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14 Winter Soups that Will Warm and Nourish You

By Holly Darnell, RD

February 19, 2025

While soups get served all year long in restaurants, they aren’t really in demand in the household until fall and wintertime. Cold weather often means staying in, and there’s nothing more comforting than a delicious warm bowl of soup that was just whipped up.

Here are 14 winter soups that will not just warm you up but also provide plenty of nutrition. Many also utilize root vegetables and winter squash, aka the most seasonal ingredients.

Most of these winter soup recipes call for bone broth, the nourishing liquid that’s full of collagen for your skin, joints and gut. The shortcut is simply using Bone Broth Protein and adding water. Bone Broth Protein has the added advantage of containing more protein, this making most of these high-protein soups as well.

We’ve split these into starter soups that work as appetizers or a light lunch, and then main course soups that are heartier and contain more calories.

Starter soups

1. French onion soup

Want to feel like you’re in France this fall? Make this version of French onion soup, which features some of the best soup macros you’ll ever see: 18 grams of carbohydrates, 16 grams of fat and 26 grams (!) of protein. Even better, it’s so delicious that you’ll want to put it on repeat.

2. Miso soup

Most of us are unfamiliar with miso soup. This delicious traditional Japanese dish is made using a miso broth made from a softened paste. Along with the paste, other miso soup ingredients may include mushrooms, veggies, leafy greens and seaweed.

3. Parsnip soup

One of the most overlooked winter soups is parsnip soup. You get a little bit of the sweetness of carrot alongside the earthy, nutty flavor of parsnips for a complex, rich soup.

4. Butternut squash soup

Butternut squash soup is one of the classic winter soups. It’s loaded with solid nutrition, including bone broth, squash, apples and other delicious ingredients.

5. Acorn squash soup

While the butternut squash is the go-to for a squash soup, an acorn squash soup is also a flavorful fall or wintertime dish. This recipe is loaded with nutrition (each serving boasts over 25 percent daily required value of eight vitamins and minerals) and features great macros (39 grams of carbs, 14 grams of fat and 12 grams of protein).

6. Creamy pumpkin soup

Blend up this pumpkin soup for a serious nutritional boost. Bone Broth Protein Butternut Squash infuses this soup with protein, collagen and a delicious butternut squash flavor that compliments the pumpkin.

7. Asparagus soup with lemon

Get a jump on Spring with this asparagus soup. The most common version uses cream, adding unnecessary dairy and sometimes too much fat for the average eater. Instead, the same creaminess is reached by using Yukon gold potatoes and Bone Broth Protein Chicken Soup, which also adds helpful protein.

Main course soups

8. High-nutrient chicken soup

Rather than buying nutritionally bankrupt chicken soup, make your own that is loaded in flavor and nutrients, including protein. It includes over 20 percent Daily Value of over 15 vitamins and minerals.

9. Thai coconut chicken soup

This Thai soup is packed with performance fats from coconut milk, a punch of spicy flavor from red curry paste and some chili peppers, plus lemongrass and a ginger-infused broth. Yum!

10. Creamy broccoli soup

This broccoli soup is loaded with nutrients and flavor — plus a little bit of heat from curry powder. With 20 grams of performance fats, 15 grams of fiber and a whopping 25 grams of protein, it also will stay with you for a while and can be a lunch all by itself, perhaps paired with a crusty bread.

11. Meatball soup

One of the most nourishing, one-dish meals is the meatball soup. With this variety featuring Bone Broth Protein and bison (or ground beef), it's also rich in protein yet relatively low in carbs. Get ready to power up!

12. Cleansing soup with chicken

When you're looking for how to detox your body, cleansing soups are a great way to start because you can load up on detoxifying ingredients while also achieving satiety. Prep time is only 10 minutes.

13. Chicken noodle soup

Want to make your very own chicken noodle soup loaded with nutrition to help support your immune system? This is the recipe, which uses an Instant Pot but you can just adjust for stovetop or slow cooker if you don’t have one.

14. High-protein chili

Have you ever noticed how a bowl of chili fills you up? That’s because it typically includes plenty of the three macronutrients: carbohydrates, fat and protein. When these three “macros” are balanced, you typically feel satiated after a meal. We take it one step further in this chili recipe, which goes higher in protein and nutrients than nearly every recipe out there.