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Nothing turns a cold night around faster than a pot of soup on the stove. These 30 soup recipes are the ones we actually make all season long: the 30 minute chicken noodle we pull out the second somebody sniffles, creamy copycats like broccoli cheddar and zuppa toscana, thick chowders and real French onion, hearty beef stews that do their own work in the oven, cozy Italian nights of lasagna soup and wedding soup, and vegetable bowls that still eat like dinner. Almost all of it is from scratch, most of it is one pot, and every one of them tastes even better the next day. Grab a ladle and pick your bowl.
Chicken Soups We Make on Repeat
Chicken Noodle Soup (30 Minutes with Rotisserie Chicken)
The bowl the girls beg for the second somebody sniffles, and the rotisserie chicken shortcut gets it from craving to cozy in about 30 minutes. Real homemade broth flavor without babysitting a pot all afternoon. Get the recipe →
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Everything you love about chicken pot pie, the creamy filling and the tender vegetables, ladled into a bowl in under an hour with no crust to fuss over. This is our rainy school night dinner. Get the recipe →
Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings
Pillowy flat dumplings swimming in a thick, creamy broth that tastes just like a Sunday visit to the country store. I made a big pot on a chilly weeknight and the girls have asked for it ever since. Get the recipe →
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
The coziest set it and forget it dinner there is, with tender shredded chicken, soft vegetables, and pillowy dumplings in a rich broth. It feeds the whole family with almost no effort on your part. Get the recipe →
Cheesy Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Creamy, cheesy comfort loaded with tender chicken and a rainbow of fresh vegetables in a rich cheddar broth. I simmer a big pot on the first truly chilly day of fall every single year. Get the recipe →
Creamy and Cheesy Soups
Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup Recipe
The copycat that tastes like the bread bowl you order at Panera, cheesy and thick with tender broccoli in every spoonful. It became our most requested dinner the first weekend the girls came in from playing outside cold. Get the recipe →
Creamy Wild Rice Soup
Tender wild rice and sweet vegetables in a velvety broth that fills the whole house with the best smell while it simmers. This is pure comfort in a bowl when the weather finally turns. Get the recipe →
Sausage Potato Soup
Savory Italian sausage and tender yellow potatoes in a broth you will want to drink straight from the bowl. One pot, about 30 minutes, and it tastes like it took all day. Get the recipe →
Easy Zuppa Toscana (Olive Garden Copycat)
The creamy Olive Garden copycat with Italian sausage, golden potatoes, and hearty kale in a rich broth. We started making it so nobody had to drive anywhere for that restaurant soup. Get the recipe →
Copycat Chili’s Chicken Enchilada Soup (Tortilla Soup Recipe)
Creamy, masa thickened, and melted through with cheese, this tastes exactly like the chain restaurant bowl. It came out of one long Sunday afternoon of testing in our Dutch oven until it was right. Get the recipe →
Chowders and Old School Classics
Easy New England Clam Chowder Recipe
Thick and creamy and shot through with smoky bacon, soft potatoes, and sweet little clams. I made a pot on a slow Saturday and Lizzie asked if it was ready roughly every ninety seconds. Get the recipe →
Easy Corn Chowder Recipe
Sweet corn, tender potatoes, and crispy bacon in a creamy bowl that comes together in about 45 minutes. The first pot happened on a chilly Sunday after Maddie raked leaves, and it has been on repeat since. Get the recipe →
Creamy Corn Chowder Recipe with Kielbasa
The same cozy chowder with smoky kielbasa stirred in, so it eats like a full dinner instead of a starter. Tender potatoes, sweet corn, and crispy bacon in every creamy spoonful. Get the recipe →
French Onion Soup
Deeply caramelized onions simmered in rich beef broth and crowned with cheesy broiled bread. I make a big pot the first chilly weekend of fall and the whole house smells incredible while it cooks. Get the recipe →
Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Everything you love about a bacon cheeseburger turned into a thick, creamy, comforting bowl. Ground beef, potatoes, and plenty of melty cheese, and it disappears even faster than our corn chowder. Get the recipe →
Hearty Beef Soups and Stews
Easy Beef Stew Recipe
Fall apart tender beef that makes the whole house smell amazing while the oven does almost all of the work for you. This is the Sunday afternoon dinner Maddie still calls the meat and potatoes one. Get the recipe →
Easy Beef Stew in the Oven (with Red Wine)
Rich and red wine kissed, with that slow braised smell filling the kitchen while you do nothing but stir it once an hour. Lizzie declared the potatoes the best part before going back for thirds. Get the recipe →
Best Beef Barley Soup
Fork tender beef and chewy barley with soft vegetables in a deeply savory broth. I make a big pot on a cold Sunday and let it simmer while the house slowly warms up. Get the recipe →
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Every cozy flavor of a classic stuffed pepper, the ground beef, sweet peppers, rice, and rich tomato broth, in one pot in 30 minutes. No hollowing out peppers and no baking dish to scrub. Get the recipe →
Best Venison Stew
The coziest way to turn a hunter’s harvest into a rich, melt in your mouth dinner. My husband brings home venison every fall, so this one gets braised low and slow all winter long. Get the recipe →
Italian Night Soups
Best Tomato Soup Recipe
A velvety San Marzano tomato base with melty cheese tortellini and a tangy swirl of goat cheese, all from the slow cooker. The girls slurped every drop before I could even grab a photo. Get the recipe →
Best Italian Wedding Soup Recipe (from Scratch)
Tender mini meatballs, tiny orzo, and fresh spinach swimming in a savory parmesan broth. I made a big pot last chilly Sunday and Maddie went back for thirds before I ever sat down. Get the recipe →
Italian Meatball Soup
Tender baked meatballs and little ditalini pasta in a rich, tomatoey broth loaded with vegetables. My whole family lights up the second they see this one simmering on the stove. Get the recipe →
Lasagna Soup Recipe
Every cozy bite of classic lasagna in a spoonable bowl, with browned Italian sausage, tender noodles, and creamy ricotta on top. All the flavor without layering and baking for an hour. Get the recipe →
Minestrone Soup
A big pot of tender vegetables, hearty beans, and little pasta in a rich tomato herb broth. I make a giant batch the minute the weather turns cool and we eat the leftovers all week. Get the recipe →
Vegetable Soups That Still Eat Like Dinner
Easy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Velvety and naturally creamy with zero cream in it, and the whole kitchen ends up smelling like a fall candle. Maddie said exactly that the first time I made a big pot of it. Get the recipe →
Easy Creamy Carrot Soup
Sweet carrots blended into a velvety bowl with a swirl of yogurt on top, light but still warming. Even the kids slurp this one down on a chilly weeknight. Get the recipe →
Green Pea Soup Recipe
Bright, creamy, and ready in under an hour with just six ingredients. I whipped it up on a gray afternoon and the kids asked for more of that vivid green soup. Get the recipe →
Vegetable Tortellini Soup
A savory, veggie packed broth loaded with tender cheese tortellini, hearty kale, and a rainbow of fresh vegetables. This is what I make when I want healthy that still feels like comfort food. Get the recipe →
Vegetarian Taco Soup
A hearty bean and veggie pot that is on the table in about 25 minutes on the craziest weeknights. The kids load theirs with chips and cheese until you can barely see the soup underneath. Get the recipe →
Save This Soup Season Lineup
Pin this roundup so the whole soup lineup is one tap away the next time the temperature drops, and if you make one of these, leave a comment on the recipe and tell us what you served alongside it. From our kitchen to your table!
