53 Healthy Soup Recipes That Are Both Cozy And Nutritious

What's better than tacos for dinner? Taco soup. Use all of your favorite taco ingredients — black beans, ground beef, and corn — but make it soup. For the real kicker, top off the dish with pico de gallo, cheese, and sour cream. Now THAT'S what we're taco-in' about.

Recipe: Taco Soup

It's like you're eating chicken pot pie, almost. This recipe is packed with your typical chicken pot pie ingredients, like celery, carrots, peas, and chicken. Even better, there's tons of butter. Garnish with pieces of pie crust to make it truly authentic. 

Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie Soup

This hearty, cozy soup will keep you warm even on the coldest of winter evenings. The recipe takes almost no time to make, so if you're hungry and chilly, this soup will warm you up in minutes. Soup there it is! 

Recipe: Cream of Broccoli Soup

This recipe is so easy to make you won't believe it. Literally all you have to do is stir all the ingredients together, and then garnish it with parsley. Plus, it tastes soup-er great too. 

Recipe: Cabbage Soup

You don't have to go out to a Thai restaurant to make your favorite soup — you can now make it right at home. This delicious dish takes just 30 minutes to whip up.

Recipe: Tom Yum Soup

This soup warms the soul. It's an elevated take on the classic tomato soup. Make the meatballs first, using ground turkey, and then make the red pepper and tomato soup. Top it all off with fresh basil and Parmesan cheese and voila! 

Recipe: Red Pepper and Tomato Meatball Soup

This soup is jam-packed with cashews, veggies, beans, and, you guessed it, rice. Yum. Even better, this dish is vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free so everyone can enjoy it! 

Recipe: Wild Rice Soup

A whole pot roast dinner in one soup. 

Recipe: Vegetable Beef Soup

It looks super creamy but there's only a cup of 2% milk in there! 

Recipe: Cauliflower Chowder

Add the avocado just before serving.

Recipe: 5-Ingredient White Chicken Chili

If you're planning to freeze leftovers, don't put the egg in until you're just about to eat.

Recipe: Korean Tofu Soup

Cooked mushrooms make this vegetarian soup taste extra hearty. 

Recipe: Mushroom Quinoa Soup

The key to deep flavor in a vegetarian soup is simmering a Parmesan rind in the broth. Parmesan gives deliciously savory flavor to everything it touches. 

Recipe: Tuscan Kale, White Bean, and Bread Soup

Don't fear the bacon. A little bit goes a long way: It gives a lot of flavor for not too many calories.

Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash and Bacon Soup

Spelt is a whole-grain wheat that has a nutty taste and a lot of fiber [Read: It will keep you full.] 

Recipe: Toasted Spelt Soup With Escarole And White Beans

Coconut milk makes this ~extra creamy~.

Recipe: Rustic Parsnip Soup

Purple, pretty, and so healthy. 

Recipe: Beet Soup with Caraway

If you're going to freeze this, don't add the noodles. (They'll expand and get mushy in the freezer.) Just boil and add the noodles when you are about to eat. 

Recipe: Thai Pumpkin Noodle Soup with Crunchy Chickpeas

It's vegan! Need I say more? 

Recipe: Vegan Kale and Quinoa Minestrone

Hearty and delicious.

Recipe: Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

Cauliflower? I'm sold. 

Recipe: Coconut Curried Cauliflower Soup

Sub in kale for spinach if you're not a fan.

Recipe: Spinach and White Bean Soup

The soup will do well in the freezer, but make the garlic-kale topping before serving. It will keep in the fridge for a few days. 

Recipe: Simple Pumpkin Soup

I've been looking for more ways to use lentils.

Recipe: Red Lentil Soup

Knobby, end-of-season tomatoes are perfect in this blended soup. The grilled cheese is optional, or is it? 

Recipe: Tomato Basil Soup

Yes, carrots can be good in liquid form.

Recipe: Simple Creamy Carrot Soup

Mmmmmmushrooms. 

Recipe: Mushroom Barley Soup

Taking just 30 minutes to prepare, this soup will leave you feeling sooo satisfied thanks in part to 21 grams of protein per serving.

Recipe: Light Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

This meal is gluten and grain-free because the noodles are actually made out of butternut squash. Just throw all the ingredients into your slow cooker and forget about them for seven to eight hours.

Recipe: Thai Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

A hearty Italian soup full of veggies, and, as a commenter wrote, any soup with sausage has got to be amazing.

Recipe: Thirty-Minute Minestrone Soup With Sausage

Speaking of spice, this meat-free recipe doesn't call for much, but that doesn't mean you can't add it on your own. Green chiles will do the trick. 

Recipe: Mexican Vegetable Soup

Burgers are actually the best food (dont @ me), so why not make a slow-cooker soup version of them with loads of vegetables, too? 

Recipe: Hamburger Soup

Yup, only 20 minutes to feeling warm and cozy and full. 

Recipe: 20-Minute Moroccan Chickpea Soup

This recipe calls for a plant-based sausage substitute, but feel free to use chicken or turkey sausage if that's more your style. 

Recipe: Vegan White Bean "Sausage" Stew

Super zesty, super simple.

Recipe: One-Pot Lemon Chicken Stew

Both sweet and spicy for those winter nights when your cravings are all over the place. 

Recipe: Golden Turmeric Chickpea Chicken Soup

It's ~light~ thanks to replacing half the normal amount of potatoes with a head of cauliflower instead. Sneaky AF. 

Recipe: Light Loaded Potato Soup

For those times when you need the spice to open up your sinuses. 

Recipe: Spicy Corn Chowder

It requires a blender, but it's sooo worth the creaminess. 

Recipe: Vegan White Bean & Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Lots of ingredients, but will basically replace your Thai takeout habit.

Recipe: Thai Coconut Zoodle Soup

Your favorite stuffed pepper recipe ~deconstructed~. 

Recipe: Stuffed Pepper Soup

Make sure to use low-sodium broth if you're looking to keep your intake down — otherwise, ENJOY. 

Recipe: Creamy Vegan Spinach Potato Leek Soup

Stay toasty with this soup filled with sweet potatoes and black beans. 

Recipe: Healthy Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Nutty, a little spicy, and packed with vitamin C. 

Recipe: Curried Butternut Squash Soup

AKA homemade version of your favorite Chinese takeout. If you're feeling really ambitious, you can even add the totally-optional bamboo shoots. 

Recipe: Hot And Sour Soup

You'll need a blender or food processor for this one, but LOOK AT THAT CHEESY CAULIFLOWER GOODNESS. Worth it? Worth it. 

Recipe: Gluten-Free Quinoa Cauliflower Chowder

Everything is better with sausage. 

Recipe: Slow Cooker Sausage, Spinach, and White Bean Soup

Filling in aaaall the right ways. (And heads up: best if made with a blender.)

Recipe: Tangy Black Bean Soup

SO MANY DELICIOUS VEGETABLES. 

Recipe: Green Minestrone Soup

The recipe calls for ghee, but you can swap it with any cooking fat of your choice.

Recipe: Comforting Beef and Barley Stew

Added bonus: If you're rocking a winter cold, the curry and ginger will CLEAR YOUR SINUSES RIGHT UP. 

Recipe: One-Pot Curried Potato & Lentil Soup

Psst: Once you make the chipotle marinated chicken, you can recycle leftovers as tacos, too. So, best of both worlds. 

Recipe: Chipotle Marinated Chicken Soup

A fun twist on the classic.

Recipe: Chickpea Tomato Soup With Rosemary