vegetable stock based broth.
Creamy soup made from roasted butternut squash, roasted garlic, chipotle peppers, cream, and stock.
A hearty, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegetable and tomato soup with white beans and kale.
Bacon and potato chowder is loaded with lost of potatoes, onion, celery, a creamy cream cheese based broth, and of course lots of crispy bits of bacon.
Stovetop version of an easy chicken tortilla soup that is made with beer and is a sort of a bit like a cheater pozole rojo recipe.
Classic loaded baked potato soup made with bacon, potatoes, green onion, cheese, sour cream, and lots of celery, carrots and onion.
Hearty Minestrone soup with crumbled mild or hot Italian sausage and all the vegetables.
Quick cooking creamy chicken and wild rice soup loaded with lots of veggies, chicken, and flavor!
Thick and creamy Greek lemon chicken and rice soup.
Happy soup season!
