One of our Iowa City Moms Bloggers posted a question on her Facebook page this week asking, “What kind of soup is everyone making this week?” I jumped in and shared a few of my recent faves. And so did a lot of other people. She received 50 recipe suggestions! Chicken Noodle. Chili. Hearty vegetarian soups. Slow- and pressure-cooker options. That’s a lot of people making soup!
If you’re looking for some soup-spiration to warm up your family this winter, check out these crowd-sourced and mom-tested recipes.
Winner Winner Chicken (Soup) Dinner!
That’s Italian!
Our Best Bites Sausage Tortellini Soup
This soup has been in my weeknight rotation during cold months for a few years now. My whole family loves it, and the sneaky add-in of grated zucchini adds fiber and extra nutrition to an already delicious soup!
Hearty Soups and Stews
Nom Nom Paleo Pressure Cooker Beef Stew
I served this over mashed potatoes and it was the perfect comfort food. Be sure to follow the author’s tip below for the addition of potatoes/root vegetables:
Tip: If you want to add root vegetables to your stew, stir in diced carrots and cubed potatoes after the stew is done (adding at the beginning will result in carrot-mush) and pressure-cook everything for five more minutes under high pressure. Manually release the pressure, adjust seasoning to taste, and serve.
This chili is the only true “short-cut” chili (30 minutes!). I’ve found that fills the chili bill without simmering all day!
Grab a bag of Fritos for this one!
I stirred in a ½-1 cup of half-and-half to this one for a creamy finish!
Tomato Soup
Easy Pressure Cooker Tomato Soup
You guys. This is my new favorite. If you love the Iowa City Bread Garden’s Tomato Soup, you will be so happy to taste this one!
Vegetarian
This one, using my favorite canned black beans from Trader Joe’s, is vegetarian if you substitute vegetable broth.
What is your favorite soup?
Ohhh, you know i have many! Spicy Sweet Potato Soup, Sausage Lentil and Kale Soup (Rachel Ray), our best bites minestrone (no pasta) and sweet potato turkey chili.