There’s a reason canned cream of mushroom soup shows up in so many weeknight recipes: it’s comforting, it’s familiar, and it gets the job done. But once you’ve had creamy mushroom soup from scratch, made with real browned creminis and a splash of heavy cream at the end, the can never quite cuts it again. … Read more
This easy roasted tomato basil soup recipe is the one I make when October rolls around and the nights get cold enough for a sweatshirt at dinner. Roasting the tomatoes at high heat gives the soup a deep, slightly sweet flavor that simmering raw tomatoes simply cannot match. The whole thing comes together in under … Read more
This creamy chicken tortellini soup recipe is the weeknight dinner I make when I want cozy for a weeknight without a sink full of dishes. It comes together in one pot in about 30 minutes, and the broth turns out silky every time thanks to a small cornstarch slurry that holds up to reheating. If … Read more
These 12 easy chicken soup recipes for when you are sick all cook in one pot, use short ingredient lists, and go from cutting board to bowl without a second trip to the store. Most take 30 to 45 minutes, and every one tells you what to do if you have nothing but a rotisserie … Read more
These 12 easy vegetarian soup recipes for cold nights all start with the same handful of pantry staples: canned tomatoes, canned beans, broth, potatoes, squash. Every one is a complete recipe you can cook tonight, and none of them needs a blender, a pressure cooker, or a grocery run. Soup is the answer I reach … Read more
These 12 easy hamburger soup recipes for cold nights are all one-pot dinners built on browned ground beef, a pot of broth and whatever vegetables need using up. Every recipe here is written out in full with exact quantities, timings and doneness cues, so you can cook straight from the page. Hamburger soup is the … Read more
Cool the soup completely, ladle it into labeled freezer-safe containers with about half an inch of room for expansion, and lay it flat at 0°F or below. One Sunday batch gives you a week of dinners that only need reheating. Fall is when most of us make soup, and most of us then put a … Read more
If you want a warming dinner that costs almost nothing per bowl and cleans up in one pot, these are the recipes to cook this season. Every one of these 12 easy bean soup recipes for cold weather uses pantry staples you can buy in one trip, and each one is written as a complete … Read more
This easy crockpot ham and bean soup recipe starts with leftover holiday ham, a bag of dried great northern beans, and whatever vegetables are sitting in your crisper. Everything goes into the slow cooker in the morning and stays on low until dinner, which is the whole appeal on a cold weeknight. Total hands-on time … Read more
This easy crockpot French onion soup recipe gives you a bowl with the flavor of a bistro classic and about 15 minutes of actual work. Thinly sliced onions cook down in the slow cooker until they’re jammy and sweet, then beef broth, a splash of sherry and a blanket of melted cheese turn it into … Read more