Is there any better pick-me-up than a comforting, healthy soup recipe? Especially this time of year, when the weather is finally cooling off, it's getting dark earlier, and we're gearing up for the always-busy holiday season [1]: we want to feel cozy and calm, and that's just what soup delivers. We'd argue that the comfort soup brings starts before you even sit down with a warm, nourishing bowl. Selecting a hygge recipe, gathering together the good-for-you ingredients, spending time on meditative chopping and simmering, letting the mouth-watering smells [2] permeate your house — all of these steps can feel just as calming and health-giving as ladling out and eating the finished product.
Have we convinced you yet? While store-bought soups can be just the ticket, sometimes it's worth making a healthy soup recipe from scratch. And we have a list that includes a healthy soup recipe for every appetite, dietary requirement, and desired vibe. Whether you're a meat eater, vegan [4], or vegetarian, you'll find the perfect soup in this list of recipes to fit your needs. Keep reading for a list of healthy chicken soup recipes, healthy vegetable soup recipes, healthy bean soup recipes, homemade noodle soup recipes, and more.
Healthy Soup Recipe: "Tortilla-Less" Soup
If you love the bold flavors of tortilla soup, this "tortilla-less" version [6] will hit the spot while still helping you stay healthy.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Chicken Sopas
This hearty soup is guaranteed to earn a permanent spot on your cozy-season recipe rotation. Traditionally, the Filipino soup is made with evaporated milk, but this version of chicken sopas [7] uses coconut milk, making it a great dairy-free option.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Chicken Pozole
This chicken pozole [8] recipe, originally from Jaclyn of Cooking Classy [9] uses chicken in place of the pork traditionally found in pozole, but it's still packed with flavor.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Homemade Ramen
You might not think of ramen as a healthy soup, but that's a mistake. This homemade ramen-inspired recipe [10] cuts down on the sodium found in the packaged kind and adds good-for-you mushrooms and protein-packed chicken. Plus, don't you want to be able to tell your friends that you made homemade ramen over the weekend?
Healthy Soup Recipe: Butternut Squash and Lentil Soup
Set up your slow cooker and whip up this easy butternut squash and lentil soup [11] that packs 17 grams of fiber.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Detoxifying Ginger and Carrot Soup
Packed with vitamins plus a punch of bright ginger, this detoxifying ginger and carrot soup [12] will help keep you healthy and energized.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Chrissy Teigen's Minestrone Soup
Minestrone soups are underrated. They're chock-full of healthy vegetables, but they taste incredibly nourishing and even kind of nostalgic — so many of us were served the healthy soup as children when we needed to warm up. Chrissy Teigen's minestrone soup [13] includes chili mayo toasts that are optional, but . . . you don't want to skip the addition.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Broccoli and Arugula Soup
This Gwyneth Paltrow-approved broccoli and arugula soup [14] will warm you up on a cold night.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Detox Soup
If you're craving something warm and fresh, this detox soup [15] will boost weight loss while still filling you up.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Coconut Pumpkin Bisque
Combining sweet pumpkin and rich coconut, this rich bisque [16] captures the flavors of fall.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Paleo Vegetable Soup
After a sweat session at the gym, a piping-hot bowl of this Paleo Santa Fe-style vegetable soup [17] will satisfy your hunger pangs.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Vegan Tomato Soup
Whether or not you pair this nourishing (and TikTok-famous) vegan tomato soup [18] recipe with a (dairy-free) grilled cheese sandwich is up to you.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Curried Pumpkin Soup
This curried pumpkin soup [19] is so filling, flavorful, and nourishing — and the best part is it lasts great in the fridge or freezer, so you can make a large batch and store it in individual servings to pull out whenever you need to warm up.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Pumpkin-Spice Chili Recipe
Some of you won't consider this pumpkin-spice chili [20] a "true" chili, if only because of the addition of beans. Whatever you call it, though, it's a revelation — and it can easily be made vegetarian.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper Soup
It looks like tomato, but this rich, nourishing roasted red pepper soup from Show Me the Yummy [21] won't confuse your taste buds — it celebrates the red pepper, a powerhouse of vitamins C and A (immune-boosting nutrients, just in time for sick season).
Healthy Soup Recipe: Curried Lentil Kale Mushroom Soup
This curried lentil kale mushroom soup from 40 Aprons [22] is elegant enough to serve to guests but hearty enough to warm you up and keep you full through a long, cold night.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Vegetable Soup
This veggie soup from Dinner at the Zoo [23] will make you feel good with every spoonful — you know you're getting your daily recommended amount of produce, but you aren't sacrificing taste.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Broccoli Lentil Soup
Show Me the Yummy [24] has a knack for creating gorgeous soups, and its broccoli lentil soup is no exception. Filling lentils, good-for-you broccoli, a warming broth — what more could you need?
Healthy Soup Recipe: Slow-Cooker Lentil Soup With Sausage
This lentil and sausage soup from Foxes Love Lemons [25] has it all: protein, fiber, and a recipe that lets you set it and forget it.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Instant Pot Vegan Black Bean Soup
Have this once, and you'll be craving it all year long. There's simply nothing more satisfying than settling in over a bowl of black beans, and this Instant Pot vegan black bean soup from A Spicy Perspective [26] is one of the best you'll try.
Healthy Soup Recipe: Sunchoke Apple Soup
Sunchokes — the star of this unique soup from A Cozy Kitchen [27] — contain prebiotics, which are good for your gut health.