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Photo: Photographer / Victor Protasio, Food Stylist / Karen Rankin, Prop Stylist / Kay Clarke
Warm up with a comforting bowl of these creamy soups. Whether you’re pureeing veggies or adding cream or yogurt, these soups have a deliciously creamy texture. From chicken noodle to butternut squash, these recipes are an easy way to make soup at home, so you can skip the canned soup aisle. Recipes like our Wild Mushroom Soup and Creamy White Chili with Cream Cheese are healthy and tasty.
01of 17Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup with Rotisserie ChickenView RecipeThis creamy rotisserie chicken soup has a delicious chicken pot pie feel to it. We call for rotisserie chicken to streamline your prep time–look for a nice big one with lots of breast meat on it. Pair this comforting and easy soup recipe with a green salad, or, if you’re really hungry, a grilled cheese sandwich.
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Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup with Rotisserie Chicken
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This creamy rotisserie chicken soup has a delicious chicken pot pie feel to it. We call for rotisserie chicken to streamline your prep time–look for a nice big one with lots of breast meat on it. Pair this comforting and easy soup recipe with a green salad, or, if you’re really hungry, a grilled cheese sandwich.
02of 17Sheet-Pan Tomato SoupView RecipeJacob FoxRoasting the tomatoes concentrates their flavor, yielding a richly flavored soup. Make a manchego grilled cheese for dunking.
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Sheet-Pan Tomato Soup
Jacob Fox
Roasting the tomatoes concentrates their flavor, yielding a richly flavored soup. Make a manchego grilled cheese for dunking.
03of 17Slow-Cooker Curried Butternut Squash SoupView RecipeDera BurresonSkip the roasting in this butternut squash soup recipe and let your slow cooker do the work instead. Just load up all the ingredients into the crock pot, set it and forget it for an easy, healthy dinner or packable lunches.
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Slow-Cooker Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Dera Burreson
Skip the roasting in this butternut squash soup recipe and let your slow cooker do the work instead. Just load up all the ingredients into the crock pot, set it and forget it for an easy, healthy dinner or packable lunches.
04of 17Wild Mushroom SoupView RecipePhotographer / Victor Protasio, Food Stylist / Karen Rankin, Prop Stylist / Kay ClarkeThis creamless—but creamy—mushroom soup recipe showcases the savory flavor of fresh morel mushrooms. If you can’t find fresh or dried morels, try other dried mushrooms, such as dried shitakes or creminis, but be sure to use at least one ounce dried mushrooms to keep the luscious flavor in this healthy soup. Serve with crusty garlic bread.
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Wild Mushroom Soup
Photographer / Victor Protasio, Food Stylist / Karen Rankin, Prop Stylist / Kay Clarke
This creamless—but creamy—mushroom soup recipe showcases the savory flavor of fresh morel mushrooms. If you can’t find fresh or dried morels, try other dried mushrooms, such as dried shitakes or creminis, but be sure to use at least one ounce dried mushrooms to keep the luscious flavor in this healthy soup. Serve with crusty garlic bread.
05of 17Cream of Mushroom & Barley SoupView RecipeThis sophisticated take on creamy mushroom soup is rich with earthy porcini mushrooms and has the added goodness of whole-grain barley.
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Cream of Mushroom & Barley Soup
This sophisticated take on creamy mushroom soup is rich with earthy porcini mushrooms and has the added goodness of whole-grain barley.
06of 17Pumpkin Spice Butternut Squash SoupView RecipeSimmer up a light and tasty fall soup, made creamy with coconut milk and Greek yogurt.
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Pumpkin Spice Butternut Squash Soup
Simmer up a light and tasty fall soup, made creamy with coconut milk and Greek yogurt.
07of 17Creamy Mushroom & Orzo Soup with Lemon & ParmesanView RecipeDiana ChistrugaThis creamy mushroom soup is filled with hearty orzo and plenty of veggies. The sherry, thyme and lemon boost and brighten the flavor, while sour cream thickens the broth and gives it extra tanginess.
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Creamy Mushroom & Orzo Soup with Lemon & Parmesan
Diana Chistruga
This creamy mushroom soup is filled with hearty orzo and plenty of veggies. The sherry, thyme and lemon boost and brighten the flavor, while sour cream thickens the broth and gives it extra tanginess.
08of 17Cauliflower SoupView RecipeA healthy take on a loaded baked potato, this creamy cauliflower soup recipe has all the fixings of a loaded potato (bacon included) but for way fewer calories and carbs. Ready in a quick 20 minutes, this easy soup is great for busy weeknights or can be meal prepped ahead of time to take for lunch or frozen for a ready-made meal down the road. This recipe was originally made for one serving but can be easily adapted to serve more.
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Cauliflower Soup
A healthy take on a loaded baked potato, this creamy cauliflower soup recipe has all the fixings of a loaded potato (bacon included) but for way fewer calories and carbs. Ready in a quick 20 minutes, this easy soup is great for busy weeknights or can be meal prepped ahead of time to take for lunch or frozen for a ready-made meal down the road. This recipe was originally made for one serving but can be easily adapted to serve more.
09of 17Creamy White Bean SoupView RecipeCaitlin BenselThis light, creamy white bean soup is richly flavored thanks to plenty of beans, veggies and Parmesan cheese. Blending half of the soup at the end adds its signature creaminess without adding cream.
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Creamy White Bean Soup
Caitlin Bensel
This light, creamy white bean soup is richly flavored thanks to plenty of beans, veggies and Parmesan cheese. Blending half of the soup at the end adds its signature creaminess without adding cream.
10of 17Creamy White Chili with Cream CheeseView RecipeThis rich, yet healthy, white chicken chili comes together in a flash thanks to quick-cooking chicken thighs and canned white beans. Mashing some of the beans acts as a fast thickener when your soups don’t have a long time to simmer. Cream cheese adds the final bit of richness and a hint of sweet tang.
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Creamy White Chili with Cream Cheese
This rich, yet healthy, white chicken chili comes together in a flash thanks to quick-cooking chicken thighs and canned white beans. Mashing some of the beans acts as a fast thickener when your soups don’t have a long time to simmer. Cream cheese adds the final bit of richness and a hint of sweet tang.
11of 17Creamy Corn Soup with Jalapeños & CotijaView RecipeGreg DuPreeThis creamy corn soup has underlying earthiness from the hominy and heat from the jalapeños. Fresh corn adds sweetness, which works well with the salty cotija cheese and other fresh and tangy garnishes.
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Creamy Corn Soup with Jalapeños & Cotija
Greg DuPree
This creamy corn soup has underlying earthiness from the hominy and heat from the jalapeños. Fresh corn adds sweetness, which works well with the salty cotija cheese and other fresh and tangy garnishes.
12of 17Creamy Zucchini-Chickpea Soup with SpinachView RecipeCarolyn Hodges, M.S., RDNCanned chickpeas combined with tahini thicken this simple vegetable soup and give it a creamy consistency. The chickpeas also provide satisfying plant protein and combine with the veggies to add plenty of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Serve this easy dinner with baguette slices.
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Creamy Zucchini-Chickpea Soup with Spinach
Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN
Canned chickpeas combined with tahini thicken this simple vegetable soup and give it a creamy consistency. The chickpeas also provide satisfying plant protein and combine with the veggies to add plenty of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Serve this easy dinner with baguette slices.
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Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Spinach Soup
Photographer / Brie Passano, Food Stylist / Annie Probst, Prop Stylist / Holly Raibikis
14of 17Creamy Queso ChiliView RecipeJacob FoxThis mashup of the classic cheesy dip chile con queso with the beans and vegetables of a chili is the best of both worlds.
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Creamy Queso Chili
This mashup of the classic cheesy dip chile con queso with the beans and vegetables of a chili is the best of both worlds.
15of 17Creamy Wild Rice & Mushroom SoupView RecipeMushrooms add earthiness and umami flavor in this creamy, one-pot soup recipe. This vegetarian soup will thicken as it sits, so be mindful that the consistency may change when you’re done cooking.
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Creamy Wild Rice & Mushroom Soup
Mushrooms add earthiness and umami flavor in this creamy, one-pot soup recipe. This vegetarian soup will thicken as it sits, so be mindful that the consistency may change when you’re done cooking.
16of 17Slow-Cooker Potato SoupView RecipeThis easy slow-cooker potato soup has all the good stuff you love on a potato–including bacon, cheese and scallions. Serve this loaded baked potato soup with a salad for an easy dinner–just 15 minutes of active prep time!–whenever you’re in need of some serious comfort food. It would also be fun fare for a casual party. Serve it straight out of the slow cooker and set out bowls of toppings so everyone can assemble their own. You can easily make this soup vegetarian–just use vegetable broth and skip the bacon.
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Slow-Cooker Potato Soup
This easy slow-cooker potato soup has all the good stuff you love on a potato–including bacon, cheese and scallions. Serve this loaded baked potato soup with a salad for an easy dinner–just 15 minutes of active prep time!–whenever you’re in need of some serious comfort food. It would also be fun fare for a casual party. Serve it straight out of the slow cooker and set out bowls of toppings so everyone can assemble their own. You can easily make this soup vegetarian–just use vegetable broth and skip the bacon.
17of 17New England Clam ChowderView RecipeChopped clams, aromatic vegetables and creamy potatoes blended with low-fat milk and just a half cup of cream gives this chunky New England-style clam chowder plenty of rich body. Serve with oyster crackers and a tossed salad to make it a meal.
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New England Clam Chowder
Chopped clams, aromatic vegetables and creamy potatoes blended with low-fat milk and just a half cup of cream gives this chunky New England-style clam chowder plenty of rich body. Serve with oyster crackers and a tossed salad to make it a meal.
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