Soup Recipes

Hearty lentil soup with potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, garlic, and oregano in chicken broth. A dump-and-simmer recipe that feeds 10 with almost no active cooking time.

Hernekeitto is the traditional Finnish yellow split pea soup, simmered with smoked ham hocks, potatoes, carrots, and whole allspice. Hearty Nordic comfort food, served Thursdays in Finland.

The famous Hotel Bel Air tortilla soup. Fried tortillas blended with tomatoes, garlic, onions, cumin and jalapeño into a velvety pureed soup with classic taqueria garnishes.

Hearty hamburger and pearl barley soup with cabbage, carrots, and tomatoes in a balsamic-spiked beef broth. A frugal, freezer-friendly one-pot meal that stretches a pound of beef across six bowls.

Creamy Reuben soup: corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese melted into a half-and-half base for everything you love about a Reuben sandwich in a bowl. Serve with rye croutons.

Pizza soup with stewed tomatoes, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, basil and oregano, topped with broiled mozzarella. All the flavor of pizza in a chunky bowl.

Hearty vegetarian barley soup with caramelized onions, apples, and apple cider for a sweet-savory bowl perfect for cool weather comfort.

A silky chilled soup with grated cucumber and celery stirred into a potato and white wine base enriched with heavy cream. Cool, elegant, and ideal for warm weather entertaining.

A silky pureed asparagus soup lightened with yogurt and brightened with lemon, finished with parmesan and a crisp parmesan twist. An elegant, fresh-tasting vegetarian starter for spring.

Creamy butternut squash and pear soup, a velvety autumn first course with thyme, coriander, and a finishing swirl of cream. Garnished with sliced pear and sesame seeds.

Use ground turkey to make meatballs, loaded with fresh veggies, and brown rice, this hearty soup is nutritious and delicious.

This soup is great, hot or even cold. Creamy and delicious, even better topped with some cheddar cheese! A great way to use up broccoli stems and save the florets for another use.

This soup came out so tasty and flavorful. The pan-fried tortilla strips added some nice crunch, and I also served the soup with some sour cream, Monterey Jack cheese, cilantro and scallions. It was an easy, light yet tasty soup.

New England clam chowder ready in 20 minutes. Canned clams, diced potatoes, onion in butter, and milk warmed just under a boil. A splash of sherry for the old-school finish.

Caldo verde-style Portuguese potato and kale soup with browned chorizo, garlic, and lightly mashed potatoes in chicken broth. Hearty, rustic, and full of smoky flavor.

Chinese vegetable soup with shiitake mushrooms, napa cabbage, soba noodles, and a ginger-tamari broth. A low-fat, brothy noodle bowl with savory mushroom depth.