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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 loved the great community each off the participants were a delight. My favorite soup was the detox green lentils soup. I like how free I get to feel with vegan eating. Thank you for the challenge
The one-pot paprika corn chowder was my absolute favorite soup recipe because it tasted creamy, was delicious and hearty and felt filling. The dill ranch simple cashew cream was my favorite recipe. I enjoyed adding a dollop of it to my soups so much, which meant our first quadruple batch only lasted four soup days! Now with our second batch made, I’ve even enjoyed it as a pretzel dip! Going forward, I’ll totally be replacing meals I’d include sour cream with it instead, which feels like a monumental gain from this challenge. I’ve always enjoyed soup season and this challenge had helped me branch out to test soups I’d never have chosen before and aided me in my journey as becoming a healthier vegan with a vaster array of delicious, healthy and simple soup recipes.
My favorite recipe from the challenge was the Vegan Tomato soup and I liked it because it was fresh and healthy. I loved this soup growing up but only knew how to make it from a can in the microwave. I’m so excited this challenge helped me learn to shop, prep, and cook meals I normally would have bought in cans and microwaved not knowing how to do any better. One result I got from doing the challenge is more confidence in how to meal prep: pick a recipe list for 4-5 days, generate a shopping list, shop, plan and prep the ingredients, and then cook/assemble each day. I also learned more about what spices go well with what.
This was a great challenge to do. The recipes are simple to make and use few ingredients. There was a variety of soups to make to add variety to our taste pallets. If I had to choose one soup as my favorite I would say the red lentil soup. It is filling, delicious, versatile, has texture and healthy. Thank you for creating this challenge. I’d love to win a Vitamix so I can continue making soups. I can’t wait to try your smoothies next!
This was a great challenge, really enjoyed trying all these recipes. I would say my favorite recipe was the Thai coconut soup, never tried making Thai food from scratch at home and this was a great confidence booster. Actually lost some pounds during this challenge even though on most nights I had more than one serving of the soup, goes to show you can fill up without eating heavy meals. Thank you and looking forward to the next challenge.