Category: Soups & Stews

What do you get when you combine butternut squash with spicy Thai flavors? A delicious, comforting soup that will leave you wanting more! This soup is not only easy to make, but it’s packed with healing ingredients from the aromatics — onion, garlic, ginger — as well as copious carotenoids from butternut squash.

There's something about the warmth and complexity of the spices and seasonings in Moroccan cuisine that really makes it special. special. This stew offers a heaping serving of black beans, chickpeas, and lentils, along with yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes that simmer in a fragrant, intoxicating broth infused with cinnamon, cumin, coriander, ginger, fennel, and garlic. This soup is bursting with both flavor and nutrition — enjoy it often!

Love noodle bowls? We do, too! Shirataki noodles combined with shiitake mushrooms and bok choy in a flavorful broth might seem indulgent, but it’s far from it. The noodles provide fiber, bok choy offers calcium, and mushrooms give you the adaptogenic and immune-supporting nutrients your body needs year-round. This restaurant-worthy bowl is easy to make in the comfort of your own home. Cooler still is that you can add even more vegetables and herbs of your choice, as well as some plant-based protein!

This Lentil Minestrone has all of the elements of a healthy soup — phytonutrient-filled vegetables, fiber-filled whole-grain pasta, healing herbs and spices, and protein-powered beans. Make it for dinner guests, portion it out for lunches throughout the week, or freeze it for later so you can enjoy it in the months to come!

This Lemony Chickpea Lentil Soup tempts you with warm, earthy tones of cumin and thyme. It’s easy to make, and yields extra portions for leftovers or freezing. Pair this smooth-yet-rustic soup with whole-grain bread or brown rice and a light salad. Well-being warning: sipping on this soup throughout the year might just help you feel energized, healthy, and full-of-life all year long.

When it’s tomato season, hopefully, you’ll have plenty growing in your backyard, but if not then look for them through your local CSA. Bookmark this soup for the fall months or make extra to store in the freezer for up to three months until you’re ready to enjoy it. It’s great hot or cold!

Soup doesn’t have to be reserved for the fall and winter months. While this is delicious and nourishing served warm, it’s just as delicious served cold. In fact, the apple flavor is more defined after it has a chance to sit in the refrigerator overnight. Made with organic apples, carrots, ginger, onion, celery, mustard seed, and turmeric, this soup is delicious and healing!

Refreshing, nourishing, and perfect for warm summer evenings, this cooling soup does not disappoint. If your cucumbers are unwaxed, use the skin to maximize the nutrition. Otherwise, go ahead and peel them; either option is great. The lime keeps the avocado from turning brown, but it’s best to enjoy this within 3–5 days while it’s fresh.

This soup is extremely delicious and healing on its own, but when you add immune-boosting mushroom powder to it, the level of healthiness exponentially increases. Made with organic apples, carrots, ginger, onion, celery, mustard seed, and turmeric, this soup is perfect for year-round immune-support.

I developed this recipe over a decade ago, and to this day it is still a favorite with readers and my own family. Even if you don’t have the sniffles, this soup is altogether comforting and delicious.