Food and Recipes Dish Soup 19 Meatless Soup Recipes That Make Vegetables the Star of the Show By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on November 15, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis If you're looking to add some new homemade soup recipes to your dinner lineup, this list of veggie-packed soups is a great place to start. While we'll always love a big batch of homemade chili or pot of warm chicken noodle soup, these recipes prove that you don't necessarily need meat to make a delicious and filling soup. Even though most of these meatless soups are still hearty enough to be a meal on their own, they also make great companions for serving alongside of salads and sandwiches. Plus, they're a delicious way to up the vegetable intake in a way that both kids and adults will enjoy. 01 of 19 Slow-Cooker Lentil Soup Jennifer Causey Recipe: Slow-Cooker Lentil Soup Along with beans and veggies, lentils ensure this meatless slow-cooker soup is still packed with protein. 02 of 19 Slow-Cooker Chipotle-Tomato Soup Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling; Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Slow-Cooker Chipotle-Tomato Soup If you prefer even more spice, you can add an extra chipotle chile or some extra crushed red pepper. 03 of 19 Instant Pot Creamy Root Vegetable Soup Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Instant Pot Creamy Root Vegetable Soup Root vegetables give this creamy soup a beautiful orange hue. Plus, your Instant Pot helps it come together with just 15 minutes of active time. 04 of 19 Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup Instead of having to stand over your stove stirring onions, this recipe calls on your trusty slow cooker for tender caramelized onions. 05 of 19 Sweet Potato Soup Greg DuPree Recipe: Sweet Potato Soup A blender will help you turn potatoes into a creamy soup. 06 of 19 Creamy White Bean-and-Chard Soup Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Creamy White Bean-and-Chard Soup Chard ups the veggie quantity and gives this recipe a nice color while offering a milder flavor than spinach. 07 of 19 Slow-Cooker Cheddar Soup Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cheddar Soup We think we can convince you that this recipe is a winner with just two words: pretzel bowl. 08 of 19 Slow-Cooker Black Bean Soup Southern Living Recipe: Slow-Cooker Black Bean Soup More than just a side, black beans are the center of attention in this slow-cooker soup that requires just 10 minutes of hand-on time. 09 of 19 Broccoli-Spinach Soup with Parmesan Croutons Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling; Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Broccoli-Spinach Soup with Parmesan Croutons Broccoli and spinach give this soup a bright green color as well as plenty of nutrients. 10 of 19 Broccoli-Cheddar Soup Southern Living Recipe: Broccoli Cheddar Soup You're just 30 minutes away from having this warm soup on the table. 11 of 19 Peanut-Pumpkin Stew with Hominy Peter Frank Edwards; Prop Styling: Kendra Surface; Food Styling: Anna Hampton Recipe: Peanut-Pumpkin Stew with Hominy If you can't find the appropriate pumpkin for this recipe, you can use butternut squash instead. 12 of 19 Instant Pot Potato Soup Caitlin Bensel; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Instant Pot Potato Soup To skip the meat, just omit the bacon crumbles. 13 of 19 Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheddar Cheese Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheddar Cheese Using an immersion blender will allow you to blend the soup all in the same pot that the soup cooked in. 14 of 19 Bryant Terry's Turnip Green Soup Ed Anderson Recipe: Bryant Terry's Turnip Green Soup Chef Bryant Terry always leans on this soup when he feels a cold coming on because turnips are rich in vitamins and have immune-boosting benefits. 15 of 19 Carrot Soup with Pea Pesto Johnny Autry; Food and Prop Styling: Charlotte L. Autry Recipe: Carrot Soup with Pea Pesto Pea Pesto adds a pop of color and flavor to the carrot soup base. You can use any that's leftover for topping pizza, pasta, or toast. 16 of 19 Spicy Blue Hubbard Squash Soup Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Melissa Gray; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller Recipe: Spicy Blue Hubbard Squash Soup This recipe aims to make use of every part of the squash including the seeds. 17 of 19 Pecan Soup Iain Bagwell Recipe: Pecan Soup While we've always used toasted pecans to top desserts and salads, this recipe offers another way to enjoy them. 18 of 19 Sweet-and-Spicy Corn Soup Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Sweet-and-Spicy Corn Soup Enjoy the flavors of summer in soup form with this recipe that calls for eight ears of fresh yellow corn. 19 of 19 Coconut-Curry Butternut Squash Soup Southern Living Recipe: Coconut-Curry Butternut Squash Soup A mix of bold spices including curry, cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon give this soup plenty of flavor while coconut milk adds another layer of richness. 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