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Fall hits and I'm making soup every Sunday. One big pot covers lunch for the whole week. These 19 range from a 30-minute coconut Thai chicken to a Vietnamese beef pho that simmers for hours, and about a dozen things in between.
Most of these start with bone broth, which gives the base more body than store-bought stock. Chicken soup is where I do the majority of my cold-weather batch cooking.
29 reviews, 4.9 stars. White chicken chili with green chiles and a thick, cream-based broth. I've made this more than any other soup on this list (by a lot).
Fluffy dumplings. They're made from almond flour and drop right into the broth. The shredded chicken pulls apart into the liquid, and at 42.7g protein per bowl it actually fills you up.
Homemade egg noodles, from scratch, in a classic chicken broth. About three net carbs per serving. The noodles take ten minutes and I will not buy them from a box.
Thai coconut broth with lemongrass and chilies. You steam the chicken in a foil packet first, then tear it into the broth. Eight net carbs and a lot of heat if you want it.
Panera's broccoli cheddar soup inspired this one (the chicken and rice version). Cauliflower rice replaces the grain, and it's ready in about 30 minutes on a weeknight.
Beef soup needs time. I almost always use the slow cooker here, so I can put it together before work and come home to something that's been developing all day.
Beef stew, the straightforward kind. Chunky vegetables, a thick gravy, under five net carbs. Four reviews averaging 4.8 stars.
Italian herbs and tomatoes go into this one, along with a long braise that makes the beef fall apart. Six net carbs and around 30 grams of protein. I make it every December.
Taco seasoning in a stew. It works. Beef, vegetables, cumin-heavy broth, and it freezes in portions for the whole month.
Under three net carbs for Vietnamese beef pho. The broth gets cinnamon, star anise, and cloves, then simmers for hours until it smells like an actual pho shop.
Italian wedding soup with spinach and small meatballs. The orzo is a hearts-of-palm swap, which sounds odd and works completely. 41.5g protein.
These are the ones people ask for at dinner. Heavy cream, sharp cheddar, butter. Not subtle soups.
Cheeseburger soup. Diced pickle on top, sharp cheddar stirred in at the end, 3.1g net carbs. My family requests this one the most out of anything in this section.
18 reviews at 4.7 stars. New England clam chowder with cauliflower filling in for potato. Ready in under 30 minutes, which is genuinely faster than most potato-based versions.
Lasagna soup. The Instant Pot handles it in 20 minutes. Ground beef, ricotta spooned on top, and 5.7g net carbs per bowl.
Beef and tomato, richer than the name suggests. The tomato base thickens as it cooks down and the ground beef absorbs it. 46.8g protein per serving.
Pumpkin and peanut, with jalapeno. A weird combination that I was skeptical about the first time I made it and have come back to every October since. 5.3g net carbs.
Brothy instead of creamy. These are the soups I make when I want something that feels less heavy, plus the bone broth recipe that underlies almost everything else here.
Minestrone built on lupini beans instead of kidney beans. Eight net carbs, three reviews at 4.7 stars, and it tastes like the version my grandmother made, more or less.
Leftover Thanksgiving turkey, a carcass worth of bone broth, and a creamy base. 5.1g net carbs. The best thing to do with the holiday bird after the actual holiday.
Zero net carbs, 20 grams of protein, six five-star reviews. Whole chicken goes in, long simmer, and the result is a broth I drink straight or use as the base for half the soups on this page.
Bread bowl. Yes, it's keto. 7.9g net carbs and dense enough that it holds an entire serving of chowder without going soggy.