22 Spring Soups That Are Perfect for Sunday Dinner
These cozy bowls of seasonal flavor will leave you feeling refreshed for the week ahead. Whether you’re in the mood for a cream of vegetable soup or a brothy chicken noodle soup, this mix of healthy recipes has something you’ll enjoy. Each soup features spring produce like cabbage, carrots, greens or broccoli, plus a source of protein, like beef, chicken or legumes, for a satisfying soup you can build tonight’s dinner around. Serve up recipes like our Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup with Kale and Spring Green Soup with Chicken with a light salad or a piece of crusty bread for a dinner everyone will love.
Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup
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This veggie-packed soup is easy to prepare, ideal for those busy nights when you want a delicious, homemade dinner without spending hours in the kitchen. Just pair it with some crusty bread and a side salad, and you’ve got a warm, comforting dinner the whole family will love!
Marry Me Chickpea Soup with Kale
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This creamy chickpea soup was inspired by Marry Me Chicken, a dish that features chicken and sun-dried tomatoes. We gave this dish a plant-based spin by swapping out the chicken for chickpeas and kale to create a cozy, warming meal perfect for cooler weather.
Garlicky Cabbage Soup
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Warm, hearty and nourishing, this cabbage rich with the aromatic flavor of garlic and tender-sweet cabbage. Packed with veggies and a savory broth, this soup is perfect as a light meal on its own or as a starter.
Spinach & Artichoke Dip Soup
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This creamy soup captures the essence of spinach-artichoke dip perfectly. A touch of lemon juice adds a refreshing zing. Mop up every last bit with a hearty slice of whole-grain country bread or garnish the soup with crushed pita chips for extra crunch.
Chicken Tortellini Soup
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This hearty soup combines tender rotisserie chicken, pillowy tortellini and plenty of veggies for a comforting meal that’s quick, healthy and satisfying. We love the convenience of baby spinach and frozen peas.
20-Minute Broccoli-Feta Soup
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This 20-minute version of classic cream of broccoli soup is smooth and creamy after a quick whirl in the blender. Serve this comforting soup with a grilled cheese sandwich on the side for dipping.
Lemony Lentil & Cauliflower Cup Soup
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This bright lemony soup gets its boost of fiber and earthy, nutty flavor from ingredients like lentils and bulgur. Bulgur adds heartiness and a nice chewy texture, and the broth gets gentle heat from harissa paste.
Easy Green Tortellini Soup
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The base of this green tortellini soup is prepared in advance and stored in separate containers for an easy grab-and-go lunch. Layer the spinach on top of the pesto to create a barrier that will keep the tortellini from getting soggy.
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Spinach Soup with Ravioli
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This soup is delightfully creamy and flavored with sweet sun-dried tomatoes and cheesy ravioli. We use oil from the sun-dried tomatoes to keep prep simple and enhance the flavor of this quick soup.
Slow-Cooker Green Minestrone with Fennel & Parmesan
A strip of Parmesan rind in the broth gives this minestrone soup a deep, layered flavor, and fresh fennel adds a bright anise note. You don’t need much pesto here—swirl in just enough to tint the broth and release its fresh-basil scent.
Vegan Minestrone Soup
This vegan minestrone soup is heavy on the green vegetables (it has peas, zucchini and kale, to name a few!), setting this quick healthy soup recipe apart from the rest. If you miss the tomatoes, feel free to add them to the mix. Last but not least, enjoy the crispy garlic croutons that float on top and soak up the flavorful broth.
Vegetable and Tofu Soup
Tofu is marinated in Italian seasoning for up to four hours, adding nutrients and delicious flavor to this veggie-packed soup.
White Bean Soup with Pasta
We use mirepoix—a combination of onion, celery and carrots—to flavor this soup. Keep a store-bought bag of the mixture in your freezer to ensure you always have some on hand without worrying about it going bad.
Sichuan Ramen Cup of Noodles with Cabbage & Tofu
The Sichuan province in the southwestern corner of China is known for its fiery dishes. Here, the richness of tahini tempers the spicy chile paste in this cup-of-noodles-style mason jar soup recipe. This vegan cup soup is packed with 19 grams of protein to keep you satisfied until your next meal.
Cream of Broccoli Soup
This simple and healthy cream of broccoli soup gets its flavor from a mixture of aromatic vegetables, including leeks and celery. Using an immersion blender (or regular blender) gives it a smooth, creamy texture. Enjoy this easy homemade cream of broccoli soup as a comforting appetizer or pair it with a sandwich or salad for lunch or dinner.
Red Curry Coconut Soup with Chicken
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This red curry soup has all the spicy, creamy, savory and aromatic elements of the Thai curry that you know and love. Prepared red curry paste offers bold notes of ginger, garlic, coriander, chiles and red bell pepper. Creamy coconut milk helps keep the spice level even and mild. Serve with sticky rice or noodles on the side.
Pea Egg-Drop Macaroni Soup
This macaroni soup features frozen peas, which are sweet and plump and create a gorgeous green backdrop for the floating pasta. Adding an egg-drop is not traditional to macaroni soup, but it adds a luxurious silkiness to the soup base, thickening it up and delivering a richer finish. Recipe adapted from Tenderheart © 2023 by Hetty Lui McKinnon. Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Spicy Ramen Noodle Cup Soup
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In just 15 minutes, you can make three jars of vegetarian ramen cup soup that you can bring to work or school. These cup soups are not only a time saver, but are also packed with protein from hard-boiled eggs, which will help keep you satisfied until your next meal.
Eat-the-Rainbow Vegetable Soup
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This vibrant and wholesome soup recipe helps support your well-being. It’s packed with a variety of colorful vegetables, like tomatoes, which contain lycopene, a phytochemical that may help reduce inflammation.
Very Green Lentil Soup
Lentils seem to go well with just about anything, and here they play well with a collection of greens and some cumin and coriander to add a gentle spicy note to this soup.
Gut-Healthy Miso Cup Soup
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This miso soup is packed with gut-healthy ingredients like miso, a fermented paste that may improve digestion plus reduce gas and bloating. The base of the soup is prepared in advance and stored in separate containers.
20-Minute Creamy Mushroom Soup with Sherry
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This quick creamy mushroom soup is loaded with earthy wild mushrooms enhanced by the flavor of dry sherry. To keep prep to a minimum, look for sliced wild mushrooms in packages, or slice your own using whatever combination you prefer.
