35 Easy Soup Recipes For When You're Shifting Into 'Soup Mode'
It should come as no surprise that Team Delish very much celebrates Soup Season all year long. We need very little reason to whip up an easy batch of soup on any odd day, no matter the time of year. Feeling down? Time for soup! First snap of cold weather? Soup is on the menu! Need something extra to add to your lunch sandwich? Soup is always the solution. As it turns out, the easiest soup recipes also end up most often to be the most delicious, especially when they come together in a pinch. If you're feeling yourself kicking into "Soup Mode," it's definitely time to stock your pantry ASAP so you can make any (or all!) of these 35 ultra-easy soup recipes this week. Creamy, light and vegetable-packed, or hearty, there's a comforting soup recipe here for any craving that strikes.
Soup is basically always on the menu for Team Delish, no matter the season (and we've got the spring soup, summer soup, fall soup, and winter soup recipes to show for it). Homemade chicken noodle is a stand-by on rainy spring days or that odd summer day you have a cold or just want to feel cozy. Just because it's hot out doesn't mean you have to skip out on a creamy yet light soup. Take it from us, our recipes for elote corn soup more than prove that soup defies all seasonal changes. Even if you're craving takeout but want to avoid delivery fees (or shlepping outside), we've cracked the code on one of the most memorable soups of all: Olive Garden's chicken gnocchi soup.
As far as we're concerned, soup is way more than just a side dish too. Dinner soups that are hearty and satisfying often steal the show, especially our meatball sub soup, taco soup, and Thai peanut noodle soup. We have a sneaky feeling you won't keep soup in the corner after you try any of those recipes out, that's for sure!
Taco Soup
When you’re craving tacos but looking for something with a little more oomph and comfort, taco soup is the dinner for you. It’s hearty and filling, super-flavorful, and comes together FAST (we’re talking 30 minutes fast!). Featuring ground beef, pinto beans, and all your Mexican-inspired favorites, this recipe is also very straightforward to make.
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Broccoli Cheddar Soup
It’s difficult to find a soup more comforting than broccoli cheddar—this one is thick, hearty, cheesy, and just rich enough to make it a staple comfort food recipe during chilly nights. Bonus: It's got all that stick-to-your bones goodness you crave, with a good dose of veggies too.
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Meatball Sub Soup
Meatball sub fans—get ready to meet your new favorite soup. All the flavors of the classic sandwich are mashed into this gloriously cheesy soup recipe that's ready in under an hour. Seriously, it's got it all. Meatballs? Check. Rich tomato flavors? Check. Toasty baguette? Check. Plenty of cheese? Check!
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Creamy Chicken Marsala Gnocchi Soup
Creamy chicken Marsala and French onion gnocchi soup are already at the top of our easy weeknight dinner list, so it's only right to combine them. The result is a hearty, Marsala-spiked soup packed with pan-fried chicken, sautéed mushrooms, and pillowy gnocchi. The slightly sweet and savory broth is made of cremini mushrooms, aromatics, Marsala wine, and heavy cream, setting the stage for our favorite potato dumpling and plenty of juicy shredded chicken thighs.
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Sopa De Fideo
Sopa de fideo is a low-lift Mexican-style soup consisting of toasted fideo noodles in a base made of pureed tomato, onion, and garlic. If you love chicken noodle or tomato soups, then consider this version as its fabulous cousin. It’s a fragrant and simple soup you can turn to in the winter via canned tomatoes or summer with tomatoes off the vine.
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Lemony White Bean & Potato Soup
Beyond its incredible taste, what makes this recipe truly great is its ease and adaptability. Alongside pantry staples of potatoes, beans, and lemons, you can switch up the herbs to match the season—rosemary in winter or parsley and dill in spring. You can also blend a portion of this soup if you prefer a creamier base, or leave it be if you enjoy a chunkier soup. But don’t skip the Parmesan rind; it adds a subtle nuttiness and salty richness to the broth (we always keep a couple stashed in the freezer for this purpose).
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Homemade Chicken Soup
For centuries, cultures around the world have put their unique stamp on chicken soup. We love each and every one, from the Greek avgolemono to the Jewish matzo ball soup, but when it came to developing our forever favorite version, we chose to strip it back to focus on the essence of the dish: the tender shredded chicken and that rich golden broth it creates.
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Thai Peanut Noodle Soup
At 7 p.m. on a weeknight, pantry flavor bomb ingredients can be the difference between sitting down to a satisfying home-cooked dinner at 7:30 and ordering take-out. Here, we’re using red Thai curry paste—one of our favorite pantry staples—to create a fast, flavorful peanut noodle soup in no time flat. With a creamy coconut peanut broth, crisp vegetables, and a shower of fresh herbs, this Thai-inspired noodle soup will become one of your new favorite weeknight dinners.
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One-Pot Harissa Beet Soup
This vegetarian soup can (and should!) be enjoyed year-round. It has a perfect balance between sweet, smoky, and spicy. The ruby red beets add sweetness and a mellow, earthy flavor. Potatoes help thicken the soup and add body without including any extra dairy or gluten, while the harissa paste adds a peppery kick. If you like things spicy, use a harissa paste labeled as such. If not, use a jar labeled “mild.”
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Best Potato Soup
Searching high and low for a potato soup that doesn’t suffer from a bacon-crutch? Look no further! This is the potato soup for you. Whether you're a seasoned vegetarian, looking to explore more plant-based recipes, or just want a potato-focused recipe, this easy, creamy soup is the perfect way to showcase the humble potato in all its comforting glory. And yes, we added something to make sure you don’t miss the bacon 😉.
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Copycat Chick-Fil-A Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chick-fil-A’s chicken tortilla soup boasts a (very!) dedicated fan base—as soon as sweater weather hits, people line up for this seasonal menu item. We can see why: It’s packed with rotisserie chicken, beans, corn, and a blend of cozy spices, making it the perfect comfort food to warm up with.
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Pesto Rice & Bean Soup
This one-pot pesto rice & bean soup can be as flexitarian as you’d like it. While we use chicken broth here to add a layer of savoriness without actually adding meat, you’re free to substitute it with vegetable broth or water. Depending on personal taste, you can also use whatever type of canned beans you’d like.
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Jalapeño Popper Chicken Soup
ere at Delish, we’re pretty passionate about our jalapeño poppers. We’ve stuffed them inside chicken, turned them into taquitos, even reimagined them as egg cups, and now we’re using them to inspire this creamy soup. Loaded with shredded chicken and diced jalapeños and topped with cheddar and crispy bacon, it has everything we love most about the classic appetizer.
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Lentil Soup
While it may not be known as the sexiest of soups, our lentil soup recipe is anything but boring and ensures that this vegetable soup gets the attention it deserves. Another reason why we love it? The ingredients tend to be on the cheaper side, and it only requires a handful of staple items you may already have in your pantry.
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French Onion Gnocchi Soup
Forget bread and croutons, we found an even more delicious way to enjoy French onion soup—by adding gnocchi! Marrying the French classic with the convenience of store-bought gnocchi means you can have the most comforting dinner on the table in just under an hour. It’s sure to warm you up on even the coldest of nights this fall.
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Split Pea Soup
This creamy one-pot split pea soup is a rich, satisfying, and cozy meal that’s not just for St. Patrick’s Day or Easter. A smoked ham hock adds savory, meaty goodness to this soup, while carrots provide a pop of sweetness. Three kinds of alliums (leeks, onions, and garlic) bring on major depth, and we recommend serving hot bowls of this savory soup with a fluffy dinner roll or Southern-style cornbread on the side to soak up every drop.
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Matzo Ball Soup
A symbolic dish of past hardships, matzo ball soup may be an essential component of the Passover feast and a recurring Hanukkah dish, but we love to enjoy it all year long. This classic recipe—complete with homemade chicken broth and light and fluffy matzo balls—has a few ingredients that may surprise you, but truly perfects this classic comfort food.
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Elote Corn Soup
Chili-spiced and lime-spiked, these sweet and creamy bowls take elote (or Mexican street corn) and turn it into the perfect summer starter or main. Most of the creaminess in this soup actually comes from blending the corn, but we find that a touch of extra creaminess from heavy cream makes it extra luxurious (feel free to omit if you want it dairy-free!).
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Creamy Parm Tomato Soup
This easy tomato soup is perfect for those chilly fall evenings when you want something a bit more filling (and what better solution than adding pasta?). If you prefer a heartier greens, kale or broccoli rabe can be added 5 minutes after the tortellini!
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Butternut Squash Soup
As far as cozy, hearty fall soups go, butternut squash soup will always be the go-to choice in our book. The sweet and slightly earthy flavor that comes from a butternut squash makes it our ideal choice when it comes to whipping up a warming bowl of fall goodness.
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Chickpea Noodle Soup
This is an incredible vegan version of chicken noodle soup, made with chickpeas instead of chicken and orecchiette instead of egg noodles. Cooking the pasta in the soup will yield a velvety, substantial broth, but for a leftover-friendly version, boil the noodles separately so they don’t bloat in the broth over time.
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Cabbage Roll Soup
Feeling nostalgic for cabbage rolls, but want a quick dinner instead? Try a savory bowl of cabbage roll soup that is prepared in just two easy steps. It’s a hearty, warm bowl of comfort food that embraces all the goodness of cabbage rolls.
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Instant Pot Potato Soup
Throwing everything in the Instant Pot will give you a delicious soup in about 40 minutes flat (and won't take up precious stovetop space). This one is fully loaded and has all of our favorite things, like bacon, cheddar, cream, and chives. What more could you want?
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Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Gnocchi is an underrated pantry staple that’s great as the star of a dish, but also works incredibly well in soups. It’s almost like making chicken 'n' dumplings with half the time and effort! To go the extra mile, we recommend making your own chicken stock to really soup up (get it?) this recipe!
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Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Sure, everyone loves chicken noodle soup. But for some of us, there's nothing that soothes the soul like a big bowl of chicken tortilla soup. The slight kick from chili powder and fire-roasted tomatoes gives what could easily be a very boring bowl of soup a jolt of flavor and depth.
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Vegan French Onion Stew
Finishing the cheese toasts right in the soup pot makes for an impressive presentation. But if you expect to have leftovers, it’s best to do that job on a sheet tray instead to avoid losing soggy pieces of bread in your leftovers.
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Tomato Soup
There's really nothing more comforting than a steaming hot bowl of tomato soup. We prefer using canned tomatoes rather than fresh because they tend to be packed in peak season—that means they're perfectly ripe! PLUS, the skins are removed. That means less work for you! If we were you, we'd serve this with our antipasto grilled cheese—makes for a complete (and extra-hearty) meal.
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Chicken Parm Soup
Let's be honest—who doesn't love chicken Parm? We've done our fair share of creative takes on the dinner, from chicken Parm pasta to chicken nugget Parm casserole, but when we're looking for an extra-cozy version, we turn to this soup recipe.
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Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken & Potato Soup
A warm and creamy soup with very minimal effort is our ideal dinner. The slow cooker makes the chicken completely fall apart while making the potatoes creamy and tender. Use your favorite curry powder to spice up the dish and make it even more comforting.
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Baked Feta Soup
Though we can basically never say no to pasta, on a cold winter day we often start craving tomato soup. Why not combine the two? Simply prepare the sauce as you would for baked feta pasta, add some chicken broth, and blend. And there's your creamy tomato soup without cream!
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Miso Soup
Miso soup is one of those rare things that is super comforting while also being quite light. And making it is so simple, you'll have to add it to your rotation of things to make in the winter months.
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Creamy Chicken Ramen Soup
When we're in the mood for something that has a bit more flavor than your run of the mill canned soup or packaged ramen, we turn to creamy chicken ramen soup. This recipe packs a flavorful punch and then some! You get some spiciness from the curry powder, a rich creaminess from the coconut milk, and a burst of citrus with a squeeze of lime.
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