Ah, fall! For many, it’s the most pleasant season of all. The days can feel like an invitation to slip on your favorite comfy sweater and go out for a stroll. The air is crisp. Leaves crackle underfoot. It’s a glorious time to be outdoors.
It’s a glorious time to be indoors, too. Gathering round the table with friends and family for fall feasting is a tradition everyone treasures. And no autumnal menu is complete without one key item: soup. Whether as a starter course or a full meal, it reigns supreme during these months. Because, after a stroll out in the brisk fall air, nothing warms our bodies and souls quite like soup.
If you’re ready to sit down and cozy up with a warm bowl of something delicious and nourishing, we’ve got the recipes you’re craving. Keep reading to get the scoop on 14 classic soup options, all of which are perfect for your fall table.
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Inspired by traditional chicken noodle, this hearty soup takes it up a few notches, with the addition of Swiss chard, jalapeño, lemon, garlic and other bright flavors.
This version of the classic features rich beef broth, sweet, caramelized onions, and glorious Gruyère that melts and hardens into seductively crispy bits all around the bowl.
Stir up this creamy, healthy, delicious treat in your Dutch oven or large saucepan. It’s sure to become a favorite among the vegans and vegetarians around your table.
Use your immersion blender or food processor to create this velvety purée topped with crumbly croutons. It’s a perfectly balanced dish, with flavors both sweet and savory.
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This fragrant miso with thick Udon noodles features dashi broth, made from the green sea vegetable kombu, which you can find at your local Asian grocery store.
A Vitamix blender is the ideal tool for crafting this luscious soup. Green chilies bring just the right amount of spice to the mellow flavors of coconut milk and pumpkin.
With boneless pork and chewy kernels of hominy, this hearty stew is a complete meal, featuring zesty flavors of garlic, cilantro and jalapeño. And it cooks up with ease in your multicooker.
The sweet, nutty taste of parsnip takes center stage in this smooth, buttery concoction. A garnish of crispy fried sage leaves floating on top adds just the perfect bit of crunch.
First, sauté fennel and leeks in a large saucepan. Add potatoes, cream and butter. To keep this rich soup vegetarian, simply use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
Shiitake and cremini and porcini, oh my! For a comforting treat on a chilly day, this creamy soup is just what you need. Sherry makes the mushrooms even more magical.
The pastina (tiny pasta) make this easy option a winner in the comfort food game. Simply sauté a few leeks and then gently boil everything in a stockpot for half an hour.
With Italian sausage, cheese tortellini and plenty of spices, this tomato-based soup is a wholesome, aromatic wonder you can create in a single large casserole pot.
Curry, garlic and ginger put the zing in this amazing carrot soup. Toasted quinoa and pumpkin seeds round out the flavor profile and provide a delightfully crunchy topping.
Sweet, earthy kabocha is loaded with fiber and vitamins. Combined with chicken and veggies, it makes for a healthy stew that will chase away the chill on an autumn day.
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