The Best Homemade Soups

Hearty, flavorful and even unique homemade soup recipes perfect for the colder months curled up with a blanket and a bowl full.

Winter time is the best time for homemade soup.  These are some of the best homemade soups to warm the soul.

Soup is a great addition to a homemade lunch or dinner, and can sometimes even be a meal on its own. Many global cuisines feature at least one traditional soup, and some cultures even consider soup to be a meal staple.

Since people eat soup all over the world, there’s no limit to the flavors, aromas, and ingredients you can find in your bowl.

It’s easy to grab a can of soup from the pantry, but you often miss out on the full flavors that a homemade recipe has to offer.

These homemade soups aren’t condensed, use fresh ingredients, and can be altered to your liking. Whether you prefer hearty soups or lighter bowls, there’s a recipe on this list that’s calling your name!

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Lasagna Soup

This lasagna soup is absolutely delicious, and so easy. It goes together quickly, and everyone will love it. A great dish to serve on a chilly night, or while you're watching the game. Add some garlic bread, or crackers, and you're all set.

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Chicken Corn Chowder

This grocery store classic is creamier when you make it yourself! While the most prominent ingredients in this recipe are chicken and corn, it also uses onions, potatoes, bacon, and a variety of peppers. The recipe yields 8 servings and takes one hour to make.

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Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup

This soup uses all of the ingredients you’d find in Polish cabbage rolls, otherwise known as gołąbki. While you could throw everything into your pot and cook it, cooking the vegetables separately will add more flavor to each bowl. Whether you cook this soup on a stovetop or in a pressure cooker makes no difference – the result is the same delicious soup.

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Copycat Chicken Gnocchi Soup

A not so average chicken soup that can be served as a side or meal. This copycat chicken gnocchi soup is better than chicken noodle anyday!

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Homemade Tonkotsu Ramen

This Asian comfort food takes over 18 hours to make, but it’s so worth it! Every ingredient in this fresh and homemade – you won’t be using flavor packets or cup noodles here. Instead, you’ll be cooking with a long list of high-quality ingredients, like kombu kelp, pig trotters, and plenty of garlic and ginger. Each pot of ramen yields 10 servings, and while it takes a long time to make, the broth can be safely frozen for up to 6 months.

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Copycat Zuppa Toscana Inspired Soup

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Creamy Chicken and Gnocchi Soup

Bring this Olive Garden classic home with you! This hearty soup is loaded with herbs, vegetables, and potato gnocchi. Each pot yields 8 servings, and each serving has 33 grams of protein. Your creamy chicken and gnocchi soup is filling enough to be your whole meal!

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Vegan Pumpkin Carrot Soup

Many soups use a meat-based broth, but this pumpkin carrot soup can be made in a vegetable broth. Alternatively, you can use water as your base. To give this soup its smooth texture, blend your vegetables after cooking them in an instant pot.

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Greek Lemon Rice Soup

If you’ve ever been to a Greek restaurant, you’ve likely seen a lemony rice soup on the menu. The traditional recipes vary – chefs either use orzo or rice, and some include roasted chicken. Pair this creamy, citrusy soup with a gyro or souvlaki meal!

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Slow Cooker Spicy Shrimp Chowder

It’s time to pull out the slow cooker again! This spicy shrimp chowder gets its flavor from Cajun spice, and it also uses onions, flour, and corn. You’ll need to throw your ingredients into your slow cooker twice – the milk and chicken goes in after the other ingredients have already cooked.

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Vegetable Soup

This vegetable soup recipe lets you choose which veggies go into your pot. The original recipe uses fresh vegetables, but you can save 30 minutes by buying frozen ingredients instead. If you’re eating this soup as part of a paleo or keto diet, don’t use corn, beans, potatoes, and peas.

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Coconut Curry Butternut Squash Soup

For those cold fall and winter nights, prepare a warm, creamy soup for dinner. If you don’t like butternut squash, you can replace it with acorn squash, kabocha, or a pumpkin. Using a blender is the easiest way to puree your squash, but be warned – it will be messy!

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Mushrooms & Chickpeas Minestrone

Put simply, minestrone is a thick vegetable soup. This take on a classic Italian soup uses chickpeas, mushrooms, potatoes, and an assortment of other vegetables. Minestrone is best eaten after sitting for 5 minutes. You don’t want to serve it cold, but it shouldn’t be served straight off the stove, either!

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Pho

This pho recipe lets you enjoy a Vietnamese meal staple without going to a restaurant! Use a Chinese “5 spice” seasoning to add some flavor to your pot, along with lemongrass, fish sauce, and ginger. Top it all off with bok choy, be

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

If you’re craving Southwestern or Mexican food, this soup is for you! Chicken tortilla soup is filling, with ingredients like chicken breast, guacamole, sour cream, and plenty of tomatoes. Serve with tortilla chips to either dip in the soup or to eat on the side.

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Mulligatawny Soup

A typical mulligatawny soup uses ingredients that aren’t very low in carbs – apples, rice, flour, and more vegetables. This version is keto friendly, with just 4.6 grams of net carbs per serving. Despite the lack of certain ingredients, it’s still full of flavor!

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White Chicken Chili

To be complaint with a keto diet, this chili doesn’t use rice or beans. Instead, you’ll use chicken, spinach, bacon, and plenty of spices. Don’t be afraid to prepare this for someone who’s new to chili – this recipe is milder than other chilis you may find in a restaurant.

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Vegetable Beef Soup

If you’re low on time, whip up some vegetable beef soup. When you use an instant pot, it only takes 10 minutes to cook! While you can swap out the vegetables, stick to smaller and delicate veggies to make cooking easier.

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Apple Butternut Harvest Bisque

This recipe is dairy-free, using coconut cream as a base. If you’re not up to eat the bisque right away, you can freeze it for up to 3 months. Simply defrost in the fridge for 24 hours before re-heating.

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Carrot Ginger Soup

Carrot ginger soup is a vegetarian dish, but you can sprinkle some bacon bits on top if you’d prefer to add meat. The ingredients are rich and full of flavor, so sample some before adding the bacon. You might not need it!

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Pasta e Fagioli

In the United States, some people call this Italian soup “pasta fazool.” This gluten-free and allergy conscious recipe doesn’t replace many of the traditional ingredients in pasta e fagioli. Simply use a gluten free pasta!

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Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup

How do you make a chicken soup vegan? Replace your chicken with jackfruit! The texture and look are similar to that of chicken, so picky eaters will hardly be able to tell the difference. You can also use gluten-free pasta.

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Tummy Healing Soup

This vegan, gluten-free soup has anti-inflammatory properties to ease an upset stomach. The vegetables, turmeric, and coconut will sit well with you after overindulging on less healthy foods. Use gluten-free penne to make this soup safe for people with gluten intolerances.

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Soup fills kitchens, stomachs, and hearts around the world with memorable flavors and aromas. With these recipes, anyone can enjoy a warm bowl of soup, regardless of their dietary restrictions or tastes.

Whether you’re in a hurry or you have all day, you can prepare a dish that you’ll want to eat over and over again.