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Easy And Delicious Soup Recipes

By Robyn | Published: May 21, 2024 | Modified: Jul 31, 2025

With the weather cooling and the nights drawing in we have started to crave bowls of steaming hot soup again! Whether served for lunch with a slice of hot buttered toast or a fluffy cheese scone; or for an easy dinner with some fresh homemade naan bread or flaky sausage rolls on the side, soups are an easy and versatile dish that I fall back on time and time again.

A bowl of carrot soup with red Autumn leaves in the background.

Craving a big bowl of steaming soup? Here are our favourite soup recipes that are sure to warm you up on a cold Winters day:

Easy Winter Soup Recipes

Carrot And Coriander Soup

Made with a handful of budget-friendly ingredients, this classic recipe is always popular.

Carrot and Coriander Soup

This easy carrot and coriander soup recipe is silky smooth, rich and comforting. Made with simple ingredients, this soup is perfect for a simple lunch, cosy dinner, or serve as a starter at your next dinner party.

Carrot and coriander soup in a bowl sprinkled with fresh coriander.

Vegetable Mulligatawny Soup

Packed with lentils and vegetables, this spiced soup is creamy from coconut milk and is very filling!

Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup

This hearty vegetarian Mulligatawny soup is a healthy and filling soup that is perfect on a cold winters day. Fragrant with curry powder, and rich from coconut milk, this British-Indian soup is made from carrots and lentils and is an economical soup.

a blue saucepan filled with vegetable mulligatawny soup.

Pumpkin Soup In the Slow Cooker

For a ‘set and forget’ soup, this easy creamy pumpkin soup is the most delicious warming soup and perfect to prepare in the morning and leave it cooking away while you get on with the rest of the day.

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup

Made with red lentils and creamy coconut milk, this easy slow cooker pumpkin soup is a comforting, nourishing and economical soup, perfect for cold winter days.

slow cooker pumpkin soup in a bowl topped with a swirl of coconut milk.

Curried Parsnip Soup

If you are a fan of parsnips, this is a delicious and warming soup! Adding curry powder and warming spices makes it into something a little different.

Curried Parsnip Soup

This delicious spiced parsnip soup is rich, comforting and packed with parsnips! It is vegan and dairy free, and made with a handful of simple ingredients.

A bowl of spiced parsnip soup topped with cooked spices and served with naan bread on the side.

The Easiest Roast Pumpkin Soup!

Just roast, blitz and serve! Made with just 5 basic ingredients, this pumpkin soup is silky smooth and so comforting!

Easy Roast Pumpkin Soup

This easy 5 ingredient roast pumpkin takes just 10 minutes to prepare. Vegan and gluten free, this silky smooth makes a delicious and healthy budget meal.

a bowl of roast pumpkin soup with a slice of buttered toast on the edge of the bowl ready to dip in to the soup

Courgette Soup (Zucchini Soup)

This simple soup is light and packed with flavour, and is a courgette recipe that is loved by kids that don’t like courgettes 😉

Italian-Style Courgette Soup With Basil

This simple courgette soup with peas, basil and parmesan is silky smooth, full of fresh flavours, and so delicious! Ready to serve in just 30 minutes, it is an easy lunch to make for family and friends.

A bowl of courgette soup topped with basil and grated parmesan.

Mushroom And Walnut Soup

Thickened with walnuts which also make the soup creamy without the need for any dairy, this nutritious soup is very filling.

Mushroom and Walnut Soup

Thick and creamy, this nourishing mushroom and walnut soup is made without any dairy. It's super filling, and a steaming hot bowl of this soup will warm you from the inside out on a cold winters day.

dairy free mushroom soup in bowl topped with sliced mushrooms and sprigs of thyme

Carrot And Lentil Soup

My son’s favourite soup of all time! From baby led weaning to a school kid, I always have a portion of this soup in the freezer ready to defrost for an emergency soup situation 😉

Carrot Lentil Soup

This easy and budget-friendly carrot & red lentil soup with ginger and coconut milk is always popular, and the perfect warming soup on a cold Winters day!

A bowl of carrot lentil soup served with toasted bread.

Miso Noodle Soup

This soup is so light, and whilst it is warming on a cold day, is also a delicious summer soup!

Peanut Miso Noodle Soup

This quick and healthy miso noodle soup recipe with peanut butter is a light delicious soup both in summer and winter. This recipe serves 1, but easily doubled or tripled!

overhead photo of a bowl of peanut miso soup with noodles topped with nori and sesame seeds

Pumpkin Carrot Soup

Creamy, comforting, and packed with pumpkin and carrot, a bowl of this bright soup is sure to cheer you up on the gloomiest of Winter days.

Pumpkin Carrot Soup

Thick and creamy, this easy pumpkin carrot soup recipe is packed with carrots and pumpkin, flavoured with ginger and spices and enriched with coconut milk. It is a perfect warming and healthy winter soup.

bowl of pumpkin carrot soup drizzled with coconut milk and topped with pumpkin seeds and parsley with a spoon in it ready to eat

Root Vegetable Soup

Made with swedes, parsnips and carrots, as well as lentils, this filling soup is a great recipe for using up those Winter root vegetables.

Winter Root Vegetable Soup

Packed with vegetables and lentils, this winter root vegetable soup is vegan and gluten free, and is the perfect warming winter soup!

A bowl of winter root vegetable soup on a white napkin.

Pistou soup (Soupe au pistou)

Traditionally a summer soup, this beautiful soup recipe is easily adaptable to seasonal vegetables and is delicious made with leeks, kale, silverbeet / chard and broccoli.

Pistou soup (Soupe au pistou)

Traditionally a summer dish, this beautiful French vegetable soup is packed with an array of vegetables, pasta and beans. Topped with a fresh basil pistou, it is an easy recipe to enjoy summers bounty. Serve with fresh baguette on the side, or on its own!

A bowl of pistou soup served with extra basil pistou.

Silverbeet Soup (Swiss Chard Soup)

This light soup, flavoured with fresh basil and Parmesan, is so quick and easy to make!

Silverbeet Soup (Swiss Chard Soup)

This quick, easy – and kid-approved – silverbeet soup, made with a handful of basic ingredients, is ready in just 15 minutes!

A bowl of silverbeet soup sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

Easy Soup Garnishes

For a little crunchy topping to serve on your soup, these two recipes are also a great way for using up bread crusts!

Italian Breadcrumbs (Pangarattato)

This versatile recipe for golden and crunchy breadcrumbs can be made spicy, cheesy, or left plain!

Pangrattato

This quick and easy recipe for Pangrattato (Italian breadcrumbs) is made from just 3 ingredients and is a simple recipe for leftover bread. Sprinkle them on pasta, soups, salads and so much more!

pangrattato in a blue dish with a spoon in the bowl.

Homemade Croutons

A great way to use up bread crusts, these croutons are crispy and golden, and the perfect topping for soup.

Easy Bread Crust Croutons

Don't throw away your bread crusts! Use them to make these crispy golden homemade croutons that the whole family will enjoy on soups, salads and stews.

cooked and golden bread crust croutons in a pan

What To Serve With Soup

Here are some kid-friendly recipes perfect for dunking into a bowl of soup!

Cauliflower Scones

Made with cooked cauliflower, these veggie-packed scones are a favourite for dipping in to soup!

Cauliflower Cheese Scones

Crunchy, fluffy, cheesey – the scones make a delicious alternative to bread and great baby led weaning and kids snack

triangles of cauliflower cheese scones to show the cheesey sides

Cheese and Chive Scones

Whip these fluffy savoury scones up whilst the soup is simmering and have them on the table in under 25 minutes.

Cheese and Chive Scones

These soft and fluffy cheese and chive scones are a quick and easy savoury snack that make a delicious addition to lunchboxes, afternoon tea, or kid friendly snack at any time of the day.

side view of 3 cheese and chive scones on a metal cooling rack.

Savoury Welsh Cakes

Made on the stove top, these savoury cheese Welsh cakes are the perfect soup-dunking partner that don’t require the oven being turned on.

Cheese Welsh Cakes

These simple savoury Welsh cakes with cheese and spring onions are a fun recipe to make with kids and a great after school snack or picnic recipe.

savoury cheese welsh cakes in flower shape on a tray sprinkled with grated cheese

Garlic Bread

Soft, buttery and golden, this garlic bread baguette is very hard to resist, whether with soup or on it’s own!

Garlic Bread Baguette

This garlic bread baguette recipe takes just minutes to make from scratch. With crunchy golden bread and a soft, buttery garlicky centre, this is an easy side that will get devoured in minutes!

Baguette garlic bread on a wooden board with some slices on their side to show the buttery filling.

Leek and Ricotta Sausage Rolls

These vegetarian sausage rolls combine flaky puff pastry with a soft ricotta and leek filling and are a delicious accompaniment to soup.

Vegetarian Sausage Rolls with Leek & Ricotta

With a delicious leek and ricotta filling, these crispy puff pastry vegetarian sausage rolls are a family lunchbox favourite, and can also be frozen

More Winter Warmers

These comforting family dinners are all vegetarian, simple to make, and kid-approved!

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