During the winter months, there's nothing better than a hearty soup to keep you warm. Today I'm sharing with you an amazing list of 60 hearty soup recipes that are flavorful and easy to make from scratch in your own home!
Winter is here, and that means I'm digging out all of my favorite soup recipes! Simple soup recipes make it just a little easier to get through those cold winter months.
Whether you make instant pot soup, or soup on the stove top, soups are an easy dinner idea you can make from scratch in your own home.
Below you'll find some of my favorite hearty soup recipes categorized by types of meat, vegan, vegetarian, and even a cheese soups category. Where's my cheese lovers at? While some soups may fit into multiple categories, I tried to place them using the main ingredient of the recipe.
I hope you find a few new soup recipes here today that will keep you warm all winter long!
Table of Contents
Beef Soup
Chicken Soup
Pork Soup
Seafood Soup
Cheese Soup
Vegetarian Soup
Vegan Soup
Beef Soup
From ground beef to chuck roast, you'll find a wide variety of beef soup recipes. How about a bowl of tortellini soup, or beef stroganoff soup? Yum!
Serve your next soup recipe with a side of skillet cornbread - the perfect hearty side dish.
Vietse Beef Stew Pho Noodle Soup (Pho Bo Sot Vang) - Delightful Plate
Vietnamese beef stew pho noodle soup (Pho bo sot vang) is a hearty and comforting noodle soup. This noodle soup features tender beef, flavorful broth and amazing aroma from pho spices. You can cook it on stovetop, in a slow cooker or a pressure cooker like an Instant Pot.
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Easy Beef Stroganoff Soup - The Rising Spoon
An Easy Beef Stroganoff Soup made in one pot on the stove-top using simple ingredients (no canned cream soups or mixes) in about one hour. Each spoonful is packed with tender beef, earthy mushrooms, fragrant onion & garlic, thick & hearty noodles, and a rich, slightly creamy & savory broth.
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One Pot Beef Tortellini Soup
One Pot Beef Tortellini Soup is hearty and flavorful - perfect for a quick weeknight meal. Chunky tomato soup is filled with ground beef, cheese tortellini, and herbs.
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Hamburger Macaroni Soup - Accidental Happy Baker
Hamburger macaroni soup takes budget friendly ingredients and turns them into a rich and satisfying hearty soup in less than 30 minutes.
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Easy Hamburger Soup - Hot Pan Kitchen
This Easy Hamburger Soup recipe is a healthy meal perfect for family dinner. Made with beef broth, ground beef, potatoes, and other vegetables, it’s the best warm and hearty comfort food!
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Shchi – Russian Cabbage Soup - Lavender and Macaroons
There are so many reasons to love Shchi – traditional Russian Cabbage Soup. It’s hearty and filling thanks to the tender chunks of beef and the combo of sauerkraut and fresh cabbage.
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Enchilada Soup - Beyond The Chicken Coop
This enchilada soup is a cross between chili and chicken tortilla soup. The flavors sing with enchilada sauce and sets it apart from traditional chili and is thicker than tortilla soup.
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Cabbage Roll Soup - Salt & Lavender
This simple cabbage roll soup (stuffed cabbage soup) recipe is healthy, filling, and will keep you cozy all winter long!
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Old Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup - Mighty Mrs.
This homemade, old fashioned vegetable beef soup going to take you way back in so many good, wholesome ways.
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Taco Soup (Gluten-Free) - Downshiftology
Taco soup is guaranteed to be a family favorite. Made with ground beef, black beans, corn and tomatoes it’s healthy, incredibly easy (only takes 30 minutes) and naturally gluten-free.
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Easy Keto Low Carb Taco Soup Recipe - Wholesome Yum
See how to make taco soup on the stove - it takes only 20 minutes + 5 ingredients! The whole family will love this easy low carb taco soup recipe with ranch dressing. It's so rich and flavorful, no one will guess it's keto taco soup.
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Chicken (and turkey!) soup
Chicken noodle soup is the epitome of a comforting, warming and hearty soup. But don't stop there! With so many varieties of chicken soups, from creamy to broth-based, you could make a different chicken soup for every night of the week.
Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup
Rotisserie chicken noodle soup is an easy, one pot meal that's soothing, comforting, and made with simple ingredients. Perfect for sick days, winter weather, and weeknight dinners!
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Chicken Vegetable Soup
Chicken vegetable soup is a hearty and comforting soup - the perfect weeknight meal on a cold winter day. It's filled with simple ingredients like chicken, green beans, mushrooms, celery, and carrots.
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Shirataki Chicken Noodle Soup - Low Carb Africa
Shirataki chicken noodle soup – a savory, mouthwatering, heart-warming soup, exploding with flavor and deliciousness! This soup is rich and healthy and contains only 2 net carbs.
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Cajun Chicken Noodle Soup
Cajun Chicken Noodle Soup is a hot and spicy version of a classic. This soup is filled vegetables, chicken, egg noodles, and cajun seasoning that adds flavor and warmth. Made in a single pot in 30 minutes.
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Thai Coconut Soup with Potstickers - Whitney Bond
Thai coconut soup is deliciously flavorful & easy to make in just 29 minutes! In this recipe, I added chicken potstickers for a fun twist on classic Tom Kha soup!
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Easy Crockpot Chicken Gnocchi Soup - Scrummy Lane
This delicious chicken gnocchi soup has it all – it’s creamy and comforting, it’s low calorie, and you need just 20 minutes to prepare it. Whether you know and love Olive Garden’s creamy chicken and gnocchi soup or not, you’ve got to try this easy copycat version! Prefer to make the soup in your pressure cooker? I’ve got you covered there too!
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Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
This creamy chicken tortillla soup is easier to make than you think. Made from scratch, this spicy, flavorful, and hearty soup is ready in less than 30 minutes.
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Mulligatawny Soup - Indian Ambrosia
Mulligatawny soup is an Indo-British curry soup loaded with chicken, vegetables, lentils and apples. Thick, creamy and comforting, this soup will drive away the chill of late fall and winter days. Made in 30 minutes in the instant pot!
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Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup
Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup is an easy, one-pot recipe that's ready in just 30 minutes. A warm, creamy soup is filled with mushrooms, celery, carrots, and chicken.
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Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup - The Recipe Well
Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup tastes just like stuffed peppers, but it’s way easier to make! Made with bell peppers, ground chicken, rice and beans, this soup is a satisfying one-pot family meal.
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Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
This Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup recipe makes it so easy to make homemade chicken noodle soup from scratch. It’s comforting, healthy and perfect for a cold day!
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Healthy Slow Cooker Turkey Wild Rice Soup - Zestful Kitchen
This healthy Slow Cooker Turkey Wild Rice Soup is as creamy as it is delicious. Packed with layers of flavor from fresh herbs and lemon to Parmesan and seared mushrooms, a bowl of this and you’ll be happily satisfied.
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Cheesy Chicken Potato Soup - Little Dairy on the Prairie
There’s no better way to warm up on chilly days than snuggling up to a piping hot bowl of Cheesy Chicken Potato Soup, or chowder as some people call it! This soup is full of potatoes, chicken, and carrots all nestled in the most flavorful, creamy and cheese soup base!
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Lightened-Up Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup - Run Lift Eat Repeat
This lightened-up creamy chicken noodle soup is not only easy to make but it’s just as comforting as the classic and only 200 calories!
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Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup with spinach - Girl Heart Food
This Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup with spinach has loads of lemon and fresh herbs! It makes for one comforting dinner when the weather has a little chill and will warm you right to your toes!
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Pork soup
These pork soup recipes include everything from andouille sausage, to ham, as well as everyone's favorite - bacon! Try making a batch of potato soup, corn chowder, or bacon black bean soup for dinner.
World’s Best Potato Soup - Oh So Delicioso
Salty ham, creamy potatoes, hearty veggies, and a savory cream base come together in this easy World’s Best Potato Soup. Whip this up in your pressure cooker for a meal made in minutes.
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Corn Chowder with Sausage
Corn chowder with sausage is a creamy, spicy and filling soup that’s easy to whip up for your next weeknight dinner. Excellent on cold winter nights, but so good you’ll make it year-round.
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Ham and Potato Chowder - My Gluten-Free Kitchen
One of my family’s favorite soups is this gluten-free ham chowder that combines chunks of ham, potatoes, corn and lots of cheese to make a creamy, hearty soup. This ham and potato chowder is always a hit everywhere we bring it. It makes a huge batch with plenty to share!
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Tonkotsu Ramen -
Tonkotsu ramen is rich, filling, and easy to make at home with a luscious slow-cooked pork and chicken broth, fresh noodles, soft yolks, and tender pork belly.
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Hearty Bacon Corn Chowder - One Armed Mama
Warm up with a hearty bowl of this Bacon Corn Chowder using fresh corn on the cob when it’s available or frozen corn to get this delicious meal on the table FAST year round!
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Bacon Black Bean Soup
A bowl of my Bacon Black Bean soup can make your winter nights twice as comfy. It’s a garlic black bean cream with loads of Canadian bacon, topped with fried smoked sausage and a bit of lime zest to bring out all those flavours. This is a hearty, smoked soup that has a high chance of becoming your next favourite.
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Split Pea Soup - Spend With Pennies
Split pea soup is the perfect way to use up your leftover ham! Split peas and ham are simmered in a delicious broth to give you a thick and hearty soup!
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Creamy Tortellini Soup Recipe with Ham - Went Here 8 This
What better way to warm up this fall than with this ultra Creamy Tortellini Soup Recipe with cured pieces of ham, beans, veggies and delicious cheese filled tortellini? There is no better way, especially when this tortellini soup takes under 40 minutes to make.
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Italian White Bean Soup with Sausage Meatballs - The View From Great Island
Italian White Bean Soup with Sausage Meatballs is the coziest dinner imaginable, it’s based on a traditional Italian bean soup with brilliant little sausage meatballs that take no time to make. Family dinner, game day, holiday potluck, this hearty soup is a keeper.
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Seafood soup
Make a seafood chowder for dinner, or how about a bowl of salmon soup? Another classic recipe is a hearty and flavorful seafood gumbo. You can't go wrong with any of these choices.
Dairy-Free Seafood Chowder - Crumb Top Baking
With a smooth and creamy cashew base, this Dairy-Free Seafood Chowder is sure to satisfy your seafood chowder craving! It has chunks of potatoes, carrots and celery, along with a generous amount of scallops, salmon and shrimp, which all sit in a thick and savoury broth. One bowl makes a filling meal!
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Lohikeitto – Salmon Soup - Lavender and Macaroons
Try my Lohikeitto recipe – delicious and the easiest ever salmon soup that is so popular in Finland. Made in just under 40 minutes, this cozy and hearty fish soup is sure to warm you on the chilly winter nights.
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Seafood Chowder Recipe with Clams, Shrimp & Fish - Savoring Today
Creamy chowder with an abundance of clams, shrimp and fish for hearty soup to please a crowd.
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Seafood Gumbo - Grandbaby Cakes
This generations old Seafood Gumbo Recipe is chock-full of tender shrimp, oysters and crabmeat swimming in a spiced broth that began with a deep medium flavorful roux. This has that spicy kick that will warm you up all year round!
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Norwegian Fish Soup Recipe (Fiskesuppe) - Easy and Delish
This Norwegian Fish Soup recipe (fiskesuppe) is a low carb and gluten-free adaptation of the classic, a one pot salmon chowder prepared in less than 30 minutes. It’s ideal for those chilly, busy days!
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Cheese soup
Cheese - the way to my heart. If you've been around a while, you know I'm a sucker for a cheese-filled recipe - especially cheese soup! From broccoli soup to beer cheese soup, you'll find plenty of cheesy soup recipes here.
Want to add even more cheese? Top your next soup recipe with these simple parmesan crisps.
Classic French Onion Soup - The Hungry Bluebird
Classic French onion soup, inspired by Julia Child and tweaked just a tad, with loads of caramelized onions simmered in beef broth and wine and then topped with bread croutons and gooey, melted Gruyère cheese.
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Homemade Broccoli Cheddar Soup (Panera Bread Copycat) - Sweet Tea & Thyme
Comforting and creamy broccoli cheddar soup is a fan-favorite at Panera Bread! It’s quick to make at home and perfect for those cold weather evenings!
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Famous Cheese Soup - Delicious Table
Easy classic Famous Cheese Soup is so creamy, has simple ingredients, and extraordinary deep rich flavors. Serve hot with homemade Parmesan Croutons, it is love at first spoonful.
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Beer Cheese Soup Recipe - Masala Herb
Beer and cheese form a delicious alliance in this soup and you won’t be able to resist the comforting flavors. Make this quick low carb one pot soup asap tonight with the help of my how to video and clear process shots with steps.
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Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup - A Cedar Spoon
Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup is easy, creamy and full of vegetables. This soup is cheesy and makes a comforting, hearty meal the whole family will love. Add crunchy croutons and fresh parsley to finish it off.
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Vegetarian soups
Vegetarian soups are just as hearty and filling as their meat-filled counterparts. Here you'll find a chunky tomato basil soup, vegetarian taco soup, creamy wild mushroom soup, and more!
Creamy Vegetable Soup
Creamy vegetable soup is simple, comforting, and easy to make in a single pot on the stovetop. It's the perfect weeknight meal that's both filling and nutritious.
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Creamy Roasted Broccoli and Cheese Soup - A Simple Palate
The most DELICIOUS roasted broccoli and cheese soup! This creamy soup is made with just 8 ingredients and contains no milk or cream – just a little cheddar cheese. So rich in flavor and takes only 30 minutes!
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Vegetarian Taco Soup – Pressure Cooker - Piping Pot Curry
Stay warm with this healthy Vegetarian Taco Soup made in a pressure cooker. This hearty soup is a dump-and-go recipe with lots of black beans, corn, peppers, and tomatoes to create a delicious, satisfying dinner.
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Instant Pot Mushroom Soup - Indian Ambrosia
Instant Pot Mushroom Soup for cold winter evenings. Comfortingly thick and tasty with an Indian twist!
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Chunky Tomato Basil Soup - Whip and Wander
Chunky Tomato Basil Soup is a delicious classic that comes together in 30 minutes or less and easily adaptable for Paleo, Low-FODMAP, and Whole30 diets.
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Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup - I Just Make Sandwiches
Made with mushrooms like shiitakes, cremini’s, white and brown beech are just a few in this soup. Creamy and robust, garnished with fried rosemary and tangy crème fraiche, this soup will help you gather around the table with a loved one or old friends.
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Irish Potato Soup
Irish potato soup is a simple, classic recipe made with a handful of easy to find ingredients. You can't go wrong with a bowl of creamy potato soup on a cold day.
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Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup - The Last Food Blog
Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup, warming and filling, packed with flavour and so tasty. Perfect for a cosy lunch or supper.
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Harira (Moroccan Chickpea And Lentil Soup) - Host The Toast
Harira is a comforting Moroccan soup that features chickpeas, lentils, and plenty of deep flavors from harissa paste and toasted spices. Typically, Harira soup includes ground meat, but this easy version is vegetarian (and vegan) friendly!
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Vegan soup
Creamy vegetable soup, udon noodle soup, and tortilla soup round out our selections of hearty winter soups. All of these soups are vegan, flavor-filled, and perfect for any night of the week!
Beans and Rice Taco Soup
Beans and rice taco soup is a 30 minute, one pot meal that's made with only canned and shelf-stable ingredients. This flavorful and hearty tomato soup is filled with spicy salsa, black beans, corn, rice, and taco seasoning.
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No Fat Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup - Fuss Free Flavours
This no fat slow cooker vegetable soup is hearty, delicious and so simple to make. The slow cooked root vegetables are meltingly soft, and almost sweet. Vegan, Whole 30, Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly.
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Tuscan White Bean Soup - A Simple Palate
This Tuscan White Bean Soup is an easy vegetable soup made with sautéed veggies, tomatoes, white beans, in a hearty tomato & vegetable broth! It has so much flavorful, is easy to throw together, and is a soup you will make on repeat once you try it.
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Spicy Slow Cooker Bean Soup - Recipes From A Pantry
This Spicy Slow cooker Bean Soup is loaded with warming spices, black-eyed beans and sweetcorn, all in a base of vegetable stock, to give you a comforting meal that your whole family will love. Best of all, it’s super easy to make.
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Creamy Winter Leek, Potato, and White Bean Soup
A creamy and protein packed take on this traditional and well-loved soup. An easy to prepare recipe featuring beautiful flavours of winter and the nutrition of Cannellini beans. Serve with fresh parsley, a handful of spinach or chopped kale and freshly cracked black pepper.
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Secret Ingredient Black Bean Soup - Erica's Recipes
This gorgeous, dairy-free, Secret Ingredient Black Bean Soup has all the healthful goodness of a vegetarian soup, with a special depth of flavor thanks to the secret ingredient, coffee. As a starter for a special occasion or a simple weeknight meal, this delicious soup and fresh flavor will warm the soul.
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Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup - Little Sunny Kitchen
This delicious slow cooker butternut squash soup is creamy, rich and packed with veggies. It’s so easy to make especially if you’re using your crockpot. Plus, it’s vegan, healthy and freezes really well.
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Creamy Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup - Oat and Sesame
This plant based Creamy Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup is 100% as satisfying as its dairy filled counterpart. The creamy base is a super smooth blend of cashews and steamed cauliflower. Sautéd mushrooms, shallots, celery, garlic and fresh thyme lend plenty of savory flavors.
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Easy Vegetable Udon Noodle Soup -
This flavorful vegetable udon noodle soup couldn’t be easier to make, thanks to fresh store bought udon noodles and a savory miso based broth.
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Red Lentil Tortilla Soup - Sandhya’s Kitchen
This Tex Mex 5 Star Red Lentil Tortilla Soup is loaded with plenty deliciousness. Add toppings of your favourite choice and enjoy this loaded lentil soup for dinner.Make them in Instant Pot or Stove Top - instructions included for both.
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For even more soup recipes, check out my soups & stews recipe index. Happy cooking!
Thank you so much for including my soup recipes! Everything in this roundup looks delicious!