100 Best Soup Recipes

sl-Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheddar Cheese

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Sometimes, a comforting bowl of soup is all you need. These incredible soup recipes are our absolute favorites, and they venture into all different kinds of flavor territories. From a simple chicken noodle bowl, to a more complex beef stew, these soup recipes are sure to warm you up from head to toe.

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Bacon and Beef Stew

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Bacon and Beef Stew Recipe

Savory, rich bacon and beef pair perfectly with beer, mustard, and red wine vinegar creating a well-rounded, complex flavor profile. The recipe comes together quickly and makes 16 cups--enough for 12 generous servings. Make sure to use low sodium beef broth to keep a balanced salt level. Serve with crusty bread, cornbread, or butter rolls.

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Bacon-Corn Chowder with Shrimp

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Bacon-Corn Chowder with Shrimp Recipe

Serve this hearty chowder as either a light first course for six, or a filling main course for four.

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Cheesy Potato Soup

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Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe

Serve a rich and hearty cheesy soup for a comforting cool-weather dinner.

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Slow Cooker Chicken, Bacon, and Potato Soup

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Slow Cooker Chicken, Bacon, and Potato Soup Recipe

This soup is perfect for ushering in fall: It's hearty enough for the beginning of soup season, yet brothy and veggie-packed so that it doesn't feel too heavy. Pair it with a slaw or kale side salad and crusty whole-grain bread for a light, satisfying dinner. This recipe is ideal for a weekend, when you can check on the slow cooker after just a few hours; though you won't be able to leave the soup unattended all day, this still offers the benefit of hands-free, fuss-free cooking. Either baby red, Yukon Gold, or fingerling potatoes will work well here, as they'll maintain their shape nicely during cooking.

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Onion, Kale, Chickpea, and Chicken Soup

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Onion, Kale, Chickpea, and Chicken Soup Recipe

Few things beat a steaming bowl of veggie-packed chicken soup on a crisp autumn evening, and this one happens to be a perfect potion for the seasonal chills. You can leave the thyme sprigs in the broth (just ladle around them) so they'll keep releasing herbaceous goodness into any leftovers.

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Soulful Chicken Soup

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Soulful Chicken Soup Recipe

No dish is quite as soothing as a hearty bowl of chicken noodle soup. Slow cookers couldn't have made the road to comfort any easier: Simply toss in the ingredients, switch on, and then walk away. We love old-fashioned, wide egg noodles for this recipe. To make sure they aren't mushy and overcooked, don't leave them in the slow cooker any longer than 10 minutes.

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Chicken and Cornbread Dumplings

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Chicken and Cornbread Dumplings Recipe
Make a classic chicken and dumplings recipe even more Southern by topping the vegetable-and-chicken-packed stew with cornbread dumplings.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Chili

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Slow Cooker Chicken Chili Recipe

Slow Cooker Chicken Chili

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Creamy Leek and Parsnip Soup

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Creamy Leek and Parsnip Soup Recipe

This delicious Creamy Leek and Parsnip Soup is perfect for serving on a chilly fall evening.

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Smoky Ham and Split Pea Soup

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Smoky Ham and Split Pea Soup Recipe

Potatoes contribute starchiness and silky thickness, while sweet carrots and salty ham balance out the peas' light, earthy flavor. Leftovers fare well in the freezer, so say hello to your new favorite make-ahead soup. Garnish with parsley and additional pepper, if desired.

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Black Garlic and Lentil Soup

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Black Garlic and Lentil Soup Recipe

For Bar Tartine in San Francisco, chef Nick Balla created this smoky, earthy soup as a tribute to his Hungarian-America father. Dried chiles, paprika sausage, hot paprika, and black garlic--regular garlic roasted for days until it turns sweet and jet black, with a licorice-like flavor--give the soup a rounded spiciness.

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Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup

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Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup Recipe

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Potato Soup

Oxmoor House

Potato Soup Recipe

Warm, comforting, and so delicious, this classic potato soup is the ultimate bowl of comfort food. Becuase more cheese is always better, this classic soup gets a double hit of cheese--both stirred into the soup and sprinkled over the top. Bacon bits lend a baked potato flavor and feel to this creamy, crowd-pleasing soup. Simply place the ingredients into a slow cooker and let it do all of the work for you.

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Smoked Sausage Cassoulet

Oxmoor House

Smoked Sausage Cassoulet Recipe

This hearty soup is exploding with flavors. Meat lovers will crave this bacon-packed and sausage-enriched delight. For a thicker consistency, let the cassoulet stand 30 minutes before serving.

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Loaded Faux-Tato Soup

Meredith Food Studios

Loaded Faux-Tato Soup Recipe

This super easy soup is just like a loaded baked potato, but has half the carbs thanks to a secret ingredient - cauliflower. It's silky, thick, hearty, and filling, and doesn't contain any grainy cauliflower bits. The toppings - bacon, cheese, sour cream, and fresh scallions - cut the soup's richness by adding crunch, tang, and savory flavors. Go ahead and make it for the family on a chilly night. Nobody will know you're faking it.

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Slow Cooker Cioppino

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Slow Cooker Cioppino Recipe

Simmering the base of this rich stew in the slow cooker allows for ultimate flavor concentration. When you're almost ready to serve, add raw fish to poach quickly. A signature dish of the West Coast, cioppino can be made with a wide variety of fish and shellfish, so feel free to experiment with your favorites.

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Tomato-and-Red Pepper Soup

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Tomato-and-Red Pepper Soup Recipe

Red pepper adds a tangy zest to this classic crowd-pleaser.

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Italian Wedding Soup

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Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

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Shredded Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Shredded Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Use Chicken and Mushroom Stroganoff ingredients to prepare this tortilla soup topped with homemade tortilla strips, avocado, cilantro, and lime wedges.

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Sugar Baby Butternut Soup

Sugar Baby Butternut Soup Recipe

This great autumnal soup gets a dose of added warmth, sweetness, depth from Sugar Babies, a classic candy that is comprised of caramelized sugar and buttery flavor notes. If you find yourself with leftover Halloween candy, put it to good use as a surprising ingredient in this fantastic soup. While most would probably opt to use leftover candy in a dessert, this soup takes creativity to the next level by incorprating it into a savory dish. Grab a spoonful and dig right in!

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Creamy White Bean Soup with Smoked Ham Hocks

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Creamy White Bean Soup with Smoked Ham Hocks Recipe
Creamy, starchy, and filling, this hearty, rustic soup is the epitome of comfort. And convenient: Beans go in dry--no need to soak.

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Soup a Sundale

Greg DuPree

Soup a Sundale Recipe

This recipe comes courtesy best-selling author Ann Hood, whose book of stories and recipes, Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food, is out soon. For convenience, Hood sometimes makes the meatballs ahead of time, freezes them, and thaws them before adding to the soup. She likes to make her own chicken stock for even richer flavor: She puts the picked carcass bones of a roast chicken (or a picked rotisserie chicken) in a Dutch oven, covers it with water, then adds three carrots before simmering.

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Vietnamese Beef and Noodle Soup

Caitlin Bensel

Vietnamese Beef and Noodle Soup Recipe

Traditional Vietnamese phở recipes require hours of hands-on cooking; this slow cooker version lets you off the hook in 40 minutes. Toast the spices and sear the short ribs first to add layers of flavor to this beautifully brothy soup.

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Ham, Kale, and White Bean Soup

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Ham, Kale, and White Bean Soup Recipe

The water used to cook a pot of beans is really liquid gold, infused with aromatics and thickened with starch from the beans. It makes perfect sense to give the cooking liquid a second life as the broth for the soup (and save the trouble of rinsing and draining). The ham hock will season the broth and the beans as they cook; you won’t need additional salt once they are done. Instead of cooking the kale and carrots in the soup, give them a quick sauté and stir them in at the end so they retain their vibrancy.

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Roasted Carrot and Coconut Soup

Kelsey Hansen

Roasted Carrot and Coconut Soup Recipe

Avocado and coconut milk give this vegetarian soup a decadent, buttery texture; fiber-rich lentils and beans make it surprisingly filling. Keep your pantry stocked with these staples to help you throw this soup together in no time.

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Slow Cooker Lazy Lasagna Soup

Jennifer Causey

Slow Cooker Lazy Lasagna Soup Recipe

Your family will love this fun departure from the Italian classic—and you’ll love its ease and simplicity. Want to make it in an Instant Pot? Get the recipe here.

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Tortilla Soup

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Tortilla Soup Recipe

Soup and the slow cooker are natural combos, and this recipe for Tortilla Soup doesn't disappoint.

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Best Ever Seafood Gumbo

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Best Ever Seafood Gumbo Recipe

The genius of this menu is that most of the work can be done ahead of time

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Tomato-Red Pepper Gazpacho with Fresh Vegetable Medley

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Tomato-Red Pepper Gazpacho with Fresh Vegetable Medley Recipe

Topping tomato and red pepper-flavored gazpacho with fresh veggies makes a refreshing summer soup.

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Turkey and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

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Turkey and Andouille Sausage Gumbo Recipe

This gumbo is a great use for leftover roasted turkey, though cooked chicken will also work. We skip the long-stirred roux here in favor of filé powder, a thickener made from the sassafras plant; look for it on the spice aisle. For the best results, stir in the filé powder off the heat.

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Slow-Cooker Jambalaya Soup

Jennifer Causey

Slow-Cooker Jambalaya Soup Recipe

Look for andouille near the smoked sausages in the refrigerated section of your grocery store. Want to make this soup in your Instant Pot? Click here for the recipe.

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Lemony Greek Chicken Soup

Kelsey Hansen

Lemony Greek Chicken Soup Recipe

This 20-minute dish provides 32g of protein and is just 261 calories per serving. To ensure this comforting soup’s velvety texture, whisk a little of the hot broth into the eggs before adding them to the pot; it cooks them gently and prevents curdling.

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Instant Pot Chicken Soup

Meredith Food Studios

Instant Pot Chicken Soup Recipe

This chicken noodle soup may be simple, but nothing's wrong with that. Your Instant Pot or pressure cooker of choice makes this comforting and savory classic in just an hour.

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Instant Pot Turkey and Sage Dumpling Soup

Greg DuPree

Instant Pot Turkey and Sage Dumpling Soup Recipe

Can’t find turkey cutlets? Use chicken cutlets or breasts. Serve the soup with a crunchy salad and citrus vinaigrette. Gina Homolka is the founder of skinnytaste.com and @skinnytaste.

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Chilled Avocado and Yogurt Soup

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Chilled Avocado and Yogurt Soup Recipe

This fresh Greek-inspired soup comes together in minutes. Buttermilk gives it a soupy consistency without changing the yogurt's flavor.

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Golden Beet Soup with Toasted Grains

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Golden Beet Soup with Toasted Grains Recipe

Toasted amaranth adds a nutty flavor that's truly delicious; sesame seeds make a good substitute.

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Creamy Artichoke Soup

Caitlin Bensel

Creamy Artichoke Soup Recipe

This taste-of-spring soup is made creamy with silken tofu and just a touch of half-and-half instead of the heavy cream—slashing the calories and fat found in traditional cream soups. Frozen artichoke hearts add all the flavor of fresh artichokes without the extra prep time. If frozen artichokes aren’t available at your market, you can use three 14-oz. cans drained and rinsed artichokes hearts packed in water instead. When pureeing hot liquids in a blender, it’s always a good idea to remove the center piece of the blender lid and place a towel over top. The center hole lets steam escape and prevents a hot soup accident. Serve as a light supper with a baby kale salad tossed with a Dijon mustard vinaigrette or with toasted baguette slices topped with melted fontina or Gruyère cheese.

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Arugula Soup

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Arugula Soup Recipe
Antioxidant-rich Arugula Soup is just as good cold as it is hot. And this soup is only 88 calories a cup.

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Chilled Butter Bean Soup with Basil-Corn Relish

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Chilled Butter Bean Soup with Basil-Corn Relish Recipe
You'll need about 1 1/2 pounds of butter bean pods to get 2 cups shelled beans. You can substitute fresh lima beans

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Smoky Shrimp and Chicken Gumbo

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Smoky Shrimp and Chicken Gumbo Recipe
Freeze leftover stock up to three months, and use for chowder or risotto.

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Hearty Chicken Soup

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Hearty Chicken Soup Recipe

It makes sense that a classic like chicken soup would be best cooked in a classic Dutch oven. While we enjoyed the soup from all three cooking methods, the Dutch oven made the meat a little more tender and juicy. The broth also simmers without a lid, so it reduces and grows richer.

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Roasted-Chicken Noodle Soup

HOWARD L. PUCKETT

Roasted-Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

For the sake of convenience, we call for canned low-salt chicken broth.

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Lemony Chicken and Spinach Soup

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Lemony Chicken and Spinach Soup Recipe

Inspired by Greek avgolemono, this recipe yields a creamy, comforting, bright bowl of soup that delivers everything we want when feeling a little under the weather. Heck, served with a warm blanket and a cozy couch, we’re convinced this lemony chicken soup can fix just about anything. As delicious as it is, this soup requires very simple ingredients and is easy to make. Just be gentle when adding the hot broth into your egg mixture (to temper), and the rest couldn’t be easier. This is a smart trick for richening soup without cream, and produces a uniquely rich broth that’s easy on the stomach. While we call for rotisserie chicken and store-bought stock for convenience sake, you could certainly roast your own chicken, then make chicken stock with the carcass for an even more flavorful pot of soup. We specifically developed this soup to make a large batch so that there’s plenty to share with friends, or stash in the freezer for the next time you’re feeling a bit under the weather or simply need a warming, fuss-free meal.

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Spicy Clam, Chorizo, and White Bean Soup

Jennifer Causey

Spicy Clam, Chorizo, and White Bean Soup Recipe

The classic Spanish combination of briny littleneck clams—the smallest and most tender of the clam clan—smoky chorizo, and tender white beans come together in seamless soup harmony. Turn this liquid lunch into a robust meal with our quick and easy garlic bread—perfect for sopping up every last drop.

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100 Best Soup Recipes

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Bacon and Beef Stew

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Bacon-Corn Chowder with Shrimp

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Cheesy Potato Soup

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Slow Cooker Chicken, Bacon, and Potato Soup

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Onion, Kale, Chickpea, and Chicken Soup

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Soulful Chicken Soup

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Chicken and Cornbread Dumplings

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Slow Cooker Chicken Chili

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Creamy Leek and Parsnip Soup

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Smoky Ham and Split Pea Soup

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Black Garlic and Lentil Soup

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Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup

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Potato Soup

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Smoked Sausage Cassoulet

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Loaded Faux-Tato Soup

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Slow Cooker Cioppino

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Tomato-and-Red Pepper Soup

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Italian Wedding Soup

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Shredded Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Sugar Baby Butternut Soup

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Creamy White Bean Soup with Smoked Ham Hocks

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Soup a Sundale

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Vietnamese Beef and Noodle Soup

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Ham, Kale, and White Bean Soup

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Roasted Carrot and Coconut Soup

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Slow Cooker Lazy Lasagna Soup

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Tortilla Soup

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Best Ever Seafood Gumbo

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Tomato-Red Pepper Gazpacho with Fresh Vegetable Medley

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Turkey and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

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Slow-Cooker Jambalaya Soup

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Lemony Greek Chicken Soup

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Instant Pot Chicken Soup

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Instant Pot Turkey and Sage Dumpling Soup

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Chilled Avocado and Yogurt Soup

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Golden Beet Soup with Toasted Grains

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Creamy Artichoke Soup

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Arugula Soup

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Chilled Butter Bean Soup with Basil-Corn Relish