The 30 Essential Soup Recipes for Fall

Here are 30 amazing fall soup recipes to deliver cozy warmth with all the fall vibes.

The daylight is less abundant and time indoors increases.

We have soups with pumpkin, sweet potato, and winter squash.

Bowl of buffalo chicken chili with toppings

Aaron Hutcherson

We have steamy takes on chicken noodle.

We have brothy soups and ones that flirt with stew status.

And we also have ones that are ready from soup to nuts in fewer than 30 minutes.

French Onion Soup

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Bookmark what catches your eye and circle back soon to make it a reality.

We promise you’ll be glad you did.

Just follow the directions and you’ll be golden.

A bowl of white Bean and Bacon Soup with a Dutch oven next to it

Elise Bauer

The onions need plenty of time to caramelize, so plan accordingly.

Don’t feel like messing with dried beans?

We offer alternate directions for using canned ones.

Bowl of Shrimp and Chorizo Chowder Topped with Parsley and Slices of Toasted Baguette

Simply Recipes / Nick Evans

Be sure to have crusty bread for dipping.

The biggest win may be for the cook, since it’s so easy to throw together.

Double it for freeze-worthy leftovers.

Bowl of Stovetop Taco Soup Topped with Avocado Slices, Cotija Cheese, and Cilantro and Surrounded by Bowls of Toppings

Simply Recipes / Marta Rivera Diaz

Lemon Chicken Soup (Avgolemono)

How is this timeless Greek soup creamy without any dairy?

Just before serving, you add tempered egg yolks.

This version is a one-bowl dinner and especially packed with goodness, including chicken and kale.

Yasmin Khan’s Lemon Chicken Soup in a bowl with a white linen underneath it.

Alison Bickel

Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup

Funky, knobby kabocha squash have the densest, richest flesh ever.

Roasting one makes that flavor even deeper.

Pozole Rojo

It’s cheating to call this a soup, perhaps.

A bowl of roasted kabocha squash soup garnished with cilantro

Elise Bauer

This pozole is a delightful pork stew with a broth of earthy pureed dried chiles.

But I’ll go for pozole over tacos any day.

There’s something eye-catching about it.

Spooning butternut squash soup out of a bowl.

Cambrea Bakes

More importantly, it’s easy and sure to kindly the troops.

This recipe is my go-to.

It’s unfussy, with a thoroughly chicken-y broth that the boxed stuff can never approximate.

Two Bowls of Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup Garnished with Cilantro, Crema, and Jalapenos at a Table Setting with Two Spoons on a Table Napkin, Bowls of Toppings (Jalapenos, Lime Wedges, Cotija, and Crema), and Tortillas

Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas

It’s a refreshing change of pace from the standardcabbage soup.

Serve it with crusty bread, or bake a loaf of quicksoda breadto go with it.

The Best Tomato Soup

Making your own tomato soup takes little time and reaps large rewards.

Lasagna Soup in a Bowl With Noodles, Sausage, Ricotta, and Fresh Basil, and in the Surroundings, Another Bowl With All the Toppings, a Saucer With Basil Leaves, and a Blue and White Checkered Kitchen Towel

Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek

You know it’s crucial that you make agrilled cheese sandwichto serve with it.

It lets you enjoy a whole other side of pumpkin.

Its body comes from tons of mushrooms that you puree with only a touch of cream.

Pozole Rojo (Pork and Hominy Stew)

Elise Bauer

It’s quite easy and surprisingly elegant.

I like to add a touch of miso to mine.

We offer directions for the slow cooker and Instant Pot as well.

Bowl of easy homemade creamy tortellini soup with sausage, carrots, and spinach

Alison Bickel

Black Bean Soup

This rich and satisfying black bean soup has chunks ofsweet potatoto liven it up.

you’re able to totally skip those if you don’t have any around.

It’s also super-easy to make at home.

Instant pot chicken noodle soup in a bowl with the instant pot in partial view behind it.

Coco Morante

Don’t tellI prefer it to actualstuffed peppers.

Here’s a solution everyone will embrace: a creamy soup made from rotisserie chicken and veggies.

Hamburger Soup

Everyone here at Simply Recipes LOVES this quick and easy soup.

Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup in Three Bowls with Spoons, and Next to It, a Large Pot with More Soup and a Kitchen Linen

Simply Recipes / Micah Siva

It’s so easy and crowd-pleasing.

I grew up eating hamburger soup from Crock Pots at dozens of church potlucks.

But this recipe is leagues better.

Best Carrot Soup Recipe

Nick Evans

And the big chunks of colorful vegetables aren’t just an afterthought.

Egg Drop Soup

Elise Bauer

you might bring this soup together in about 15 minutes.

That’s less time than it takes to jump in the car and pick up takeout.

Best Tomato Soup Recipe - bowls of tomato soup on table with bread

Alison Bickle

Easy Tuscan Bean Soup

Canned beans make this soup a breeze to assemble.

Mash half of the beans to add body.

Borscht

Beets.

A bowl of Chipotle Pumpkin Soup garnished with pumpkin seeds, cilantro, and sour cream

Elise Bauer

You love ‘em or hate ‘em.

Borscht is perhaps the ultimate expression of beets in a recipe (according to…me).

Takes on borsch abound all over Eastern Europe; some Ukrainian versions lack beets, in fact.

A bowl of shrimp tom yum with cilantro, halved lime, and ginger nearby

Aaron Hutcherson

This version clearly has them, as well as chunks of tender-simmered beef chuck.

Serve it with rye bread.

Cheeseburger Soup

A creamy and cheesy way to get some comfort.

A bowl of pureed sweet potato soup with a garnish of sour cream

Elise Bauer

Lentil Soup

Quick-cooking lentils make a wholesome, from-scratch homemade soup accessible on a weeknight.

Easy Cream of Mushroom Soup in a bowl

Elise Bauer

Black Bean Soup in a bowl garnished with avocado and cilantro

Elise Bauer

Bowl of stuffed pepper soup topped with cheese and some of the soup in a spoon being taken from the bowl, and in the surroundings, a table setting with a table napkin, another bowl of soup, and a small bowl of herbs

Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Julia Bayliss

Bowl of chicken pot pie soup topped with toasted oyster crackers on a plate with a spoon and next to it, a pot with more chicken pot pie soup, a small bowl with more toasted oyster crackers, and mustard colored table napkin