3 Healthy and Delicious Winter Soup Recipes

If you are looking for hearty, savory, and very easy winter soup recipes, you’re in the right place.


These winter soups are healthy and simply cooked in one pot or the crockpot. They are classic, creamy, and full of seasonal vegetables and canned broth.

Potato artichoke al forno

1. Potato artichoke al forno recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ pounds baby potatoes
  • Fennel
  • 10 ounce jar of artichokes
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Heavy cream (or double cream if available)


Directions:

Making potato artichoke al forno

Rinse and cut potatoes in half.

Making potato artichoke al forno
Trim fennel by removing the leafy tops. Add those tops directly to the pot. Save some for garnishing.


Making potato artichoke al forno
Making potato artichoke al forno
Cut the bulb half of the fennel into slices.


Put everything into a roasting tray or cast iron cooking pot.


Making potato artichoke al forno
Add artichokes with 2 tablespoons of oil from their jar. Drizzle oil on top.


Making potato artichoke al forno
Cover the pot with tin foil and bake for one hour at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.


Making potato artichoke al forno

Add grated parmesan cheese and 3 ½ ounces of cream to the pot after it’s out of the oven and mix until everything melts. Let the pot simmer.


Add a bit of salt and pepper–the fennel bulbs add a lot of flavor. Bake for another 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Making potato artichoke al forno
The result is a hearty, thick soup. This soup can be frozen.


Black-eyed pea soup

2. Black-eyed pea soup recipe

Ingredients:

  • Fresh or can of black-eyed peas
  • 2 smoked turkey necks
  • 2 quarts of the broth of your choice
  • Greens of your choice
  • Collard greens
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Garlic
  • Olive oil


Directions:

Making black-eyed pea soup
If using fresh beans, pre-soak them overnight, then thoroughly rinse and drain them.

Use your pan on low heat or your crockpot on low or simmer.


Making black-eyed pea soup
Chop up any vegetables you’re adding. I used celery, carrots, and shallots for this soup.

Saute your vegetables in olive oil for two to three minutes or until softened.


Making black-eyed pea soup
Add some diced garlic.


Making black-eyed pea soup
I added 2 quarts of home-canned ham stock but you can add canned or any other type you like.


Making black-eyed pea soup

Add the peas, stock, and turkey necks that are drained and rinsed. Add seasoning such as paprika, and thyme, and stir it all together.


Let the beans soften for about 30 minutes.

Making black-eyed pea soup
Then stir in collards and let that tenderize for 15 to 20 minutes.


Making black-eyed pea soup
At the very end, add in freshly diced tomatoes.


Making fried hot water cornbread
Fried hot water cornbread

Extra: Fried hot water cornbread

Hot water cornbread pairs perfectly with this classic southern dish. Think of it as fried cornbread. It’s super simple to make. Combine cornmeal, sugar, hot water, and your choice of fat into a patty that you fry and drain.


You can either crumble it into the soup or use it to scoop up soup from the bowl.

Brussels sprouts and cabbage soup

3. Brussels sprouts and cabbage soup recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 red onions, diced
  • 2-3 carrots, diced
  • 1 ½ pounds of Brussels sprouts, cut in half
  • 1 head of cabbage, chopped
  • Chicken stock


Directions:

Making Brussels sprouts and cabbage soup
Warm a pan with olive oil. Roughly chop up several onions. Move the onions to the pan to cook until soft. Add carrots to the pan.

Making Brussels sprouts and cabbage soup
Remove the ends of the Brussels sprouts and cut them in half. Add them to the pot to soften.


Making Brussels sprouts and cabbage soup
Remove exterior leaves and ends of cabbage, chop, and add to the pot.


Making Brussels sprouts and cabbage soup
Add chicken stock to cover the vegetables.


Making Brussels sprouts and cabbage soup

Simmer for 30 minutes or until everything is tender.


Winter soup recipes

The act of making winter soups is healing for the mind and the act of eating soup is soothing for the body. I hope you like these winter soup recipes as much as I do.


Leave me a comment to let me know if you have a favorite winter soup recipe you can share.

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