Sure, you can spend a lot of time chopping and simmering to make a cozy pot of soup—but you don’t always have to. When you’re feeling a little lazy but still want that warm, comforting bowl, these recipes have your back. They’re big on flavor, light on prep, and perfect for winter nights when effort is low and cravings are high. Just add a loaf of crusty bread on the side and call it dinner.
Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Allrecipes
“Nice and simple with good flavor. I like to use 1 cup Orzo so it stores better in fridge for a couple of days worth of lunches without turning to mushy noodles.” —fletema
Quick and Easy Vegetable Soup
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
“Making this was hardly an effort. The aroma coming from the kitchen has my whole house anticipating dinner shortly. My only substitution was in place of the tomato juice. I found I didn’t have that in the pantry. I used my immersion blender in a 2nd can of diced tomatoes and viola.” —Cora
Easy Cheeseburger Soup
fabeveryday
“This was so good! The only thing I did differently was that I sautéed the veggies with the ground beef. This is a keeper.” —fabeveryday
Easy Tortellini Soup
“I used roasted corn leftover from my meal prep, and spinach instead of zucchini. then some shaved parmesan on top … voila! very good!” —Kyra Steinnecker
Easy Mushroom Barley Soup
Colleen Seal
“Soup was easy to make and very tasty! I used veg broth to keep it vegetarian.” —VK
Easy Chinese Corn Soup
Ariel Burn
“I grew up in Hong Kong and this is exactly how I make my corn soup. It’s easy and tasty. I often add ham, dice mixed vegetables (in frozen bag), or even fresh slice mushrooms for more flavor.” —Maggie
Easy Chickpea Soup
“We loved this soup–even the meat lovers! I am trying to wean my family away from meat on occasion and this recipe did the trick. Thank you. I followed the recipe except moved the contents to a slow cooker.” —fedoragirl
Easy Wonton Soup
“Excellent, I also added mushrooms, not a lot. I put a little hot oil in my bowl.” —JoyfulCrisp4755
Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
Dotdash Meredith Video Studios
“I used all Italian sausage and different pasta (Aldi’s autumn shaped pasta) as the lasagna noodles were too difficult to break. Really, any type of pasta would work well. Adjust seasoning to your taste. Enjoy!” —TerriLe
Six Can Chicken Tortilla Soup
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“This recipe is so tasty! I dumped all of the ingredients in my slow cooker and cooked it for 5 hours, half of the time on high and the last half of the time on low setting. I had a cooked chicken breast that I used instead of the canned chicken.” —Sandi Novinger
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Minestrone
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“Excellent soup and very easy to make. I would recommend this soup to anyone, especially in the winter if you live in the northern half of the United States.” —tbfavero
Easy Chicken Pot Pie Soup
SoupLovingNicole
“Delicious and so easy to make! I throw everything in the crock pot in the morning and stir a couple of times throughout the day. We serve it with home made biscuits, yummy! ” —Michelle
Simple Tomato Soup
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“Amazing! So yummy! Really quick and easy! I use onion and garlic powder and it still tastes great too!” —SappyMango9286
Easy Spinach Soup
France C
“very tasty just added chick peas in place of pasta and added celery will definitely make again.” —49AB
Pasta Fazoolander
“Simple but delicious, in-a-pinch soup. I only had frozen spinach, but it worked just fine. Oh and I subbed a few generous shakes of Worcestershire sauce for the anchovies.” —Julie Kahn
Hearty Italian Meatball Soup
Allrecipes Magazine
“Just made the soup and wow! Fantastic flavor! Made exactly as written. Used orzo as my pasta and it’s really a fantastic soup! Thank you so much is this is definitely one I will make again and again.” —JazzyScoop5432
