30 Fast n’ Healthy Soup Recipes - Making Thyme for Health (2024)

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Quick Meals, Soup 18

It’s getting to be that time of year that calls for cozy sweaters and big bowls of warm soup. I just made my first pot last week and it was oh so comforting. I forgot how easy soup is to throw together too. And when you can squeeze in a ton of healthy vegetables, it just doesn’t get much better.

With that in mind, I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite soup recipes along with a few that I really want to try. They’re all loaded with veggies and easy enough to prepare on a busy weeknight. Hopefully you can find something to help keep you warm when the cool weather starts to roll in!

5-Ingredient Black Bean Soup

Curried Sweet Potato Soup from Love and Lemons

Easy Lentil Spinach Soup

30 Minute Vegetarian Pho Soup from The Roasted Root

Soupe au Pistou (Vegetable Soup with Pesto)

Sweet Corn Coconut Milk Chowder from Dishing Up the Dirt

Detoxifying Kale Soup

Carrot Soup with Tahini and Crisped Chickpeas from Smitten Kitchen

Easy White Bean Cabbage Soup

Lentil Orzo Soup from The Garden Grazer

Roasted Acorn Squash and Apple Soup

Black Bean, Sweet Potato and Red Quinoa Soup from Oh She Glows

Easy Curried Pumpkin Soup

Carrot Parsnip & Ginger Soupfrom Dishing Up the Dirt

Lemony Lentil and Greens Soup

Vegan Tom Kaa Gai

Broccoli and Tortellini Soup with Parmesan Crisps

Quinoa Minestrone Soup from The Roasted Root

Easy White Bean and Tomato Soup

Slow Cooker (or Stovetop) Quinoa Tortilla Soup

Spiced Red Lentil, Tomato and Kale Soup from Oh She Glows

Quinoa Chickpea and Spinach Soup

Roasted Vegetable Soup with Couscous from Cookie Monster Cooking

Creamy Wild Rice Mushroom Soup

Easy Italian Orzo and White Bean Soup from Coffee and Quinoa

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18 comments

taylor @ greens & chocolate — September 12, 2014 @ 2:53 am Reply

What a delicious round-up..I am SO excited for soup season! Thanks for including my tortellini soup…I think it was my very first recipe that I ever posted! :)

Sarah — September 12, 2014 @ 8:51 am Reply

Yeah, I did some digging through your blog and I thought that one sounded delicious! Sometimes the old ones are the best ones. :)

Erin @ The Almond Eater — September 12, 2014 @ 3:24 am Reply
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Great round up! I just had soup yesterday actually–cooler weather=soup, always.

Kelly @ Hidden Fruits and Veggies — September 12, 2014 @ 3:52 am Reply

It is PERFECT soup weather today — in fact I already have soup on the menu. This is a great sounding list!

MelissaD — September 12, 2014 @ 5:30 am Reply

Your timing couldn’t be more perfect! I just told my husband the other night “we are going to eat a lot of soup this winter”. And now you’ve done all the recipe collecting for me :-) Thank you!!

Sarah — September 12, 2014 @ 8:49 am Reply

I’m so glad I could help, Melissa! :)
I think I’ll be right there with you, eating all the soup!! ;)

sonia the mexigarian — September 12, 2014 @ 7:09 am Reply

I made you Lentil Mushroom Barley soup a coup weeks ago and saved the left overs in the freezer. Once it gets a little colder, I’ll be defrosting it, but the rest of the soup round up looks great too!

Sarah — September 12, 2014 @ 8:47 am Reply

I’m so happy you like that recipe, Sonia! And I didn’t get a chance to freeze it so I’m glad to hear that it works. Thank you for letting me know! :)

Ashley @ A Lady Goes West — September 12, 2014 @ 9:25 am Reply

True story … I’ve never once made a soup at home. I guess it’s not that hard, but I tend to only have it at restaurants. Perhaps a Crockpot meal should be in my future?

Kaitlin @ TheGardenGrazer — September 12, 2014 @ 11:15 am Reply

Oh I’m SO ready for chilly weather so I can snuggle up with endless warm bowls of soup again!! ;) Amazing round-up Sarah! Thanks for including one of my recipes!

Ashley — September 13, 2014 @ 10:29 am Reply

Happy weekend lady! Thanks so much for including my roasted veggie soup! :)
We love your black bean soup and the barley / lentil one! I just made my first pot of soup for the season too and I’m so excited to make lots more now!

Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ — September 13, 2014 @ 11:47 am Reply

Cozy sweaters already, really? Good thing of living in London is that we never stop wearing sweaters :) Also, it’s always time for a good hearthy soup. Great recipes!

Erica {Coffee & Quinoa} — September 13, 2014 @ 12:31 pm Reply

Noooo I am not ready for the soup time of year! I guess I will have to get ready sooner or later :) Either way, these all look fantastic, and I’m glad I have these all lined up for when I do admit it’s fall :)

Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness — September 13, 2014 @ 5:46 pm Reply

What a great roundup! I was all about soup last fall/winter and think that I’m going to be soup obsessed again this year :)

Isadora — September 14, 2014 @ 3:07 pm Reply

I can’t wait for soup weather!! It is still pretty hot here, but I’m thinking that soup weather will be here in a few short weeks! When that happens I am heading straight back over here to browse through all these amazing soup recipes :) Thanks for putting this list together!

Kathy @ Food Wine Thyme — September 15, 2014 @ 5:36 pm Reply

I love this soup collection Sarah. I am such a soup lover myself. These are fabulous, can’t wait to start making them.

Ianna Reign Stevenson — November 6, 2014 @ 11:15 pm Reply

The soup looks delicious and I want to try all of these at home, thank you for sharing great recipes, it’s a great help.

Ihjaz Ahmad — December 1, 2014 @ 1:24 am Reply

Oh my goodness, this looks delicious! I’m definitely making Roasted Red Pepper and Cauliflower Soup! thanks for sharing! A healthier option for a family favorite.

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30 Fast n’ Healthy Soup Recipes - Making Thyme for Health (2024)

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