17 Winter Soup Recipes To Warm You Right Up

It's cold out there. Seventeen bowls of soup cold. Thankfully, that happens to be the exact number of bowls of soup we compiled when the weather leaves you craving a bowl of something to warm you up. A cold winter night deserves a hearty serving of any of these labors of love. And the best part is when it comes to soup, it's mostly love and not a lot of labor.

17 Winter Soup Recipes To Warm You Right Up

Tomato-Orange Soup With Grilled Cheese Croutons Recipe

An irresistible tomato soup 'n grilled cheese combo

Don’t be frightened by the addition of orange juice; it breathes new life into this classic comfort food. Topped with cheese toasts— as if your grilled cheese jumped into your soup—it’s the perfect bridge between old and new. A perfect start to a more formal dinner or great as a light meal with a simple green salad.

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Golden Mussel Chowder Recipe

An elegant shellfish chowder via the Middle East

A Middle Eastern take on a New England classic, Golden Mussel Chowder is a great first course for any special occasion dinner. Using ground turmeric in the spice blend as well as roasting saffron threads briefly and crushing them before adding them to the soup contribute to the dish's golden color and exotic flavor palette.

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Mexican Meatball Soup Recipe

Learn to make albondigas for Mexican comfort food

Albondigas is a very traditional Mexican meatball soup. With the carefully crafted meatballs, bountiful vegetables and rice you will be more than satisfied. Next time you want the perfect cold weather meal, try a hefty serving of albondiga soup, a tall pile of freshly made corn tortillas, and a little salsa casera.

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Chestnut Soup with Bacon Recipe

A gluten-free approach to chestnut soup

You can use frozen chestnuts for this dish if you like. If you do, cook them longer to allow time for them to thaw. There are carbohydrates, minerals, B vitamins (lots of B9), and loads of fiber in this soup. Moreover, chestnuts contain no gluten. 

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Cauliflower and Arugula Soup Recipe

Make this easy vegetarian soup any time

Cauliflower makes a delicious soup, and with the addition of arugula, you get a lovely peppery aftertaste. I’ve added crunch by including some fast-roasted cauliflower florets. 

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Beer and Cheese Soup Recipe

A beer-spiked cheese soup recipe to keep you warm

Beer and cheese is a match made in heaven. The sharpness of the Emmenthaler or gruyère pairs very well with the maltiness of Optimator, a doppelbock beer from Germany. You can substitute another dark beer, or for a lighter soup use a pilsner. 

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Black Bean Soup Recipe

A creamy, easy to make Cuban soup with a kick

This comforting black bean soup is easy to make at home (provided you don't mind soaking the beans overnight), and the blend of spices helps awaken the palate for the other culinary treats to come.

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Spiced Coconut Lentil Soup Recipe

A thick, hearty vegan soup for cold weather

Although ‘spiced’ this dish is not particularly spicy – even with the added chili and paprika. The spice is very mild and subtle but absolutely essential in aiding the soup to be bursting with the incredible flavor it possesses.

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Thai Coconut Chicken Soup Recipe

Tom Kha Gai is surprisingly easy to make at home

If you crave tangy, comforting tom kha gai, or Thai coconut chicken soup as regularly as we do, don't hesitate to make it at home. It's about as easy as making good old-fashioned chicken soup. Round up some fish sauce, coconut milk and ginger root and you're well on your way.

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Chicken Mulligatawny Soup Recipe

Classic Indian flavors make a hearty chicken soup

Even better than lentil soup, this soup contains shreds of chicken and that classic trio of ginger, garlic and chile, with lots of toppings to add at the end.

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Simple Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

A Mexican take on chicken soup

If you love tacos you'll dig this soup. While the list of ingredients may seem long at first glance, none of them are difficult to find and some are probably already in your spice drawer. This chicken tortilla soup is quick, easy to make AND it's topped with crispy tortilla chips, so you can't go wrong.

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Carrot Ginger Soup with Star Anise Recipe

An unlikely combo makes for an awesome soup

Let's face it: Carrots aren't very exciting. But paired here with star anise, carrots almost become transcendent. Call it the comeback of the year.

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Simple French Onion Soup Recipe

The cheese is flowing atop this French Onion Soup

We don't know why the combination of beef broth, caramelized onions, croutons and crispy melted gruyère is so addictive, but answer this: When was the last time you saw an unfinished bowl of French onion soup? And raise your hand if you've ever picked the crusted cheese off the rim of a bowl of the stuff before reaching for another slice of baguette to mop up the last drops.

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Castelluccio Lentil and Sausage Soup

The perfect winter warming soup

Castelluccio lentils come from the town of the same name in Umbria — actually its full name is Castelluccio di Norcia — in the high plain of the Monti Sibillini, a beautiful and not very traveled area of central Italy. These specialty lentils are very small, pale brownish green in color, with a nutty taste, and they hold their shape when cooked properly.

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Portuguese Fish Stew

A warming soup recipe starring sustainable fish

This soup's selling points are its gutsy rusticity, its ease of preparation and its affordability compared to the expense that so many fish soups can run up. Dish it up with hearty slabs of grilled, coarse-textured bread, splashed with olive oil. 

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Vineyard Clam Chowder Recipe

Soup secrets straight from Martha's Vineyard

Larsen’s Seafood Market is in Menemsha, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Betsy Larsen — who owns this wonderful market — shared this recipe.

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Pork Belly Big Squid Ramen Recipe

An adventurous take on the Japanese staple

The depth of flavor of the pork broth is the true measure of all great bowls of ramen. I particularly like the richness and stickiness of the broth in this recipe, which calls for both pork belly and pig’s feet and is prepared in a pressure cooker to concentrate its taste.

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