Easy soup recipes

Whip up this classic Italian vegetable soup with a rich tomato base and pasta. It's low in calories and packed with fibre and vitamin C

Enjoy this filling vegetarian soup with red lentils, carrots and leeks. It's low in calories and fat, and delivers three of your five-a-day

Make the most of pumpkins in the supermarkets in the autumn and make this warming and filling pumpkin soup. Serve with our savoury granola sprinkled on top

This super-healthy vegetarian soup is low in calories and full of flavour. It's packed with three of your 5-a-day, plus folate, fibre, vitamin C and iron

Throw together this comforting and creamy cauliflower soup for lunch or a light supper. It's perfect topped with parsley and served with crusty bread

Mary Cadogan's aromatic broth will warm you up on a winter's evening - it contains ginger, which is particularly good for colds.

Combine different alliums to give a layered onion flavour to this vegetarian sweetcorn chowder. The sweetness of the corn pairs with onions beautifully

Create a batch of creamy parsnip and carrot soup for a warming lunch or supper. Serve with crusty bread and freeze any leftovers you have for busy days

A super-green and super-tasty vegetable soup with a few simple ingredients, including spinach and shallots

For a creamy potato soup, try this Zupa ziemniaczana recipe, which originates from Poland – it makes for a hearty lunch, or light supper

Make lunch more exciting with this silky and deeply savoury miso and butternut soup. Delivering all of your five-a-day, it's also bursting with goodness

Use pork or beef ribs to make bortsch, a Ukrainian-inspired soup made with beetroot and beans to make it deliciously filling. Serve with our pampushky recipe

Use a whole chicken to make a big batch of family-friendly chicken soup. Treat the recipe as a base and add your choice of veg, or bulk it up with grains

Lean and thrifty, turkey mince makes a great substitute for chicken in this spicy Asian noodle soup

Cook a batch of mulligatawny soup, packed with veg and rice and gently spiced with curry powder and spices. Top with coriander and yogurt

Make the most of mushrooms with this comforting mushroom soup recipe made with cream, onions and garlic. Serve for lunch or as a starter with crusty bread

Enjoy this family-favourite tomato soup with carrots, celery and pasta for a lighter supper. It's great for a packed lunch too – simply pour into a flask

Tuck into this full-bodied, vegetarian Bolognese-based soup with red lentils, which brings you four of your 5-a-day and plenty of fibre

Make Tom Kerridge's version of French onion soup. Use any cheese you have in the fridge for the toasts – a crumbly goat's cheese works well

Make a stock from roast dinner leftovers to create this chicken and sweetcorn soup. The bone broth adds important minerals and it's low in fat and calories

Cook up a batch of fresh, low-calorie celery soup for a healthy and filling veggie lunch or supper. Serve with chunks of crusty bread

This roasted tomato and red pepper soup is livened up a spoonful of ricotta plus toppings. It's classic comfort food and also a low-calorie, healthy option

Try making this delicious Vietnamese broth as something different for dinner. It's full of classic Asian flavours along with sirloin steak and noodles

Prepare an easy veggie noodle bowl in 25 minutes with mostly storecupboard ingredients. A simple budget meal that's filling and vegan-friendly