19 Winter Soup Recipes You Need to Taste Test for Yourself
From warming vegetable soups to flavour-packed broths, these are the winter soup recipes that will get you through the cold months ahead.
When the temperature drops, the best winter soup recipes do the heavy lifting: hearty enough for dinner, simple enough for midweek cooking and comforting enough to make staying in feel like the better plan. From classic tomato soup and creamy mushroom to fragrant bowls rich with lemongrass, ginger, coconut, noodles and spice, these easy soup recipes bring warmth, flavour and plenty of cosy-season satisfaction to every spoonful.
Caramelised Gochujang Tomato Soup
Late-summer/early-autumn tomatoes meet caramelised gochujang in a soup that slides neatly from crisp evenings into winter. Spicy, plant-based and deeply savoury, it gets its richness from slow-cooked onion and chilli paste, with herbs, rice or crusty bread bringing the whole bowl together.
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Grandma’s Chicken Noodle Soup (Soto Ayam Bali)
Soto Ayam Bali brings chicken noodle soup to full technicolour life: fragrant stock, shredded chicken, glass noodles, bean sprouts, egg, fried shallots, lime and sambal. Valcom lemongrass and kaffir lime lift the broth, while ABC Sweet Soy Sauce adds that glossy, caramel-savoury finish.
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Green Soup with Cilantro and Coconut
Coconut milk turns broccoli, spinach, coriander, edamame and crisp tofu into a green soup with real winter comfort and plenty of lift. Creamy without heaviness, packed with vegetables and plant protein, it gives fridge-clear-out cooking a very delicious reason to exist.
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Ottolenghi’s Chicken Soup
This is comfort food, Ottolenghi-style: a nourishing chicken soup laced with umami from a Parmesan rind and a lemony yoghurt swirl. Tender shredded chicken, orecchiette, and softened veg swim in a silky, deeply savoury broth — all brought to life with fresh dill and a generous grind of pepper. Rich, revitalising, and full of soul, it’s a go-to winter soup recipe for many.
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Creamy Peanut Miso Ramen
This creamy peanut miso ramen is a deeply comforting bowl layered with richness and umami. A silky broth of miso, tahini, coconut milk and peanut butter wraps around springy noodles, while smoky tofu crumbles bring bite and heat. Topped with chilli crisp, sesame, and lime, it’s spicy, nutty, and completely soul-hugging.
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French Onion Soup Recipe
For the ultimate indulgence, you can’t go past this French onion soup recipe. Full of rich flavour, from the caramelised onions to the warm stringy cheese, this is one soup we can’t get enough of.
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Anything You Have Coconut Curry Soup Recipe
Enter: the most beautiful vegetarian/vegan coconut curry soup bowl you ever did see, that really only requires two things from you at its most basic level. Those two things being curry paste or powder of some sort, and lashings of coconut milk. Delicious!
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Creamy Corn Chowder
This creamy corn chowder soup recipe is loaded with sweet corn, crispy bacon, and hearty potatoes. It’s a really satisfying one-pot meal that’s simple to make, and everyone will absolutely be asking for seconds.
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Vegan Curried Pumpkin Lentil Soup
Taking the humble pumpkin soup and giving it a nutrition-packed upgrade, this curried lentil spin on this classic dish is worth a try.
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Roasted Broccoli Soup with Melted Cheddar Croutons
Savoury soup goodness with the added bonus of a cheesy crouton accompaniment, you’ll make this soup weekly throughout winter.
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Creamy Gnocchi Soup with Rosemary Bacon
This super simple winter soup recipe is the perfect cosy bowl for nights when you’re craving Italian, but want something extra warming. A mix of vegetables, simmered with Italian seasonings, kale, and potato gnocchi. Finish each bowl off with crispy rosemary bacon and serve with crusty bread. It’s hearty, full of greens, and so, so delicious.
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Roasted Tomato & Basil Soup
Nothing beats a classic! This warming tomato and basil soup is the perfect winter remedy. Using fresh tomatoes and herbs this soup will comfort and delight.
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Easy Dumpling Soup
This simple recipe only takes 15 minutes to make and can be adapted to suit any vegetables in your crisper. The flavourful broth is made using soy sauce, fresh ginger, garlic and shallots; you can also change up the dumplings and make them meat-free for a healthier vegetarian option.
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Coconut Curry and Sweet Potato Lentil Soup
Sweet potato, lentils and coconut milk make this Thai-leaning curry soup comforting without heaviness. Red pepper, garlic, turmeric, garam masala, cumin and coriander bring warmth and depth, while leafy greens keep it bright. Vegan, speedy and made for second helpings.
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Creamy Mushroom Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
For something on the naughtier side, opt for this creamy mushroom chicken and wild rice soup. We recommend adding a generous amount of parmesan cheese on top and letting it melt into the warming broth below.
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Vegetarian Minestrone Soup
A new take on an old classic, this vegan minestrone will leave you feeling warm and satisfied. Filled with goodness, this soup is the perfect way to use up any leftover veggies in your kitchen.
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Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup
Replace your Friday night Thai takeaway order with this fragrant red curry noodle soup. Full of coriander, basil and lime juice, this soup is the zesty hit that will keep away any winter chills.
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Creamy Beetroot & Sweet Potato Soup
This vibrant sweet potato and beetroot soup is pure comfort in a bowl. Creamy from coconut milk and spiced with cumin and paprika, it’s earthy, warming, and utterly nourishing. With its jewel-toned colour and velvety texture, it’s also a soup that’s as good to look at as it is to eat.
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Sichuan ‘Chongqing’ Noodle Soup
This Sichuan-style Chongqing noodle soup is a fiery bowl of bliss — tender braised beef meets aromatic chilli oil, fermented funk, and umami-laced broth. Slippery noodles swim in heat and depth, while crushed peanuts, pickled greens, and fresh herbs bring crunch, zing, and soul. One slurp and you’re hooked.
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