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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
Red Lentil Soup
Bieler’s Blended Vegetable Soup
1-Pot Vegetable Noodle Soup
Vegan Tomato Soup
Slow Cooker Vegan Minestrone Soup
Vegan Thai Coconut Soup (Tom Kha)
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
Instant Vegetarian Ramen
Vegetarian Split Pea Soup
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.
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 |
Common Questions
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.
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.
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.
I love Simple Green Smoothies challenges in general, and to join the 10 days soup challenge seemed like a evidence! With the days getting colder and the harvests so plenty, the timing was just perfect. I love the uses of such à variety of produce, yet without being cumbersome. The challenge was well tough of, easy to follow, with a variety of recipes to please people of all tastes. The recipes are easy to execute, and the fact that we can adjust them to our tastes, dietary requirements or simply to accommodate the other person in our family is simply great. I like the conviviality of the support group, the constant follow-up, the email answering, and the great document you put together. Linking different sites is also awesome, opening our horizons to a healthy path. I have a few close favourites, detox soup is definitely in my palette, but i love the corn chowder the most as it is very different to what i would normally do. I like the mix of flavours and textures, crunchy, smooth and sweet and salty. Thank you for that great experience, can’t wait for the next challenge!
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It’s very difficult, for me anyway, to say which soup I liked the most. Each one surprised me with it’s own flavor, each one had it’s own distinctive ingredients and each one had it’s own personality. I can tell which I liked the least. Not because it was a bad soup but only due to the fact that peppers don’t like me. My husband liked all of them and he’s not even a Vegan. I’m not totally either but, yes but, am heading in that direction more and more. Meat is eaten not in many meals for me anymore. I love using my Vitamix for some of these soups. Am learning more and more of the capabilities these machines provide. Very impressive to say the least! I also receive my Protein Powder from Simple Green on a regular basis which has caused me to delve even more into smoothies. I enjoyed the group camaraderie amongst the other individuals both pro and con about each soup. Interesting how we all differ in so many ways with our taste buds both in consistency, spices, heat and so on. Excellent job by the organizers. Let’s do more of this, I’m in!
We agree Sonja. Here’s to more soup in the future!
I loved doing the soup challenge. It was fun to see everyone post pictures and was a positive experience. My favorite recipe was the lentil detox soup. The flavors were so great. The cilantro, turmeric and lemon. Just fantastic. Even my loved one who is afraid of anything healthy said it was, and I quote, delightful. That was a major win. I walked away with some great recipes and feel really healthy. Would do again.
I loved this challenge. It started right as the cold weather and some big storms rolled in at my house. So it was a perfect fit. So my two biggest take-aways: first, I don’t own enough spoons, and second, having an open mind and trying soups I thought I would hate was a good choice some of those turned out to be my favorite.
My favorite soups were the Vegan Tomato Soup, Paprika Corn Chowder, and Ultimate Detox Soup. I liked the Red Lentil Curry just fine, but when I ate it as leftovers the next day it was even better and deserves a spot in the favorites as a make in advance soup.
This challenge had two big benefits for me. Having a plan and the groceries for dinner each day and not scrambling with the usual “what am I going to make for dinner?” was such a time and sanity saver. It also was a wonderful way for me to incorporate more vegetables into my day. I always feel better when my diet is filled with lots of fresh vegetables. ❤️
Oh and I wanted to say that I really enjoyed going to the other ladies’ food/healthy living blogs and being introduced to some of their recipes. I saw some that looked delicious and they all have me as a new follower. The cookbook that is just recipes for moon milk?! Um Yes please!
So glad our friends are now your friends, Jenni!
The past 10 days have been excellent. As the weather cools I had some delicious soup to keep me warm. The soup also put a smile on my face because I was doing something good for myself (and will continue to do so).
My favourite recipe was for the smoked paprika corn chowder. I LOVE smoked paprika and I LOVE corn. I never thought of a smoked paprika flavoured soup before though. Just excellent. It was also easy to make, which is a must for me, and it is really easy to clean up a single pot!
I learned that I can make the time to feed my body better; I just have to DO it and I would continue to feel better all the time.