There’s nothing like a big bowl of soup or stew after a long, hard day. I decided to gather all of my top soups in one place. My top 5 soups are delicious and satisfying. I’ve even added my favorite chilled soups at the end of this post.
Cooler weather begs for warm and comforting soups and stews. I would dare say that enjoying a big bowl of soup is one of my favorite things to eat in the fall and winter.
Honestly, I tend to eat soup year-round, but a cold, rainy day cries out for a bowl full. These soup recipes are favorites at my house. (I’ve recently added even more favorite soup recipes!)
Most soups are very easy to prepare and can usually be thrown together, placed in the slow cooker, and left to simmer all day.
There’s nothing like coming home in the evening to the enticing aroma of the soup. Gosh, now I’m craving some soup.
Here are my top 5 soup recipes. Click on the name of the soup to get the recipes.
Top 5 Soup Recipes
You won’t believe how easy this soup is to make – no potato peeling involved!
And I always get rave reviews when I serve it. Garnish with chopped chives, bacon, cheese, or whatever your heart desires.
I usually omit the cheese and serve it with homemade pimento cheese sandwiches on pumpernickel bread. It’s the perfect meal!
2. Slow Cooker Pasta e Fagioli
This is a hearty soup and another fave of mine! At the last minute, cook the pasta and stir it in. You won’t have soggy, overcooked pasta! I usually serve it with cornbread.
3. Spanish Sausage Sweet Potato Stew
4. Black Bean Chili (meatless)
I probably eat this soup more than any other. And I probably never make it the same way twice!
Don’t be afraid to add to or take away. It’s so good garnished with sour cream and cheese and diced avocado.
But, truthfully, I usually eat it unadorned. It doesn’t need garnishes and I save the extra calories. You’ll find even more of my favorite meatless soups when you click on the recipe.
5. Grandma Fisher’s Brunswick Stew
Brunswick Stew is a southern tradition! And no two southern recipes are alike.
I once ate at a restaurant that a southern magazine had declared to have “The best Brunswick Stew in the south.” They were badly mistaken. My grandma has the best Brunswick Stew in the south!
Brunswick Stew is usually served with a shredded pork barbecue sandwich. Mustard, vinegar, or ketchup-based BBQ sauce? That’s a heated discussion for another day!
Need a tasty sandwich to go along with your soup? Try this Reuben. It’s really good!
Check Out More of My Soup Recipes (Updated Since I First Wrote This Post)
French Onion Soup – so easy, yet so good!
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
Easy Homemade Tomato Soup (my very fave tomato soup!)
Favorite Chilled Soups
Originally published in September 2014 and updated with even more delicious soups on August 26, 2021!
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I love soup…I mean I really love soup. It is my favorite meal in the winter. I am pinning this for future reference.
ahhh…fall. there is nothing better than a bowl of yummy soup in the fall. Thanks for sharing these. I will have to try them out soon 🙂
These look great! My bucket list includes making a new soup, so this is perfect!
I couldn’t possibly be more excited about Fall, aka Soup & Stew Season! We just had a big pot of Loaded Potato Soup last Sunday, Yum! Yum! Pinned it!
We had potato soup on Sunday, too, with homemade pimento and cheese sandwiches on Pumpernickel. It was so good. We’re having Pasta e Fagioli tonight. I’m just crazy about soups and stews and all things made in just one pot. 🙂
Soups are my favorite for fall and these look amazing. I pinned this post because I definitely want to try a couple of these soon. 🙂
It’s been really cool here today, so I have soup simmering away and it smells so good.
That delish looking potato soup is right up my alley!
*Note to self* Don’t go on Alli’s blog when you’re hungry! LOL! All these soups and sandwich looks delicious!
They are, Louida! I’ve got the Pasta e Fagioli simmering away right this moment. It’s what’s for dinner! 🙂
That potato soup looks amazing. I love hearty, creamy soups. Yum-o!
I sub almond milk for regular milk and it still tastes just as good! 🙂
I love soups – the ones you have made look so tasty! Now I want to go make me some, too!
It was really cool today in the Carolina’s so I’m making my Pasta e Fagioli for dinner. It’s simmering away and the house smells so good!
Pinning this and hopefully making them all. I need some potato soup in my life!
I love soups in fall! I have to wait a little bit longer for the cool weather here in Florida!
We love soups at our house! We always make tortilla soup, then in the fall, we always make taco soup!
We love taco soup, too!
We had soup last night since it was the first day of Fall! I am going to pin these for later because they all look delicious!
The pasta e fagioli soup you made for us last night was the best I’ve ever had. 🙂
Oh my! I think I’m going to have to make that potato soup. It looks amazing! Perfect for a crisp fall day!
Oh my goodness, Alli! I absolutely want all of these soups… but especially the Quick and Easy Potato Soup — that’s my ultimate favorite during the cooler months. And like you, I eat soup year-round, though I definitely feel more called to it during these chillier months.
Come on, fall weather!
We are actually experiencing fall weather here in SC! I think it’s a first for us, but next week we’re back up in the 80’s. 🙂
That’s awesome that you’re experiencing fall weather right now! Enjoy it, lady!
We’ve been feeling it in the mornings, though it’s usually gone by 10 a.m. here in Dallas. I’m looking forward to the days where I can walk the dog at all hours and the weather be cool and refreshing whenever I walk out the door. Fingers crossed it happens soon for us both!
This soups look so yummy! Pinning for the winter.
Thanks, Anna! They are my top 5 fave soups!
I love, love, love soup. A couple of weeks ago I had #soupweek on Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos where I made a Pasta e Fagoili e Zucchini in the slow cooker. I just couldn’t help adding zucchini to one of my favorite soups – right at the end of summer and the start of fall when zucchini is still in season and soup is just coming into vogue! Did I mention that I LOVE soup? I’ve been craving it lately and I will definately have to give one or two of these recipes a try, the Black Bean Chili would be great to share with my daughter who doesn’t eat meat, and the cream of cauliflower sounds DELISH! Thanks so much for sharing on The Yuck Stops Here this week! See you next Tuesday. HUGS
Oh, all of these look so good, Alli! I’ve never had Cream of Cauliflower soup, though – I’ll have to try that one! Thanks for linking up with us over at the #homematters link party! We hope to see you again this coming Wednesday 🙂
Cream of Cauliflower is one of my favorite soups.
One thing I have failed to learn is never check out your website hungry. Now I’m hangry. Anyway, I haven’t really tried cream of cauliflower before but that looks and sounds delicious. I might give that a try someday.