A bowl of chicken soup with carrots and noodles on a white table.
thepiwko
1 of 12

Leftover Roast Chicken Soup

This leftover roast chicken soup is a cinch to make in your slow cooker and is a great way to use up any vegetables languishing in your fridge.
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A white bowl filled with brodo di pollo on a wooden surface with a fork and spoon beside the bowl.
Jonathan Kennedy
2 of 12

Brodo di Pollo ~ Italian Chicken Soup

Brodo di pollo. That's Italian for "the most gosh darn comforting and restorative chicken soup ever to cross the lips of someone who's under the weather or just needs some soothing sustenance."
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A ceramic bowl filled with hot and sour soup.
Michael Harlan Turkell
3 of 12

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and sour soup may be something you’re used to ordering from your closest Chinese restaurant. But this easy and authentic version, filled with ground pork, tofu, and mushrooms, is done in less time than it takes to order takeout. And, quite honestly, it’s the best we’ve ever had.
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A white bowl filled with carrot ginger soup, with a spoon resting inside and a plate of carrots beside it.
Ditte Isager
4 of 12

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Carrot Ginger Soup

Carrot ginger soup is a creamy cool-weather classic happens to be vegan and is made with a few healthy and inexpensive ingredients including carrots, onions, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, and garam masala and, if desired, coconut milk. Ready in minutes.
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A white bowl filled with pasta soup with potatoes and pancetta on a linen cloth with a spoon resting on the edge of the bowl.
Kate Whitaker
5 of 12

Pasta Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta

This pasta soup with potatoes and pancetta is a traditional Italian soup made with potatoes, carrots, and leeks, tender pasta and diced pancetta. Hearty cold-weather comfort food.
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Plastic container or North African chicken soup with shredded chicken, ras el hanout, couscous, and preserved lemon
Martin Poole
6 of 12

North African Chicken Soup

This North African chicken soup is made with chicken stock, ras el hanout, couscous, and preserved lemon. It’s an easy and inexpensive soup that is just as satisfying at dinner as it is at your desk for lunch the next day.
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A white bowl filled with lentil soup and topped with fried chiles, greek yogurt, and cilantro.
Jonathan Lovekin
7 of 12

Moroccan Lentil Soup

This warmly spicy, soul-satisfying Moroccan lentil soup blends red lentils, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, and cilantro with ras el hanout, a North African spice mix. On top? Chile-fried onions. Healthy doesn’t taste any more soothing.
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A white enamel pot filled with turkey meatball soup.
Erin Kunkel
8 of 12

Turkey Meatball Soup

This turkey meatball soup with spinach is a healthier riff on Italian wedding soup and is made using mini meatballs made with turkey. Also includes farro, a nutty whole grain. A weeknight fix that’s satisfying, simple, and kid-friendly.
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A bowl of authentic Vietnamese pho with rice noodles, beef, lemon, basil, and scallions in it and a pair of chopsticks resting on top of the bowl.
David Leite
9 of 12

Authentic Vietnamese Pho

Vietnamese pho is a soup made with a beef broth rich with ginger, onions, star anise, fish sauce, and onions. Into that go rice noodles, beef, scallions, bean sprouts, and fresh herbs.
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A white bowl filled with broth, avocado slices, lime wedges, cheese, and tortillas strips
Jennifer McGruther
10 of 12

Mexican Chicken Soup

This Mexican chicken soup is authentic Yucatan fare that’s simply broth, avocado, lime, tortilla, and rice. The sum is far more than the parts. And it’s comforting as heck.
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Three blue bowls filled with ancho chile soup on a wooden table.
Weldon Owen
11 of 12

Ancho Chile Soup

This ancho chile soup recipe is made with a chile-spiked broth, queso fresco, avocado, sour cream, and fried tortilla strips.
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Two mugs of Hungarian cauliflower soup with two spoons beside them.
Todd Coleman
12 of 12

Hungarian Cauliflower Soup ~ Karfiolleves

Hungarian cauliflower soup with dumplings, also known as karfiolleves, is a quick, easy, frugal, pantry-friendly soup that’s simple to make but complex in taste. It’s made with lotsa spice and, quite frankly, is unlike any other soup you’ve experienced.
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About David Leite

I count myself lucky to have received three James Beard Awards for my writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. My work has also appeared in The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Yankee, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and more.


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