33 healthy homemade soups

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Ramen soup

Healthy soup recipes that you can easily make at home for the whole family, including classics like carrot and coriander soup to ramen noodle soup and chicken miso soup.

Healthy soup recipes that you can easily make at home for the whole family. Homemade soup is better for you because you know exactly what’s in it and these healthy soups taste better than anyting you can buy in the shops.

Pick from our favourite healthy and easy soup ideas, including classic recipes like vegetable soup, carrot and coriander soup and sweet potato soup to new and interesting flavours that make a meal in themselves, like ramen soup and easy chicken miso soup.

Soup is a great choice if you’re trying to eat a little healthier, especially if you make it yourself. Most of our healthy soup recipes are also vegetarian, so you can eat them if you’re veggie or serve them to friends or family members who don’t eat meat.

A big bowl of freshly made soup will not only make a satisfying meal, but it will also help keep you fuller for longer and give you a big portion of your recommended 5-a-day. The best thing about homemade soups is that you know exactly what is going into them. Make up a big batch of these healthy soups for the family or freeze it for later.

If you’ve never made soup before, give it a go – you’ll be surprised by how easy it is and it’s a great way to use up veg in the fridge that you might otherwsie think about throwing away. All you need to do is boil your soup ingredients in stock and blend, it really is that simple. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll be coming up with your own healthy soup creations!

This ramen soup is packed with vegetables and much healthier than takeaway noodles. Aubergine, mushroom, broccoli, soya beans and radishes make this soup packed with nutritents. It’s easy too, and ready in just 35 mins!

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Root and barley soup Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Hearty root and barley soup

Keep warm and full to the brim with these healthy root and barley soup. It’s really simple to make and perfect for using up any leftover chicken from your Sunday roast. Made with a whole heap of veggies and tender chicken pieces, this soup will keep you full until dinner time.

Get the recipe: Hearty root and barley soup

Spring veg soup Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Spring veg soup

Our recipe for this spring veg soup is brilliant if you want to keep the calories down but still remain full. It has just 163 cals and 1.5g of fat per serving! Full of tasty ingredients like carrots, leek, celery, peas and even hearty new potatoes – you won’t be able to believe it really is that good for you.

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Pumpkin and orange soup recipe Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Pumpkin and orange soup

You wouldn’t think that pumpkin and orange would work so well together but it really does! The orange adds a zingy flavour, whilst the pumpkin makes the soup thick and creamy. Pumpkins are packed with vitamin A and antioxidants which makes them super healthy all round.

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Gordon Ramsay’s pumpkin soup with wild mushrooms

This recipe combines 2 delicious ingredients that both count towards your 5-a-day. Gordon Ramsay’s luxuriously smooth soup would make a lovely starter for a fancy meal or as a treat on a cold winter’s day. If you can’t find pumpkin in the shops, you can replace with butternut squash.

Get the recipe: Gordon Ramsay’s pumpkin soup with wild mushrooms

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Vegetarian hot and sour soup recipe Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Vegetarian hot and sour soup

Fancy trying something new? This soup is sure to be right up your street. Mushrooms, tofu, chilli and wine vinegar are some of the tasty flavours in this vegetarian hot and sour soup. Tofu is very light and low in calories too and the variety of mushrooms in this recipe add to your 5-a-day.

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Roast sweet potato soup

This thick and creamy roast sweet potato soup is delicious. Swapping potatoes for sweet potato is a much healthier option. This recipe only takes 35 mins to cook leaving you with 4 bowls of sweet potato goodness! goodtoknow user Anne-Marie says ‘This soup is easy and delicious. It deserves 4 stars.’

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Weight Watchers tomato and red onion soup recipe Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Weight Watchers tomato and red onion soup

Easy to make and ready in 40 mins, this tomato and red onion soup from Weight Watchers is delicious topped with basil leaves and yogurt. Tomatoes not only add a rich flavour to this soup, they also add some health benefits too as they’re packed with a variety of nutrients.

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Woman’s Weekly Moroccan fish soup

This Moroccan fish soup from the Woman’s Weekly kitchen is a taste sensation with chickpeas, saffron and fragrant Ras el Hanout seasoning, and only 10g fat and 191 calories per portion too! The fish in this recipe is a great way of getting some well needed protein into your diet and keeping you full until dinner time.

Get the recipe: Woman’s Weekly Moroccan fish soup

Rosemary Conley's double pepper soup recipe Click or tap to zoom into this image
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Rosemary Conley’s double pepper soup with chive cream

Mix red and yellow peppers with celery, onions and thyme for Rosemary Conley’s double pepper soup – it’s freezable too. Delicious with chive cream, this soup is a great way of getting some of your 5-a-day in your diet.

Get the recipe: Rosemary Conley’s double pepper soup