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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.
My favorite was the Thai coconut which I made with broccoli and red bell pepper instead of mushrooms. By being part of the challenge I tried a lot of new soup recipes, many of which will enter my lunch time rotation for the winter months. I definitely found four or five recipes that I will keep using. I also found that making vegan soup doesn’t take long to prepare, particularly with the shortcut of using canned beans. I probably will also buy some of the frozen mirepoix mix which would be another timesaver. I enjoyed the challenge.
I loved the 10 day soup challenge because it reminded me of the value of prepping in advance. I tend not to because I enjoy all the steps in the moment BUT meals get hijacked more often that I’d like because I’m out of time or energy. Seeing how quickly these soups came together was all I needed to get back in the game. I’ll be making a number of these again but the Thai coconut was my absolute fave! Flavorful, satisfying and beautiful!!
Our favorite recipes were the tomato soup bc I love all things tomato, red lentil curry soup bc lentils are my favorite and I loved how easy the recipe was – made mine in the instant pot. Also loved the ultimate detox soup bc it had lentils in it. I loved the classic minestrone soup bc it has a variety of veggies in it. My 13 year old’s favorite was the paprika corn chowder. I put about 1/2 the paprika in it. I appreciate the variety of soups on the challenge,. I loved that all of the
recipes were easy to make. I learned to use vegan ingredients such as the nutritional yeast. I learned interesting ways to adjust the soups from other’s comments!
I liked all of the soups!! My favorite was the Black Bean Soup as I love beans in soup and that one was delicious!
The one result that amazed me was the Thai Coconut soup! I could not picture how those ingredients would taste together, and it sure tasted great. It is my second favorite soup. of the 10!
THANK YOU Jen and staff for hosting the challenge!! I learned so much about vegan soup to start me off on the path to a vegan or vegetarian life! I also did the Smoothie challenge on my own, and that was so much fun, I know it is best for our health and plan on continuing!
Here’s hoping for another challenge and more soup!! Pumpkin would be nice!
Love. Love. Love. Soups are the best. My favorite was Thai Coconut because it was different than I have made before but they were all delicious an I’m excited to start eating clean for all meals. Thank you!!