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It’s cold outside here in Kansas City, so I’m sharing my favorite soup recipes available on the blog. These soups and stews are warming, hearty and packed with veggies. All of the recipes are vegetarian, of course. Many are vegan as well, either as written or with slight modifications.
From creamy, yet cream-less tomato soup (perfect with a grilled cheese sandwich) to contest-winning vegetarian chili, you’ll find just what you’re craving below.
At the bottom of the post, you’ll get a sneak peek at the eight soup recipes available in my cookbook, Love Real Food. I’m genuinely obsessed with every single one of them. Alright, let’s make some soup!
Table of Contents
1) Best Lentil Soup
Gluten free and vegan
“This soup is AMAZING! Holy cow the lemon in this just adds something that I never knew I was missing! I ate this for like a week straight & couldn’t get enough of it! PLUS it’s packed full of lentils my FAV! If you found this recipe and are thinking about making it, do yourself a favor and make it asap! Thanks so much for sharing, this will be one of my go-to’s now!” – Rachael
2) Chickpea Noodle Soup
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Easily gluten free and vegan
“Amazing! This is so flavorful, a perfect substitution for chicken noodle soup. I made it exactly as-is.” – Katherine
3) Butternut Squash Chipotle Chili with Avocado
Gluten free and vegan
“My fiancé is a chili enthusiast and a meat lover. We both rank this our number one chili recipe! It is delicious by itself, with chips as a snack, with avocado (as recommended in the recipe) or with a fried egg thrown on top for brunch. Do yourself a favor-make a double batch and freeze half for later!” – Coral
4) Curried Sweet Potato, Farro, Kale and Chickpea Soup
Vegan
“This soup is delicious! I found your recipe on Friday, made it on Sunday, and am eating it right now and for lunch allll week long. It is sweet, spicy, and hearty. Thanks for sharing the recipe :)” – Christy
5) Quinoa Vegetable Soup with Kale
Gluten free and vegan
“Absolutely wonderful! Made this soup tonight and it was a complete success. Happy husband and I was surprised but extremely happy kids. EVERYONE went back for seconds. Thank you for your expertise and recipe. I will make it again.” – Misty
6) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Gluten free and easily vegan
“This was simple but absolutely outstanding! THANK YOU!” – Patricia
7) Classic Minestrone Soup
Easily gluten free and easily vegan (skip the cheese)
“Kate, I have made this soup many times in the last couple of years! It is as perfect a minestrone soup as there is. I do all the cooking in the family, and if my wife hasn’t had this in a while….she starts dropping hints like crazy. Such good stuff. I follow it to a tee….using green beans, red potatoes and squash as my seasonal veggies.” – Steve
8) West African Peanut Soup
Gluten free and vegan
“Soooooooooo DELICIOUS! I made this with kale and served with brown rice. I love the thickness and flavour of this dish! Simple recipe with most ingredients already being in my pantry :-)” – Fiona
9) Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
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Easily gluten free and vegan
“This was the MOST yummy and satisfying soup!! I’m making it again tonight. It will be a regular in my house from now on.” – Annemarie
10) Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup
Gluten free and easily vegan
“I made this soup last night it was absolutely delicious, one of the best soups I have ever made. Think I will try the carrot & ginger soup next when I have made it I will let you know how it goes.” – Nadia
11) Pinto Posole
Gluten free and vegan
“I am away from my family this holiday season and really homesick for Tex Mex and my family. I made this for myself for brunch to try to lift my spirits and even the smell of the chiles toasting made me feel at home. 10/10 delicious. Added cabbage and radish for toppings. Thanks Kate!” – Laura
12) Curried Cauliflower Soup
Gluten free and vegan
“I have made this soup several times and not only do I love it, my husband asks for it regularly. Most men are meat and potatoes, especially mine, so that says a lot! We love Tia food and the hotter, the better. To increase the spice we add jalapeño and red pepper flakes to this recipe but we stick true it. I have made it for friends and they were “wowed.” This recipe is a MUST try!! Love it!! Thank you for sharing!!!!” – Deanna
13) Spicy Black Bean Soup
Gluten free and vegan
“This soup is amazing! It will definitely be put in our weekly rotation this winter. This was quick to put together, healthy, and there are so many ways to add on ingredients like the avocado, radishes, cheese, Greek yogurt, etc for extra tastiness. Thank you…your recipes are quickly becoming favorites in this house!” – Martha
14) Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Soup
Gluten free and vegan
“Thank you for this wonderful recipe! I got a pumpkin in my CSA and thought “ummmm….” I searched your site for pumpkin recipes and I have to say, this is now one of my favorites. Super flavorful and silky (even with an immersion blender!).” – Tess
15) Classic Tomato Soup (Lightened Up!)
Gluten free and easily vegan
“Best homemade tomato soup recipe I’ve found! Terrific not acidic, not sweet, just right! Thank you!” – Rex
16) Homemade Vegetarian Chili
Gluten free and vegan
“I absolutely LOVE this chile recipe! I have made it several times and I still can’t get enough of it. Especially now since it is so cold where I live! I even got a bunch of meat eaters to love it! Thanks for the great recipe :)” – Stephanie
17) Redeeming Green Soup with Lemon and Cayenne
Gluten free and vegan
“This is one of the best green soups I have ever had! Just fantastic! My very discerning husband and mother-in-law just love it. Thanks for sharing this beautiful and nourishing recipe.” – Katrina
18) Creamy Thai Carrot Sweet Potato Soup
Gluten free and vegan
“So I never comment on blogs (but i ALWAYS read the comments section). If you’re like me, you’re looking for someone who’s made this soup to vouch for how awesome it is. Well look no further, cause I’m your girl.
I’ve been a vegetarian my whole life and soup seems to still be one of those things that’s super difficult to for me to want to eat it again and again for days after I make it. I consider this one my first victory—Incredibly flavorful and hearty without all the fatty cream. I didn’t have almonds or tamari, so i topped mine with toasted pepitas and it was perfect. It also helped to have my immersion blender on hand.
Thank you, Kate!” – Laurel
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19) Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Pasta and Beans)
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Easily gluten free and vegan
“I’ve made this recipe twice in the past week. This is our new favorite soup! I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly both times.” – Brittany
20) Vegetarian Pho
Gluten free and vegan
“Hi Kate, It is summer here in Australia but I saw your recipe and tried it the other night. My husband and I loved it and I am sure I will be making it quite often. Thanks for sharing.” – Sandi
21) Thai Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Gluten free and vegan
“I made this soup for lunch today during our blizzard on Cape Cod. It is amazingly delicious! The toasted coconut on top really makes it! I used an immersion blender and added the coconut milk to the soup in the pot afterwards. Not as pretty as yours but still delicious. Thanks for another great recipe, Kate. I will definitely make this many times.” – Cindy
22) Seriously Good Vegetable Soup
Gluten free and vegan
“This soup was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Hearty. Veggie-packed, and not bland at all (which I find can be an issue with vegetable soups…like carrots in tomato water I often say). My veggie combo was potato, zucchini, green beans, and kale at the end – used more like three cups of veg and kale each. And had some fresh thyme in the house to used that – Just right. Saving to my fav soup recipes. Thank you!” – Rachel
23) Broccoli Cheese Soup
Gluten free and easily vegan
“Oh my gosh! This soup is so creamy and broccolicious. It’s NOT a dairy bomb like many other broccoli cheese soups I have made or bought in the past. What a great idea to add potato..! Thanks so much Kate!” – Dave
24) Mexican Quinoa Stew
Gluten free and vegan
“This is a great weeknight recipe! Prepared in 20 minutes before afternoon activities and left it on the stove to simmer. My 8 & 10-yr old boys gobbled it up when we got home. So easy and so much flavor. Thank you!” – Jen
25) Southwestern Corn Chowder
Gluten free and easily vegan
“Once again- this recipe was a winner; we love it. We are long past the fresh corn season in Idaho and instead I used a good quality frozen corn. I did not change a thing except maybe to make more next time 😉 Thank you for introducing me to crème fraîche and thank you for the many good meals.” – Lucy
26) Quick Dal Makhani
Gluten free and vegan
“This dal has become one of my favorite recipes ever. It is absolutely delicious, I will have to double the recipe when I make it again in a few days. I didn’t have garam masala on hand so I used curry powder instead and used my immersion blender to make it creamy. Love this recipe!!” – Eleonore
27) Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Gluten free and easily vegan
“This is delicious…and I don’t even like cauliflower!!! Thank you for your tasty and healthy recipes, equal parts important over here in our house!” – Crystal
Here are all the soups and stews in my cookbook, Love Real Food! Get your copy.
If you make any of these soups at home, please post a picture on Instagram and tag it #cookieandkate so I can go check it out! I love it when that happens. ♥
More resources you might appreciate: 23 healthy make-ahead breakfast recipes, 45 recipes that pack well for lunch and 20 simple weeknight dinners. You might also like my monthly seasonal produce guides and essential kitchen tools. View all roundups and resource posts here.
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