Food and Recipes Dish Soup 30 Easy Soup Recipes With Few Ingredients By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is an Associate Digital Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on October 6, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Prissy Lee Montiel There's nothing like cozying up with a warm bowl of soup after a long day. Whether you're feeling under the weather, it's chilly outside, or you simply have a craving for a little something warm, soup will never let you down—except when you find the perfect recipe only to discover it has a miles-long ingredient list. With these easy soup recipes, soothing a sore throat or warming your family up on a cold night is simpler than ever. Made with few ingredients—most of which are pantry staples you already have on hand—these simple soup recipes couldn't be more budget-friendly or easy to throw together. From summery Shrimp and Corn Chowder to hearty Ham-and-Bean Soup, we have soup options for every season. Whether you're looking for a hands-off slow-cooker soup recipe or one you can whip together on the stovetop in less than 30 minutes, these easy soup recipes have dinner covered. 01 of 30 Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheddar Cheese Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheddar Cheese Is there anything more nostalgic than a warm bowl of tomato soup with a grilled cheese for dipping? 02 of 30 Broccoli-Cheddar Soup Southern Living Recipe: Broccoli-Cheddar Soup This is a soup that even the kids will love. Simple, cheesy, and oh-so-good. 03 of 30 Chicken-and-Prosciutto Tortellini Soup Alison Miksch Recipe: Chicken-and-Prosciutto Tortellini Soup This easy soup recipe is ready in just 20 minutes (you read that correctly), so you can whip it up on even the busiest weeknight. 04 of 30 Busy Day Soup Micah A. Leal Recipe: Busy Day Soup Everything you need to know is in the name: this soup will be your busy day hero. 05 of 30 Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup Photography and Styling: Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup Take a shortcut to homemade chicken noodle soup with the help of a grocery store rotisserie chicken. 06 of 30 Baked Potato Soup Jennifer Davick Recipe: Baked Potato Soup This comforting soup is full of pantry staples that you already have on hand. 07 of 30 Creamy Collard Green Soup with Bacony Croutons Greg Dupree; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Recipe: Creamy Collard Green Soup with Bacony Croutons Skip the long stewing process and use those collards to make soup instead. You had us at "bacon croutons." 08 of 30 Pecan Soup Iain Bagwell Recipe: Pecan Soup Southern-favorite pecans star in this rich soup that's pretty enough for your dressiest holiday dinner. 09 of 30 Smoky White Bean Soup Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food Styling: Mary-Claire Britton; Recipe: Smoky White Bean Soup This one-pot soup is ready to eat in under 30 minutes. 10 of 30 Chicken-and-Rice Soup with Mushrooms Southern Living Recipe: Chicken-and-Rice Soup with Mushrooms We took classic chicken-and wild rice-casserole and made it into a hearty soup for cold winter nights. 11 of 30 Ham-and-Bean Soup Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Ham-and-Bean Soup Put leftover Easter ham to delicious use with this eight-ingredient soup recipe that's made in the slow cooker from start to finish. 12 of 30 30-Minute Chili Southern Living Recipe: 30-Minute Chili You might not believe a rich chili can come together in half an hour, but we're here to show you how. 13 of 30 Beef-and-Orzo Soup Photo: Hector Sanchez Recipe: Beef-and-Orzo Soup This pot roast-filled soup would pair extremely well with a slice of French bread for soaking up every last drop. 14 of 30 Sausage-and-Collard Greens Stew Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Sausage-and-Collard Greens Stew There's plenty of room to customize this slow-cooker stew to what you have on hand. 15 of 30 Loaded Potato Soup Southern Living Recipe: Loaded Potato Soup Busy week? Let the slow cooker handle dinner with this kid-friendly soup recipe. 16 of 30 Creamy Asparagus Soup Greg Dupree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Christina Daley Recipe: Creamy Asparagus Soup Asparagus gives this soup a pale green hue that stuns as a spring appetizer. 17 of 30 Capitol Hill Bean Soup Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Capitol Hill Bean Soup Since at least 1903, the Senate's restaurant has had a hearty bean soup recipe on the menu, and we gave it our own Southern twist. 18 of 30 Watermelon Gazpacho Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Cat Steele Recipe: Watermelon Gazpacho Cool off during the summer with this fresh, seasonal gazpacho that will look beautiful on your lunch lineup. 19 of 30 Chunky Vegetable Beef Soup Southern Living Recipe: Chunky Vegetable Beef Soup Since this hearty beef soup uses canned veggies, you won't waste any time chopping. 20 of 30 Navy Bean and Ham Soup Photo: Hector M. Sanchez Recipe: Navy Bean and Ham Soup You don't have to put any work into this dump-it-and-forget-it slow-cooker soup recipe. 21 of 30 Chilled Sweet Corn Soup Becky Luigart-Stayner; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Chilled Sweet Corn Soup This chilled soup is a simple and fresh way to enjoy seasonal sweet corn. You can top it with anything you have on hand, whether bacon, pesto, or fresh herbs. 22 of 30 Creamy Turnip Soup Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Creamy Turnip Soup This wintry soup recipe can easily be made vegetarian by swapping chicken stock with veggie stock and taking out the bacon. 23 of 30 Super Quick Chili Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Super Quick Chili This fast chili recipe was basically made for your fall tailgate. 24 of 30 Lemon Chicken Soup Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Lemon Chicken Soup This bright, cozy chicken soup recipe is the best thing for a sore throat. 25 of 30 Red Bean Chili Southern Living Recipe: Red Bean Chili This recipe only uses a handful of ingredients, and you can make it on your stovetop or in your slow cooker. 26 of 30 Quick Shrimp and Corn Chowder Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Quick Shrimp and Corn Chowder This fresh corn chowder is on the table in about 30 minutes for a light and easy dinner. 27 of 30 Summer Brunswick Stew Hector Sanchez Recipe: Summer Brunswick Stew A bright broth and fresh corn and lady peas brighten classic Brunswick stew up for summer. 28 of 30 Sweet Potato-Carrot Soup Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Prissy Lee Montiel Recipe: Sweet Potato-Carrot Soup Consider this recipe a formula to make soup with any veggies you have on hand. Once you've tried the Sweet Potato-Carrot Soup, try the pretty-in-pink Potato-Beet variation. 29 of 30 Slow-Cooker Green Minestrone Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Slow-Cooker Green Minestrone The beauty of this slow-cooker soup is that most of the ingredients are simply combined in the base of the appliance and the not-so hard work is done. Leave to cook low and slow for 4 ½ hours to build complex layers of flavor with only 10 minutes of hands-on cooking involved. 30 of 30 Easy Taco Soup Jennifer Davick Recipe: Easy Taco Soup Ranch dressing mix and taco seasoning, alongside frozen veggies, and a few canned staples make this taco soup a breeze to throw together for a quick weeknight meal. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit