Snow days and a warm bowl of soup go hand in hand. We believe the best way to warm up is from the inside out, and what's a better way to do that than with a delicious warm bowl of soup? If you're searching for a dish that's full of flavor and won't wreak havoc on your diet, these healthy and hearty soup recipes are a perfect choice. These soup recipes are made with nutritious ingredients that will leave your taste buds and your immune system satisfied!
Whether you're an experienced cook or just a beginner, each of these soup recipes is quick and easy to make! Plus, easy-to-find in-season vegetables are used, adding a boost of essential vitamins and nutrients to the recipes. By incorporating one of these recipes into your winter meal menu, you can guarantee that the cold temperatures stay outside while you stay warm and cozy inside. Leave an impression at your next dinner party and wow your guests with one of these hearty vegetable soup recipes.
Easy Potato Soup
A delicious, quick dinner dish, this easy potato soup is the perfect dish to make when you’re hungry and craving a hot meal. Made with Bob's Red Mill Potato Flakes, this entire dish can be cooked in under 30 minutes!
By swapping whole potatoes for potato flakes made from genuine russet potatoes, the time to make and prepare this soup is cut in half. Plus, their homemade taste ensures that you won't lose the great flavor of traditional potato soup. Made from natural potatoes, our flakes contain all of the nutrients that whole russet potatoes have, making them an excellent addition to any dish.
And to top it off (literally!), this creamy potato soup can be garnished with a variety of tasty toppings. We've outlined some of our favorites below to get you started.
Loaded Baked Potato
If you're craving a hearty, filling and flavorful baked potato, then we'd recommend using traditional baked potato toppings like bacon, cheddar, chives and sour cream. When combined, these toppings create a savory and satisfying dish with just the right amount of flavor.
Parisian Nights
Ham, gruyere, dijon mustard and butter sauteed mushrooms give this recipe a Parisian twist that will have your guests thinking that they're dining at a delicious french restaurant.
Artisan
Do you fancy fresh bread and savory ingredients? Then we encourage you to try these delicious toppings. Roasted broccoli, shredded rotisserie chicken, bleu cheese and garlic croutons transform this soup recipe into a tasty main course meal.
Almost Chowder
Here's a quick upgrade to this hearty veggie soup recipe: simply add chopped clams, green onion and bacon to this soup to add a chowder taste to the potato base.
Red Lentil Soup
A quick lentil soup recipe, this dish is full of flavor. Lentils, a beloved winter staple, are a great source of plant protein and often used as a substitute for meat in vegan and vegetarian recipes. This humble legume also brings significant bone-strengthening nutrients to the table like iron and calcium. It is an abundant source of polyphenols, which help protect your body from harmful agents.
Packed with antioxidant-rich veggies like celery, carrots and fresh onion, this soup brings a nutritional punch to the dinner table. To create a cheesy flavor, we've added our nutritional yeast to the recipe, as well. A vegetarian dietary supplement, nutritional yeast adds a pleasing cheesy flavor to any meal. Though, it's not just the flavor that we love. Nutrition is in the name of this yeast for a reason; it's extremely rich in vitamin B-12 and provides 8 grams of protein per serving!
When combined with turmeric, smoked paprika, lemon and parsley, this healthy and hearty soup recipe is the perfect way to warm up on a chilly snow day.
Bob's Shamrock Soup
Featured at the 40th anniversary of the Shamrock Run in our hometown of Portland, Oregon, this soup is a definite crowd pleaser. It's filled with delicious ingredients like green cabbage, organic farro and lentils, making it a hearty veggie soup recipe that you have to try for yourself.
Despite its compelling nutrient content, green cabbage is a veggie that's often overlooked. Though low in calories, this vegetable is high in nutrients like protein, fiber, vitamin C and vitamin K.
Though it's packed with this leafy green vegetables, this soup does not taste like your average green juice. Garlic, red pepper flakes, dried sage and thyme, and even bacon is added to this recipe giving it it's award-winning flavor! The next time you want to win a gold medal at the dinner table, simply surprise your guests with this healthy and hearty soup recipe that they're guaranteed to enjoy.
Harvest Apple and Potato Soup
While apples and potatoes may not sound like a traditional food combo, it is a tasty one! This flavorful and creamy Harvest Apple and Potato Soup is one that will impress the most cultured guests. Plus, the best part is that it is quick to put together.
To us, apples are one of the most underrated soup ingredients. Their soft texture and sweet flavor makes them a perfect veggie to blend into almost any healthy winter veggie soup recipe. When choosing an apple for your soup, we recommend staying away from crisp green apples and using softer, sweeter apples like Gala or Jazz.
But one secret ingredient is what ties this soup together and makes it the most simple one yet! Our Potato Flakes, made from premium quality russet potatoes, give this soup a rich and creamy flavor. Bring this delicious winter veggie soup recipe to your next dinner party and blow your guest's expectations out of the water. They'll love it, and you'll enjoy the time you've saved in the kitchen making it!
Tips for Adding Apples to Your Soup:
- Saute an apple or two and add them to your soup as a topping for a fun texture.
- Roasting your apples before adding them to your soup will create a deeper flavor and is an easy way to add richness to this hearty veggie soup recipe.
Kasha Yam and Carrot Soup
The perfect sweet and warm dish to serve up on a cold day, this delicious winter veggie soup recipe will help cozy you up quick! Carrots, yams and our organic Kasha are the real stars of this recipe, creating a vibrant and filling flavor.
Made with high-quality, organic buckwheat, Bob's Red Mill Organic Kasha is a whole grain that's flooding with nutritional benefits. A great source of protein and amino acids, buckwheat is not related to wheat at all. It's related to rhubarb and sorrel. A plant-based and gluten free treat, this buckwheat kasha is an excellent addition to vegan, vegetarian and gluten free recipes.
Combined with the sweet flavors of yam and carrots, this soup is the perfect pick-me-up. When it's finished, we recommend adding a dollop of yogurt in the center of the soup to balance out the flavors of this hearty vegetable soup recipe!
Quick and Easy Mixed Bean Vegetable Soup
Thirteen different kinds of beans and 4 cups of vegetables make this hearty veggie soup recipe hard to beat! While adding that many different types of beans may sound like a difficult task, our 13 Bean Soup Mix makes it incredibly easy! Easy to prepare and customize, this soup mix is a colorful combination of navy, black, red, pinto, baby limas, large lima beans, garbanzo, great northern and kidney beans, black-eyed peas, yellow split peas, green split peas and lentils. It's free of spices and seasonings, which makes this mix the perfect blend to add to this already flavorful vegetable soup recipe. This recipe is an excellent choice for those who are following a vegetarian and vegan diet.
Quick Tip: To speed up the cooking process of this hearty veggie soup recipe even more, we recommend soaking 1 cup of the dried mixed beans overnight before preparing your soup.
Wrapping Up
Don’t know which soup recipe to test out for your next snow day? At Bob’s Red Mill, we’ve created a variety of different healthy soup recipes to keep you cooking all winter long. For more dinner inspiration, check out our full collection of recipes right on our website.
