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SERVE THESE EASY, HEALTHY, HEARTY SOUPS TO HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CHASE AWAY THE WINTER BLUES
I am a huge fan of getting out the slow cooker and making a winter warmer soup. It’s a particular go-to favourite of mine for Saturday lunch in the depths of winter.
I’ve curated a roundup of soups with some lovely combinations of healthy, nourishing and healing ingredients that will help you and your family chase away the winter blues.
18 WINTER WARMER SOUPS TO NOURISH YOUR FAMILY
I’ve divided the list into vegetable soups and soups that are meat or bone broth-based. All are absolutely mouth-wateringly delicious.
HEARTY VEGETABLE SOUP
1
Delicata Squash Soup
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This delicata squash (they're the long stripy squash) soup is packed full of flavour and velvety smooth. Top it off with roasted pumpkin seeds for an extra healthy flourish.
2
Creamy Flu Buster Vegetable Soup - Healthy Soup for When You Are Sick!
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Is someone in the family feeling under the weather with flu or a heavy cold? This is the soup for them, it's packed full of antiviral ingredients - opinions, garlic, ginger, turmeric - and little cayenne for a kick of heat.
3
Creamy Vegetable Soup (Paleo)
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This recipe is more of a guide on how to use the vegetables you have left over to create a wonderfully nourishing creamy vegetable soup.
4
Creamy Potato Kale Soup
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This is a creamy, delicious, satisfying and nourishing soup made with potatoes and kale, simmered with milk, garlic, and butter. It's the perfect soup for chilly days.
5
Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup
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Roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and red lentils are cooked with other vegetables in a pressure cooker to create this fantastically flavour packed healthy and hearty soup or bisque.
6
Cashew Carrot Ginger Soup (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
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This is very much carrot soup with a twist... and that twist is cashew and ginger. You can make it in a slow cooker and add a little Thai red curry paste for an extra kick of spice. It's both vegan and gluten-free.
7
Soupe au Pistou
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I love this soup, or rather, soupe. The best translation for 'pistou' is 'pounded' and this soup is so named because it is made with pistou, the French take on pesto. It also features an array of vegetables, beans and pasta. Even though it hails from Provence in the South of France, it is a perfect winter-warmer of a soup.
8
Mexican Bean Soup (Chilli Bean Soup)
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Crossing from Europe to Central America, this a wonderful recipe for Mexican bean soup; essentially, it's a chilli bean soup. It has a tomato base and plenty of chilli for winter heat.
9
Cream of Cauliflower Soup
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It is easy to overlook cauliflower, but it is actually one of the tastiest, healthiest veggies around. Use it in this delicious cream of cauliflower soup recipe as a class act winter warmer.
10
How to make Vegan Pumpkin carrot Soup in Instant pot
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This is a simple but delicious pumpkin and carrot soup recipe that can be made in a slow cooker. It's also vegan, so great if you want to skip dairy.
HEARTY SOUP WITH MEAT OR BONE BROTH
11
Turmeric Chicken Soup
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This turmeric chicken soupis packed with tasty vegetables, leafy greens, herbs and spices that are so nourishing and warming. Plus anti-inflammatory ingredients like ginger and turmeric, so wonderful as a healthy booster for cold winter days.
12
This comforting Italian White Bean Soup is perfect for cold weather.
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This soup is a blend of creamy white beans, chicken broth, and herbs. It makes for a delicious, cosy meal on a chilly day.
13
The Best Chicken Soup Recipe
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Chicken soup is such a class go-to when feeling under the weather. This version is noodle-free but still wholesome and nourishing, made with bone broth for soothing the soul on chilly nights.
14
Healthy Mushroom Soup
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This healthy cream of mushroom soup is much lower in fat than a regular version of cream of mushroom soup without sacrificing any of the delicious flavours. Make it with vegetable, beef or chicken bone broth and serve over rice for an extra filling winter warmer.
15
20 min Healing Broth Soup [+VIDEO]
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This healing broth can be made with the bone broth of your choice plus a selection of ingredients with healing properties, including garlic, ginger, turmeric and lime juice.
16
Cream of Jalapeno Soup
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Here's another soup with a bone broth base, chicken bone broth. Now, cream of jalapeno sounds enticing and scary in equal measure to me! But think we can all agree it will be warming in all the ways!!
17
Scotch Broth (Scottish Soup)
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Scotch broth (traditional Scottish soup) is made from lamb bone broth and packed with lots of vegetables, including leeks and rutabaga (turnip/swede) and a handful of barley. It is an absolute belter of a classic Scottish dish, and let's face it, the Scots are experts on how to keep warm during the long, dark winter days of Northern Europe.
18
Slow Cooker Beef Barley and Mushroom Soup!
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This Slow Cooker Beef, Barley, and Mushroom soup is quite literally comfortable in a bowl. It has rich umami flavours from the mushrooms and the barley, all in a creamy, winter warmer soup.
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