You know the feeling: the sniffle, the throat tickle, the fatigue. Winter is cold and flu season, which means it’s more important than ever to take care of yourself and be mindful of your immune health. The kitchen is a great place to start when it comes to supporting immunity and overall wellness. A bowl of nutritious, comforting homemade soup is often just what the doctor ordered. These warming winter soups include hydrating broths, vitamin-rich veggies, immune-friendly herbs, and other ingredients that can help you feel your best. Each one is easy to make in one hour or less, so you can ladle up comfort and good health any night of the week.
Miso Dumpling Bone Broth Soup
This cozy dumpling, chicken, and lo mein noodle soup offers more than delicious Asian-inspired flavor. Miso provides probiotics and antioxidants, which can help support a healthy gut and immune system. Ginger also contains antioxidants along with compounds that can reduce inflammation, a natural response when the body fights infection.
Get the recipe: Miso Dumpling Bone Broth Soup
Chicken Paprikash Soup
This vibrant soup is inspired by a popular cold-weather comfort dish from Hungary. Each spoonful is rich in hearty chicken and tender egg noodles—all floating in a rich tomato-sour cream broth. Its signature spice, paprika, is a good source of antioxidants, while the bell pepper and tomatoes provide a punch of vitamin C to support immune health.
Get the recipe: Chicken Paprikash Soup
Thai Red Curry Lentil Soup
Even on days when you’d rather stay in bed, this nutritious, Thai-inspired soup that is ready in 30 minutes is well within reach. It’s made with just five ingredients, including lentils, which are rich in iron and zinc, two essential minerals that support the body’s natural defense system. Sweet potatoes and spinach provide additional nutrients for another immune-friendly boost.
Get the recipe: Thai Red Curry Lentil Soup
Greek Lemon Chicken Soup with Orzo
Avgolemono, as this soup is known in its native Greece, is a go-to for anyone feeling under the weather. Fresh lemon provides a pop of bright, fresh flavor along with Vitamin C and antioxidants to a hydrating broth full of easy-to-digest chicken and orzo. This five-ingredient soup will become your new go-to when the sniffles hit.
Get the recipe: Greek Lemon Chicken Soup with Orzo
Spiced Lentil Soup
This brothy soup features all the colors of the rainbow and an array of nutrients to fortify the body. A blend of cardamom, coriander, and ginger provides warm, soothing spice along with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. Together with the nutrients of lentils, spinach, carrots, and tomatoes, it’s a feel-good soup for any day.
Get the recipe: Spiced Lentil Soup
Easy Chicken Soup with Bok Choy and Rice Noodles
This Asian-inspired take on chicken noodle soup bumps up the flavor and nutrient content of the sick day standby. Squash noodles and bok choy offer some sneaky Vitamins C and A, and the cilantro and ginger are both great sources of immune-boosting antioxidants. The soup is also incredibly hydrating and comes together in just 25 minutes.
Get the recipe: Easy Chicken Soup with Bok Choy and Rice Noodles
Mushroom Miso Soup with Soba
You’ll never miss the meat in this vegan-friendly soup that’s full of deep flavor, thanks to miso paste and portobello mushrooms. Ginger and garlic infuse the broth with savoriness and provide immunity-friendly antioxidants, along with the mushrooms, which also contain anti-inflammatory compounds.
Get the recipe: Mushroom Miso Soup with Soba
Gingery Broth with Tofu and Spinach
Sometimes cold and flu symptoms are accompanied by a lack of appetite or a sensitive stomach. This light, vegan-friendly soup is the answer. The anti-inflammatory properties of garlic and ginger help to soothe, while spinach and silken tofu provide a dose of easily digestible vitamins and protein.
Get the recipe: Gingery Broth with Tofu and Spinach
Oven Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup
This satisfying, five-ingredient soup tastes like more than the sum of its parts. The stars are garlic, which contains antioxidants and immunity-boosting compounds, and vitamin-rich tomatoes roasted low and slow to coax out rich, savory-sweet flavor.
Get the recipe: Oven Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup
Chicken and Rice Soup
This easy, affordable soup packs a ton of flavor and feel-good nutrients with just 10 minutes of prep. It’s easy on the stomach and full of vitamins, including C, from fresh lemon, dill, and two kinds of greens.
Get the recipe: Chicken and Rice Soup
