43 Soup Recipes You’ll Crave Year-Round
The minute cold weather creeps in, you’ll find us tending to stewpots, with mountains of soup recipes on deck each week. But we consider soup an all-seasons food, and the recipes below reflect just that. Whether that soup (or stew) is done in 30 minutes for an easy weeknight dinner or it needs an hours-long simmer, there’s nothing like the homey comfort of savoring a hearty bowl.
Here you’ll find all of our favorite soup recipes: brothy bowls to nourish you, chilled soups to cool you in summer, and thick-sauced stews to warm you to your core. We’re talking pho so amped with flavor you’ll forget it was made in the Instant Pot, a bright green riff on pasta e fagioli, and more cozy one-pot favorites. If you’re bundled up and wondering what’s for dinner, you’ve come to the right place. These soup recipes were built to bring joy to the end of a long, cold day. Grab a Dutch oven and head on over to the stove.
Photo by Heami Lee, food styling by Judy Haubert, prop styling by Rebecca Bartoshesky2/43Instant Pot Beef Pho
Photograph by Cody Guilfoyle, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie, Food Styling by Thu Buser3/43Spicy Kimchi Sujebi
This spicy, stewy recipe is a mash-up of two Korean favorites: kimchi jjigae and sujebi. A small amount of ground meat boosts flavor without making the soup too heavy.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling Christine Keely4/43Green Pasta e Fagioli
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kendra Vaculin, prop styling by Emma Ringness5/43Pozole Blanco
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Food Styling by Micah Morton, Prop Styling by Emma Ringness6/43Weeknight Pumpkin Chili
This quick autumnal stew calls on cans of black beans and pumpkin purée, ground beef (pork or turkey works too), and plenty of smoked paprika. Finish with a sprinkle of pepitas and a dollop of sour cream.
Photograph by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht, Prop Styling by Emma Ringness7/43Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Sean Dooley, Prop Styling by Emma Ringness9/43Surprisingly Satisfying Cauliflower Chowder
Add richness to this briny, veg-packed vegetarian chowder (no clams or bacon needed) with a hefty pour of heavy cream.
Photograph by Scott Semler, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Maggie DiMarco11/43Blended Pastina Soup
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Stevie Stewart, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams12/43Vegetarian Italian Wedding Soup
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., food styling by Thu Buser, prop styling by Sean Dooley13/43Spicy Pork and Refried Bean Soup
Photograph by Heami Lee, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco14/43Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Soup
This broccoli cheddar soup uses an entire box of white cheddar mac and cheese to create the perfect level of cheesiness as well as bulk up the dish with pasta.
Photo by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi, Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca15/43Miso Chicken Soup With Squash and Tiny Pasta
If butternut squash soup and chicken noodle soup got together, it’d look a little something like this comforting one-pot meal.
Photo by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht, Prop Styling by Christina Allen16/43Five-Spice Beef Noodle Soup
Inspired by the flavors of Vietnamese pho, this ground beef and rice noodle soup comes together in just 20 minutes.
Photo by Alex Lau17/43Curried Lentil, Tomato, and Coconut Soup
This cozy red lentil soup from chef and cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi is nourishing and hearty, yet still vegan and gluten-free.
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Prop styling by Emma Ringness, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi18/43Haitian Bouyon
Somewhere between a soup and a stew, this chicken soup looks to starchy vegetables to create a rich broth. If you can’t find the tubers called out in the recipe, opt for Japanese sweet potatoes.
Photograph by Joe Lingeman, Food Styling by Drew Aichele, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco19/43Turkey Laksa Noodle Soup
This Malaysian-style curry laksa soup is the best way to use Thanksgiving turkey leftovers, but there’s nothing stopping you from making a pot of it any time during soup season.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi, Prop Styling by Alexandra Massillon20/43Silken Tofu Stew With Clams and Zucchini
Photograph by Scott Semler, Prop Styling by Emma Ringness, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi21/43Golden Chicken Soup
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kendra Vaculin, prop styling by Emma Ringness22/43Egg Drop Dumpling Soup
This easy soup takes its cues from Chinese egg drop soup, Korean manduguk dumpling soup, and Italian stracciatella egg soup for a cozy 20-minute dinner.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kendra Vaculin, prop styling by Emma Ringness23/43Mini Meatball and Pastina Soup
Tender meatballs add savory depth to the rich tomato broth, while the tiny pasta adds a satisfying heft. Finish each bowl with a cloud of grated Parmesan.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kendra Vaculin, prop styling by Emma Ringness24/43Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Soup
This rich-but-not-heavy soup uses poached chicken breast to make a brothy base you’ll eventually enrich with cream. Shred the meat and pair with sautéed mushrooms for a cozy, hearty bowl.
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Food Styling by Maggie Ruggiero, Prop Styling by Alexandra Masillon25/43Summer Vegetable Soup With Pistou
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kendra Vaculin, prop styling by Emma Ringness26/43Green Ribollita
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Taneka Morris, prop styling by Gerri Williams27/43Lentil Soup With Greens and Rice
Photograph by Heami Lee, food styling by Judy Kim, prop styling by Nicole Louie28/43Lemony White Bean Soup
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Taneka Morris, prop styling by Tim Ferro29/43Elote-Style Corn Soup
If you thought corn chowder was the only way to enjoy the corn in soup form, think again. This one uses fire-roasted frozen corn, so it can be made year-round.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Sean Dooley, prop styling by Gerri Williams30/43Gnocchi-Leek Soup With Greens
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Prop Styling by Tim Ferro, Food Styling Sean Dooley31/43Burnt Toast Soup With an Egg on It
Why is this soup so comforting? Inspired by Ferran Adria’s version of Spanish sopa de ajo, its heft comes from a base of oil-toasted, broth-soaked, and puréed bread.
Photographs by Elizabeth Cecil, food styling by Danielle Pattavina32/43Seafood Chowder
This ever-adaptable New England–style chowder from Larsen’s Fish Market, a tiny seafood shack on Martha’s Vineyard, is intensely flavored yet light and decidedly not gloppy. Serve it for a holiday brunch with a big winter salad on the side.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Christina Allen33/43Shabu-Shabu Noodle Soup
In this recipe, shabu-shabu (a Japanese-style hot-pot dish) becomes a one-pot beef soup that comes together quickly for weeknight dinners.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Taneka Morris, prop styling by Suzie Myers35/43Spiced Salmon Noodle Soup
A staple of Native Alaskan cuisine, this riff on salmon-head soup comes from Emma Teal Laukitis and Claire Neaton’s cookbook The Salmon Sisters: Harvest & Heritage.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Judy Kim, Prop Styling by Gözde Eker36/43Vegan Tomato Soup With Cashew Cream
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou37/43French-ish Onion Soup
A rich French onion soup that’s totally meatless? Yes, it’s possible. The soup is vegan, but if you’re not, we recommend serving with cheese-topped toast.
Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by D'mytrek Brown38/43Salmon Coconut Soup
Adjust the heat in this riff on Thai tom kha gai to your liking—use one chile for mild heat, two for medium, and three if you want sweat beading on your brow.
Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone39/43Chicken and Rice Soup With Garlicky Chile Oil
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Graylen Gatewood40/43Pork and Cabbage Not-Quite-Dumpling Soup
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li41/43Spring Minestrone
A lighter take on the classic minestrone, this version is ideal for days when there’s a chill in the air but you don’t need stick-to-your-ribs comfort food.
Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Pearl Jones43/43I-Can’t-Believe-It’s-Vegetarian Ramen
This comforting noodle soup recipe mimics the umami of meaty tonkotsu ramen with tomato paste, dried shiitake mushrooms, kombu, and soy sauce.
