RecipesSwedish Meatball Soup To me, this is a very comforting, filling, homey soup. I especially like cooking it during winter months and serving it with hot rolls, bread or muffins. —Deborah Taylor, Inkom, Idaho
RecipesCream of Walnut Soup “Smooth and creamy, this mildly flavored soup makes a wonderful start to a meal. With its unique taste, it is not your run-of-the-mill soup.” — Denise Albers, Freeburg, Illinois
RecipesBean Vegetable Soup Beans add extra texture and flavor to this vegetable soup. This soup is light in calories yet packed with flavor. —Bean Education and Awareness Network, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
RecipesCheesy Meatball Soup With meat, potatoes and other vegetables, this rich-tasting soup is a meal in itself. Cheese dip makes it taste just like a cheeseburger. I serve this soup with a nice crusty loaf of French bread. —Ione Sander, Carlton, Minnesota
RecipesHearty Lentil Soup Served with biscuits and a salad, this soup is delicious on a chilly autumn evening. It’s one of my family’s favorite.
RecipesCreamy Pizza Soup This Creamy Pizza Soup is like eating supreme pizza with a spoon! You can add your own favorite pizza toppings as long as you include the ooey-gooey melty cheese on top. If you can’t find the tomato and sweet basil bisque soup, try using canned tomato bisque soup and adding Italian seasoning. —Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
RecipesHerbed Potato Soup This creamy potato soup is almost as easy to make as opening a can of soup—and it tastes so much better. The rosemary and thyme add just the right amount of seasoning.
RecipesOnion Soup Mix Keep homemade onion soup mix in the pantry for onion dip, roasted vegetables and, of course, soup.
RecipesAcorn Squash Soup The recipe for this thick and creamy acorn squash soup was given to me by a fellow squash lover. The attractive rich yellow soup is especially enjoyable during the cool nights of Indian summer. —Dorrene Butterfield, Lincoln, Nebraska.
RecipesHearty Bean Soup This soup is convenient to simmer all day in a slow cooker, and your family will love it. —Alice Schnoor, Arion, Iowa
RecipesHam and Lentil Soup This lentil soup with ham is a combination of two soup recipes I came across and adapted. I often serve it for Sunday dinner, making enough so there are leftovers for my husband’s lunch thermos. A bricklayer, he regularly works outside during winter. —Andi Haug, Hendrum, Minnesota
RecipesSausage and Kale Soup This is my family’s absolute favorite soup, and I can have it on the table in less than 45 minutes. I usually double the recipe so the flavors can blend, making the soup even better the next day. —Dawn Rohn, Riverton, Wyoming
RecipesHam and Vegetable Soup The basis for this ham and vegetable soup’s broth conveniently comes from canned bean soup. Everyone who tries this comments on how nicely the smoky flavor of ham blends with the vegetables. —Helen Peterson, Rives Junction, Michigan
RecipesPotato Soup with Sausage My great-grandmother passed on this soup to her family generations. In the 1880s, it was a popular meal after a hard day in the field—hardy to satisfy the most ravenous appetite and delicious, too!
RecipesCream of Broccoli Soup This soup is a great meal starter, but I also serve it as the main course when I’m in need of a quick nourishing lunch or dinner. Just add a green salad and a biscuit or roll.