Soup Recipes

Tom kha gai, the classic Thai chicken and coconut milk soup with lemongrass, galangal, and lime. Fragrant, silky, and ready in under 30 minutes from a handful of pantry ingredients.

New Orleans-style artichoke oyster soup built on a shallot-butter roux with cayenne, Tabasco, and oyster liquor. Oysters simmer exactly 5 minutes to stay tender, finished with whipped cream.

Hunter's minestrone with cubed beef, kidney beans, pasta shells, and red wine simmered for four hours in three stages. A hearty, meaty Italian soup built for cold weather.

Vegan sweet potato and tomato soup blended velvety smooth. Sweet potatoes lend natural sweetness and creamy body against the bright tomatoes, all warmed with basil and oregano. A few pantry vegetables, one pot, no cream needed.

Parcha bozbash is an Azerbaijani lamb soup with chestnuts, quince, prunes, and chickpeas simmered in a rich broth and finished with ghee. Warming, fruit-kissed, and deeply aromatic.

Hearty Portuguese rubble soup (sopa de entulho) loaded with red kidney beans, pumpkin, turnips, carrots, potatoes, and hand-torn cabbage. A warming, rustic one-pot meal.

Loaded black bean soup pureed silky-smooth with smoky ham hock, sherry, lemon, and a finish of sour cream and fresh dill. Steakhouse-style classic that elevates the humble bean.

A light, ginger-infused chicken soup with sauteed shiitake mushrooms, napa cabbage, spinach, and a drizzle of sesame oil. Clean, bright, and nourishing.

Clam and Corn Chowder with Bacon and Potatoes recipe

Cajun file gumbo with canned salmon, okra, and the holy trinity simmered down and finished with file powder. A Lafayette-style one-pot supper served over hot rice.

Seafood gumbo loaded with shrimp, crab, and five pounds of okra smothered with tomatoes, garlic, and hot sauce. An authentic okra-thickened Cajun gumbo, no roux needed.

Louisiana chicken gumbo with ham, okra, fresh oysters, and file powder, slow-simmered for two hours and served over rice. An authentic Cajun one-pot meal.

Lobster and roasted corn chowder with bacon, smoked ham hock, and a Southwestern kick from jalapeño and green chiles. A creamy bowl built from a lobster-stock base and pan-charred corn kernels.

Creamy sweet potato and peanut bisque with green chiles, ginger, allspice, and tomato juice, pureed silky smooth with natural peanut butter. Vegetarian, high-fiber, and on the table in 30 minutes.

The grilled chicken adds the "pop" to this traditional tex-mex recipe. I made this on game day for my boyfriend and me, and it was a hit!

Chilled cucumber and bell pepper soup blended creamy with yogurt, watercress, garlic, and a splash of vinegar. A no-cook, blender-easy cold soup that's all the refreshment you want on a hot day.