Healthy Fall Soups: Cozy & Clean Recipes

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Soup doesn’t just keep us warm—it also nourishes, comforts, and fills our homes with the best cozy aromas of the season. As fall settles in, I’ve got a lineup of healthy soup recipes that are perfect for chilly evenings, meal prep Sundays, or anytime you want something hearty and wholesome.

These ten incredible soups are all part of my 10-Day Soup Challenge. Each one is made with whole food, plant-based ingredients, packed with flavor, and ready to be a part of your fall menu. I love soup and make it often—even while living in Florida. A good cup of soup helps me pretend cooler weather is on the way.

As we move into the fall season, there are also so many new veggies coming up and ready to be put in hearty, savory dishes. If you’re vegan, make sure to check out my 25 Best Vegan Soup Recipes Roundup.

Top Healthy Soup Recipes

These soup recipes for Fall will hopefully help you find a few go-to meals that you can make and freeze to use throughout the season. Feel free to pair these soups with other dishes for a complete meal if they seem a little light on their own. While the Simple Ramen is a perfect lunch, I love pairing the Tomato Soup with Vegan Basil Pesto on toast or adding a Kale Caesar Salad to enjoy alongside some Vegan Potato Soup.

Vegan Potato Soup

You'll never guess there's no dairy in this amazingly comforting vegan potato soup. It's exactly what your next cool evening calls for and can be paired with a simple kale crouton recipe that takes the flavor to the next level.

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Red Lentil Soup

This red lentil soup is hearty, comforting, and packed with plant-based protein. Red lentils simmer with fire-roasted vegetables and warming spices until tender, then break down into a thick, satisfying soup that’s perfect for easy weeknight dinners or make-ahead lunches.

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Two glass jars of green blended vegetable soup.

Bieler’s Blended Vegetable Soup

This blended vegetable soup is light, fresh, and nourishing, with zucchini, green beans, celery, and parsley blended into a silky, comforting bowl. A touch of coconut oil adds richness while letting the natural veggie flavors shine.

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Spoon in a bowl of vegetable noodle soup.

1-Pot Vegetable Noodle Soup

A soothing soup can help your body heal in a variety of ways. This vegetable noodle soup recipe is great to make the moment you feel under the weather, or make at the beginning of cold and flu season, then freeze to have on hand when you need it.

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Vegan Tomato Soup

Vegan tomato soup makes for a creamy and nutritious meal using canned tomatoes, herbs, zucchini and carrots to boost nutritional content without sacrificing on flavor. I loaded this soup up with a variety of veggies, yet it still tastes like my momma's recipe from my childhood.

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Spoon in a bowl of vegan minestrone soup.

Slow Cooker Vegan Minestrone Soup

This hearty vegan slow cooker minestrone soup overflows with colorful vegetables, tender beans, and fragrant herbs, making it a comforting and nutritious soup for any occasion. It’s a simple, healthy, and delicious meal that you’ll want to cook over and over.

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bowl of thai coconut soup on table with fresh-cut limes.

Vegan Thai Coconut Soup (Tom Kha)

Enjoy my vegan Thai coconut soup— it's bursting with bold, comforting flavors. Creamy coconut milk blends with zesty lime, fragrant lemongrass, and a gentle chili kick. Earthy mushrooms, sweet carrots, and buttery cashews add texture and richness, making every spoonful a perfect balance of savory, spicy, and soothingly sweet.

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Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Dive into this warmly spiced vegetarian tortilla soup made with a rich vegetable broth, peppers, corn, avocado, and tomatoes, all simmered together for depth of flavor. Top with crispy tortilla strips, fresh avocado and cilantro for a hearty and satisfying meal.

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Instant Vegetarian Ramen

Enjoy a delicious and nutritious vegetarian ramen in just minutes. This recipe is full of flavor and perfect for a quick and easy meal using instant noodles.

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Vegetarian Split Pea Soup

This hearty, 1-pot vegetarian split pea soup recipe is simmered with tender carrots, savory garlic, and fragrant thyme to create a cozy, flavor-packed meal. Easy to make and perfect for lunch or dinner any day of the week!

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vegan tomato soup with text showing good soup toppings including fresh herbs, pesto, cashew cream, salt and pepper and vegan parmesan cheese.

Healthy Soup Toppings to Maximize Flavor

Sometimes you find a soup recipe in need of a bit of oomph. I get it (I put hot sauce on a lot of dishes). Here are two quick n’ easy recipes I keep on hand in a flavor emergency, or just to jazz up my meal:

Cashew cream: A good vegan sour cream can provide depth and creaminess to almost any recipe. If you’d add sour cream to a soup, then you can add this!
Pesto: There’s just something about pesto that instantly levels up a recipe. I love adding a dollop of vegan pesto to a good vegetable soup. It’s just so good! I’ve got a few different variations you can try, and they all freeze well.
Vegan cheese sprinkle: Parmesan is a staple in many American households. This vegan cheese sprinkle certainly gives Kraft’s a run for its money, and its made with real ingredients that really do add a cheesy finish to your dish.

family prepping purple onions, carrots and herbs to put into a red stock pot.

Healthy Fall Soup Ingredients

While I love the berries, squashes, and crispy produce of Summer, I find myself craving the buttery, hearty veggies of Fall. You’ll find many fall-fresh ingredients in the above healthy soup recipes because ingredients used in their proper season contain the most nutrients. If you’re creating a fall kitchen garden, then pick from this list!

Artichokes	Chiles	Pumpkins
Arugula	Edamame	Radishes
Beets	Eggplant	Shallots
Broccoli	Fennel	Spinach
Brussels Sprouts	Garlic	Sweet potatoes
Cabbage	Herbs	Tomatillos
Carrots	Kale	Turnips
Cauliflower	Leeks	Wild Mushrooms
Celery	Onions	Winter Squash
Chard	Potatoes	Zucchini

vegetables ready to pick in the Fall including cabbage, turnips, carrots and broccoli.

Common Questions

What’s the healthiest soup you can eat?

There are a variety of soups that boast incredibly healthy benefits. All ten of the soups on my list are made with whole food, plant-based ingredients. They use seasonal produce that packs the biggest nutrient punch, and they leave out inflammatory dairy products (nothing against dairy, yet it causes an inflammatory response in a lot of people!). Use limited ingredients or homemade vegetable stock with limited sodium as well.

Is soup a healthy dinner option?

Which type of soup is best for weight loss?

While there is no ‘magic soup’ for weight loss, as there are so many factors that contribute to a person losing weight, you can’t go wrong with using whole food, plant-based ingredients in your soup. Make a soup that will fill you up and not leave you hungry 30 minutes later. When I’m looking for a hearty soup I go with my Spiced Lentil Soup, Split Pea Soup or Minestrone. All these are great options for delicious, healthy meals.

Comments

Amanda Iiams says:

10.13.2021 at 11:57 am

The challenge was fun and gave me ideas for other soups I can make. My favorite was the very first tomato (veggie) soup. It was hearty and warm and seasoned well. One result I got was branching out on different flavors for making soups. I enjoyed the challenge.

Laia says:

10.13.2021 at 11:56 am

It’s hard to pick a favourite recipe among so many good ones! But if I have to choose, it would be a tie between the Carrot Ginger (I love the carrot and ginger combo!) soup, the Detox soup (perfect for the colder fall days) and the Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Soup (peppers are one of my favourite food!).
This challenge has inspired me to cook more soups before we were just doing Zucchini or Potato and Leak soups, and now I know more options. Thanks!

1. Laia says:
  
  10.13.2021 at 11:58 am
  
  Forgot to rank the recipes! All great!
Anne Hauer says:

10.13.2021 at 11:55 am

Great smoothie and soup recipes! I make one of both every day ; thank you for the health!

ZK says:

10.13.2021 at 11:53 am

I love soups but for some reason I don’t make them too often. This challenge made me realize how simple it is to whip up one and have meals for days ahead, since I usually freeze a couple of portions. My favorite one was the Thai coconut soup. Super delicious!

Julie F says:

10.13.2021 at 11:52 am

This was a very fun challenge for me. I love soups and have been wanting to add some new recipes to my regular line-up. I also discovered something about myself during this challenge and that was that I prefer soups that are not pureed. There is something about chewing my soup that is comforting to me. I am so glad that I pushed myself to try every recipe and they were all delicious, some just weren’t my preference. Also, I noticed I felt lighter the whole 10 days (not weight wise but just a feeling in my body) and it was such a great way to get more veggies each day. I loved that! I think my favorite was the 1 pot Paprika Corn Chowder. The flavor, texture & ingredients were perfect for me. However, I will say the Thai Coconut, Minestrone, & Detox soups will all be showing up in my menu plans. Thank you all for contributing your time, your creations and your love of nourishing people to this challenge. I’m up for the next challenge!