26 Creative Soups to Make the Cold Weather Bearable

We've found our favourite soups to cosy up to this winter.

We know how you feel... fed up of the dark and chilly nights? All you want is warming comfort food and a blanket. Well don't worry, that's exactly what we've got! We've rounded up soups that are not only easy to make, but basically a hug in a bowl. From a Black Bean Soup with Mojo to a steaming bowl of Chicken and Dumplings, we've got the best recipes to get you through these wintry months.

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Famous Chicken Tortilla Soup

Preheat the oven to 190°C. Slice 6 of the tortillas into 1-inch strips, and then arrange them on a baking sheet in a single layer and spray with cooking spray. Bake until deeply golden, season with salt and reserve. Heat the corn oil in a sou

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French Onion Macaroni and Cheese Soup

For the soup: Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add half of the onions and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Top with the remaining onions and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few more grinds of

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Winter Minestrone

Heat the oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, pancetta, and garlic. Saute until the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the Swiss chard and potato; saute for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and rosemary sprig

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Tortilla Soup

Ditch croutons and dig in to this zingy Mexican veg soup with tortilla chips.

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Lentil soup

1) Place the olive oil into a large 6 litre Dutch oven and set over medium heat. Once hot, add the onion, carrot, celery and salt and sweat until the onions are translucent, approximately six to seven minutes. Add the lentils, tomatoes, broth, corian

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Slow-cooker Bean and Barley Soup

1) Put the beans, water, tomatoes and their juices, garlic, celery, carrots, onion, barley, bay leaf, 1 1/2 tbsps salt, herb blend, pepper, and porcini mushrooms (if using) in a slow cooker; cover and cook on low until the beans are quite tender and

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Bean Soup with Rice

Mix rice into this hearty bean soup for a filling meal.

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Acorn squash soup

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Cut the squash in half on the equator and remove the seeds with a spoon. Cut a flat spot on each end so the squash will sit flat. Line a baking sheet with aluminium foil and arrange the squash, cut side up. 2) To

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Wild Alaska Seafood Aljotta with Gremolata

1. Gently fry the onion and garlic in olive oil. Add saffron, sun-dried tomato purée, smoked paprika, parsley and stir. 2. Add the white wine and fish stock and simmer for 2 minutes before stirring in the chopped tomatoes. 3. Bring to the bo

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Beef and Cannellini Bean Minestrone

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, add the oil and heat over medium heat. Stir in the onion, carrot and celery and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat to

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Corn and Cheese Chowder

In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the bacon and cook for another minute or so, and then add the bell peppers and cook for a couple of minutes. Finally, add the corn and cook fo

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Roast Chicken and Vegetable Soup

Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat, add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add the leftover carrots, parsnips and potatoes and cook for a further 5 minutes, adding the garlic and most of the thyme for the final minute.

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Black Bean Soup with Mojo

Put black beans, pork ribs, water, rum, garlic head halves, onion, salt, bay leaves, oregano, cumin, and crushed red pepper in a slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW until the beans are tender and the meat is falling off the rib bones, about 8 hours.Re

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Garden Vegetable Soup

Heat the olive oil in large, heavy-bottomed stockpot over medium-low heat. Once hot, add the leeks, garlic, and a pinch of salt and sweat until they begin to soften, approximately 7 to 8 minutes. Add the carrots, potatoes, and green beans and continu

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Parker's split pea soup

1) Place the olive oil in a 4-litre stockpot on a medium heat, and saute the onions, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper until the onions are translucent, for 10 to 15 minutes. 2) Add the carrots, potatoes, split peas and the chicken stock. Bring to th

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Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Welsh Rarebit

Roast your cauliflower to add a deeper flavour to this vegetarian soup.

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Cauliflower Soup with Melted Stilton and Caramelised Onions

To make the soup, melt the butter and oil in a large saucepan and add the garlic and onion and cook gently for 10 minutes until soft. Don’t let them brown though. Add the bay leaves, thyme sprig, potatoes and cauliflower. Stir together. Pour in

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Seafood Soup

This comforting soup makes for a flavourful weeknight supper.

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Stracciatella with Mini Meatballs, Tortellini and Baby Spinach

To make the meatballs: In a bowl, combine 1 egg, parmesan cheese, parsley, Greek oregano, garlic, and Italian seasoned breadcrumbs. Mix together. Add the ground pork and sirloin, mix to incorporate seasoning. Roll into tiny balls the size of marbles.

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Creamy Lobster Bisque

For the lobster broth: Heat a large soup pot on medium and add the butter, olive oil, garlic, carrots, celery and onions. Add the sea salt and some freshly cracked pepper and saute for about 8 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the brandy and burn off the

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Potato Bisque

In a large pot, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon and reserve. Reduce heat to medium low and cook leeks until soft, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, chicken stock and thyme, cover loosely and simmer until potatoes are tender,

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Beetroot Soup (Borscht)

1. Slice the spring onions, gherkins, beetroot, potato and onions, and reserve. 2. Heat the oil or butter in a large saucepan, add the beef and season well. Brown the beef all over. Add the vegetables and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat

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Thai Breakfast Soup

1. For the garlic oil, heat vegetable oil over medium heat, add garlic and gently fry until the garlic is just starting to brown. Pour into a small bowl and set aside. 2. For the chilli vinegar, combine chilli and vinegar in a small bowl and set a

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Ben Tish's Chestnut Soup with Thyme Migas

Heat a medium saucepan over a medium heat and add a lug of olive oil. Sweat the shallots down slowly until soft and then add the chestnuts. Season well, pour over the stock and bring to the boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes

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Tortilla Soup

Ditch croutons and dig in to this zingy Mexican veg soup with tortilla chips.

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Beef and Cannellini Bean Minestrone

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, add the oil and heat over medium heat. Stir in the onion, carrot and celery and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat to

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Wild Alaska Seafood Aljotta with Gremolata

1. Gently fry the onion and garlic in olive oil. Add saffron, sun-dried tomato purée, smoked paprika, parsley and stir. 2. Add the white wine and fish stock and simmer for 2 minutes before stirring in the chopped tomatoes. 3. Bring to the bo

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Bean Soup with Rice

Mix rice into this hearty bean soup for a filling meal.

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Corn and Cheese Chowder

In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the bacon and cook for another minute or so, and then add the bell peppers and cook for a couple of minutes. Finally, add the corn and cook fo

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Black Bean Soup with Mojo

Put black beans, pork ribs, water, rum, garlic head halves, onion, salt, bay leaves, oregano, cumin, and crushed red pepper in a slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW until the beans are tender and the meat is falling off the rib bones, about 8 hours.Re