40+ Cozy and Comforting Fall Soup Recipes (2024)

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There’s something about fall that makes many of us crave soups that are both cozy and comforting. Enjoy this amazing list of more than 40 fall soup recipes!

The air is crisp and cool, the leaves begin to change color and fall to the ground. Pumpkin flavored everything starts to make its appearance in all of the trendy places.

There’s a certain level of coziness that goes right along with autumn. And is there anything more soothing and comforting than soup?

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This post has been updated from its original publish date of August 24, 2019. It has been updated to provide better photos and additional helpful information.

Recipes perfect for chilly days

If you love fall soup as much as I do, you’ll definitely want to save this list. There are so many autumn flavors — sure to please just about any style and flavor preference.

So, curl up with your cozy blanket, favorite comforting drink, and add some of these delectable fall soups to your autumn meal plans.

And if comfort food is your jam, be sure to check these ultra satisfying fall comfort foods. There are over 100 of the best autumn comfort foods. From stews & chilis, to pastas & vegan fall comfort foods.

And there’s a huge selection of slow cooker and Instant Pot fall meals, too.

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Fall soup recipes

A huge variety of Fall Comfort Soups to warm you and bring delicious comfort during those chilly fall and winter days! You’ll want to save this list and come back for more. Try one of this amazing recipes tonight!

Creamy Pasta fa*gioli Soup (Easy, Delicious, and Healthy)

This recipe for Pasta fa*gioli soup is creamy, delicious, and healthy! Creamy pasta fa*gioli soup recipe is a hearty, creamy, and delicious. This healthy soup is filled with veggies like heirloom tomatoes and Tuscan kale and is perfectly comforting.

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Creamy Carrot and Acorn Squash Soup

This acorn squash soup recipe is perfectly velvety and creamy. And it makes the ultimate seasonal comfort food.

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Ginger Garlic Noodle Soup with Bok Choy (Bok Choy Soup)

Ginger Garlic Noodle Soup with Bok Choy is a nutritious, comforting, and flu-fighting twenty-minute recipe made with a vegetarian broth, noodles, mushrooms, and baby bok choy. You can easily make this Bok Choy Soup your own by adding chicken, shrimp, spicy chilis, or other veggies.

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Creamy Italian Meatball Soup

This Creamy Italian Meatball Soup makes the perfect comforting meal for the family. This soup recipe is perfectly hearty to warm you up!

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Easy French Onion Soup Recipe

Easy French Onion Soup Recipe. Don’t be intimidated by French cooking, because this easy twist on a French classic will make you believe that sophisticated cuisine doesn’t have to be a rocket science.

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Mediterranean Lentil Soup

Flavorful and incredibly satisfying, this easy Mediterranean Lentil Soup recipe is incredibly easy to whip up. A perfect one-pot soup!

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Italian Sausage, Kale, and Potato Soup (aka James’ Soup)

Italian Sausage, Kale, and Potato Soup (aka James’ Soup) is an easy make at home soup with limited ingredients and packed with vegetables.

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Cauliflower and walnut soup with a smoky crumb topping

A satisfyingly creamy and earthy cauliflower and walnut soup topped with smoky, crispy crumbs.

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Creamy Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

This creamy Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup is a perfect comforting recipe. It is ready in under 30 minutes, making it a great weeknight meal. Made with yummy Italian sausage and parmesan cheese, its definitely not lacking in flavor!

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Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Chicken Tortilla Soup is so satisfying with shredded chicken, corn, beans, and tortilla strips. Tortilla soup is an easy weeknight dinner.

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Coconut Curry Soup with Shrimp

This Coconut Curry Soup isinfused with ginger, garlic, red curry paste and coconut milk. Loaded with succulent shrimp and veggies, this Thai soup is ready in under 30 minutes!

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Minestrone Soup

Here’s the best Minestrone Soup recipe: it’s a fast and healthy recipe with zucchini and fresh basil. It can be made vegan or gluten-free if desired. It is high in fiber and only 111 calories per cup, it is surprisingly filling!

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Ninja Foodi Chicken Soup Recipe

This incredibly easy Ninja Foodi Chicken Soup recipe is sure to become a new comforting family favorite. Simply made in under 30 minutes! Can be made in the Instant Pot too!

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Thai Curry Soup

30-minute recipe for a hearty and healthy Thai Curry Soup that’s packed with vegetables, chicken, rice noodles, and rich, creamy coconut milk.

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings from Scratch

This quick and easy Chicken and Dumplings recipe uses rotisserie chicken for a fast, easy, comforting comfort food to make on busy nights.

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Italian Sausage Soup Recipe

This Italian sausage soup recipe is mildly spicy & creamy. Its the perfect soup to warm you up on a blustery day. Made creamy with potatoes and heavy cream.

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Austrian Garlic Soup With Croutons

Austrian Garlic Soup is the easiest and most delicious recipe you’ll ever need. Made in under 15 minutes. You’ll lick the bowl and ask for more!

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Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

An easy creamy chicken noodle soup recipe made on the stovetop using simple ingredients in about 90 minutes. This homemade soup uses a whole cooked rotisserie chicken, egg noodles, and fresh veggies + herbs, all of which add a ton of extra flavor.

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Sweet Potato, Chickpea and Red Lentil Soup

This hearty Sweet Potato, Chickpea and Red Lentil Soup cooks in just 10 minutes in your Instant Pot or in under 30 on the stove.

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Easy Chicken Tortellini Soup

You’ll crave this simple tortellini soup that has juicy chicken, cheese tortellini, and veggies in an irresistible broth! It’s quick to make in just 40 minutes.

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Hearty Carrot & Courgette Soup with Paprika

This hearty carrot and courgette (zucchini) soup is robust & satisfying. It has a deep, smoky paprika flavour and comes loaded with plenty of vegetables.

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Spicy Italian Sausage Soup

We love a Spicy Italian Soup with Sausage. We had some serious snow in Nashville, and that called for some serious soup that you can make in either a slow cooker or a dutch oven.

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Kale and Butternut Squash Turkey Soup

Kale and Butternut Squash Turkey Soup – perfect pot of healthy goodness. A hearty reprieve from all that decadent holiday eating!

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Pumpkin Coconut Soup

Pumpkin Coconut Soup – You’ll love this healthy delicious creamy soup. It has no cream, it’s vegan, a beautiful color, comes together easily.

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Gluten-free Cheesy Baked Potato Soup

Nothing beats a bowl of creamy gluten-free soup on a cold winter day! This gluten-free Cheesy Baked Potato Soup brings all the flavors of a twice baked potato in a creamy soup.

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Greek Lemon Rice and Chicken Soup

Greek Lemon Rice and Chicken Soup also known as Avgolemono is now one of my favorite easy soups to make!

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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon and Sage

Roasted butternut squash and garlic are pureed with onion, carrot, broth, and half and half for a silky smooth, creamy, savory Roasted Butternut Squash Soup. Top it with bacon and sage for perfection.

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Butternut Squash Sweet Potato Carrot Soup

A simple, easy recipe for slow cooker vegan butternut squash sweet potato carrot soup. Perfect to have during fall or on a cold winter’s day.

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Butternut Squash and Green Apple Soup

This Butternut Squash and Green Apple Soup has the most delicious blend of flavors from a bit of sherry and tarragon.

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Caldo de res

Rich, full of flavor, hearty and extremely satisfying caldo de res is our favorite soup and an outstanding weekly tradition. Caldo de Res is a flavorful and delicious soup.

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Healthy 30 Minute Hamburger Soup

This Healthy 30 Minute Hamburger Soup is delicious and so easy to make. It’s a hearty and rustic dish that warms you from the inside out.

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Italian Egg Drop Soup (Stracciatella)

This Italian Egg Drop Soup (Stracciatella) is a simple, delicious five minute meal! Vegetarian, Gluten free, keto, low carb.

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Easy Curried Butternut Squash Soup With Spicy Shrimp

Simple ingredients like Onions, Butternut Squash, vegetable stock and a smattering of spices that you can easily find at your local grocery store, are what make up this Easy Curried Butternut Squash Soup that my daughter keeps asking me to make over and over again!

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Restorative rainbow chard and leek soup

Good for what ails you, this restorative rainbow chard and leek soup with basil and rice is both comforting and packed with green leafy vegetables.

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Pressure Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage

This Pressure Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage Recipe is a delicious and hearty soup with tons of flavor. It’s a quick and easy dinner option when made in your electric pressure cooker.

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New England Clam Chowder

Amazing New England Clam Chowder New England Style that tastes so authentic you’ll think it came from your favorite seafood place! (Paleo, Whole30, dairy-free, grain-free, gluten-free)

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Hearty Beef and Gnocchi Soup Recipe

Hearty Beef and Gnocchi Soup – a warming, delicious chunky soup worthy of an entire meal. Serve with crusty bread to sop up all the broth!

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Squash Soup with White Beans and Quinoa

Squash and White Bean Soup with Quinoa is a silky smooth soup with flavourful and satisfying herby quinoa. Make this squash soup recipe on the stove or in the Instant Pot!

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Mexican Meatball Soup with Butternut Squash

Mexican Meatball Soup with Butternut Squash! Low carb, Whole30, Keto. This soup is gorgeous, hearty, nutritious and Paleo/Whole 30 compliant. Cooked with spices and garnished with herbs it’s a flavorful addition to your fall/winter menu plan!

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Cabbage Roll Soup

Loaded with vegetables and tasty ground beef, this cabbage roll soup has all the flavors of traditional cabbage rolls in half the time!

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Vegetarian Butternut Squash Black Bean Soup

Delicious, healthy, and creamy, this Vegetarian Butternut Squash Black Bean Soup is everything you need to keep warm through the cold winter months.

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Thai Red Curry Chicken Soup

Warm creamy comforting red curry soup with a touch of sweetness and a bit of a spicy kick.

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What pairs well with fall soup recipes?

Besides a scrumptious grilled cheese sandwich…

Well, bread of course! Here’s a few of our favorite bread recipes that will pair really well with these best soup recipes for fall!

  • honey oat bread
  • cheddar beer bread
  • best dinner rolls
  • chocolate banana bread
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FAQs

What is the secret to soup? ›

7 Tips for Successful Soup Making
  • Use a Sturdy Pot. It is worth investing in a heavy pot with a thick bottom to use for making soup. ...
  • Sauté the Aromatics. ...
  • Start with Good Broth. ...
  • Cut Vegetables to the Right Size. ...
  • Stagger the Addition of Vegetables. ...
  • Keep Liquid at a Simmer. ...
  • Season Just Before Serving.
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What is the national soup of USA? ›

In the U.S., gumbo is the top national soup, a thick spicy soup from Louisiana. Clam chowder is another.

What are 3 clear soups? ›

Clear soups include broth, hearty broth, and Consommé. Our clear soup course will guide you step by step, to succeed in making those delicious, rich flavors clear soups.

What gives soup the best flavor? ›

Herbs and spices add aroma, flavor, and intensity to soup broth. "Use fresh or dried basil in tomato-based recipes or fresh parsley to add freshness to clear broth soups," says Sofia Norton, RD. You can also go with more heat and spices.

What is the most important ingredient in soup? ›

For clear, brothy soups, stock is your most important ingredient. If you want to make a good soup, you need to use an excellently flavored stock — otherwise, the entire pot could be tasteless.

What is the number 1 soup in the world? ›

According to the Taste Atlas Awards, the international food database, the Filipino favorite, Sinigang, is hailed as the best soup in the world.

What is the rarest soup in the world? ›

Bird's Nest Soup

This soup is an expensive delicacy in China where it has been enjoyed for over 400 years. Always in high demand, edible bird's nests are among the most expensive animal products humans consume. Prices can soar to $3,000 per pound. Bird's Nest Soup is made from the nests of a small Southeast Asian bird.

What is a very clear soup that is completely fat free? ›

In cooking, a consommé is a type of clear soup made from richly flavoured stock or broth that has been clarified, a process that uses egg whites to remove fat and sediment.

What is a thick soup called? ›

A potage is a category of thick soups, stews, or porridges, in some of which meat and vegetables are boiled together with water until they form a thick mush. Bisques are heavy cream soups traditionally prepared with shellfish, but can be made with any type of seafood or other base ingredients.

What is passed soup? ›

Clear soups are a type of thin soup. Clear soups are also called passed soups, as any chunks of ingredients are taken out of the soup, and you are left with a liquid soup. Consommé, a French clarified meat or fish broth, is a classic version of a clear soup.

What spice adds flavor to soup? ›

To season it, we recommend starting with our Vegetable Soup Mix. It contains celery salt, parsley flakes, garlic powder, sea salt, summer savory, marjoram, thyme, black pepper, turmeric and sage, which are all excellent with root vegetables, so you can incorporate things like carrots or potatoes into the soup.

What can I add to soup to make it rich? ›

Adding umami-rich ingredients like tomato paste or a parmesan rind to the soup will add a deep, rich savoriness and body to the soup.

Is soup better the longer you cook it? ›

"Soups and stews really need to simmer for long periods to allow the ingredients to meld together. Taking that a step further, most soups and stews are better if you prepare them the day before serving. Allowing them to cool and then reheating them really helps bring out the flavors and textures."

What not to do when making soup? ›

The 7 Biggest Mistakes You Make Cooking Soup
  1. Boiling instead of simmering. You want a small bubble or two to rise to the surface of the liquid every few seconds. ...
  2. Not using enough salt. ...
  3. Ignoring water. ...
  4. Overcooking the vegetables. ...
  5. Adding tomatoes at the beginning. ...
  6. Neglecting to garnish. ...
  7. Not trying a pressure cooker.
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What are 2 principles of soup making? ›

The document provides 5 basic principles of preparing soup: 1) Starting with cold water. 2) Cutting vegetables to an appropriate size. 3) Selecting a protein such as beef, chicken, pork, or fish. 4) Simmering the soup for 4 hours.

What are three qualities of a good soup? ›

A soup's quality is determined by its flavor, appearance and texture. A good soup should be full-flavored, with no off or sour tastes. Flavors from each of the soup's ingre- dients should blend and complement, with no one flavor overpowering another.

What adds body to soup? ›

Add lentils or rice

Blended lentils and rice can also add body to a soup. Red lentils work in tomato soups such as this recipe, and rice can be used in green soups or where a vegetable like cauliflower has been used. Cook them until they're tender, then blend them into the soup.

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