The changing colors of the leaves usher in autumn and the coziest of all seasons- soup season! When the chill starts to set in, nothing is better during fall than the smell of soup filling the house. Whether or not it is snowing, raining or windy, these soup season recipes bring a feeling of comfort and unparalleled warmth.
Soups are a fabulous way to get the most out of your food budget. An easy way to use leftover meats and veggies that need to be used up in soups can help you get the most out of the ingredients you have spent your hard-earned money on. These soup season recipes also help you get nutritious foods, increase your vegetable intake, and feel fuller longer, per this Harvard Medical web article.
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Making your Own Broths
By making your own soup broth with the bones of ham or lamb roasts, rotisserie chickens or turkeys. You can save a lot of money by not having to buy broth and stock. Check out how to make a budget-friendly chicken stock with this easy-to-follow recipe. Making your own broth is also a great way to tailor a soup to your food allergies and likes.
Looking for a vegetarian or vegan soup base? It is as easy as saving clean vegetable trimmings, peels, and ends in a container in the freezer until the bag is full. Then, put the frozen veggie bits in a large pot with water to fill the pot and bring it to a boil. Don’t forget to add a bit of salt and herbs to the broth to bring out all those amazing flavors.
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Easy Vegetable Stock How-to from Scraps
Let the veggies and water simmer together for 4 hours, adding more water as needed. When done, strain out the vegetables and compost them. You’ll have ready-to-use vegetable broth that can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Store it in an airtight container appropriate for the method of storage.
Vegetables that are great to use to make stock are carrots, celery, onions, garlic, beans, peas, mushrooms, and limited amounts of potato peels as they can make the broth cloudy, and leeks and ginger are all fantastic to add to the pot. There are vegetables you will want to limit how long they are in the broth or skip altogether. They are anything from the brassica family – kale, cabbage, broccoli, etc. They can produce a better taste when boiled for more extended periods. Don’t use them for more than one hour in broth.
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Soup Recipes
With broths made and leaves falling, soup season is here, and these 12 dairy-free soup recipes are perfect for autumn and winter. All the recipes are gluten-free, dairy-free, and free from the top 9 common food allergens.
For superb dairy-free soup season recipes, check out these recipes:
Vegan Soups
Are you looking for a delicious, relaxing soup without animal products such as eggs, dairy, broth, or meat? Here are amazingly easy-to-make vegan soups that are perfect for soup season. Cozy up to a bowl brimming with vegetables. Creamy or broth-based, we have you covered!
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Roasted Yellow Pepper Soup
A vibrant yellow soup made with oven-roasted yellow bell peppers and blended until silky smooth, this vitamin C-packed bisque is perfect for the early fall when peppers are abundant and cheap. It is a pleasing soup that is best accompanied by a salad or rolls.
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One Pot Vegetable Soup
A broth-based vegetable-packed meal One-pot vegetable soup is straightforward to make. It is the soup version of a comfy warm sweater. Easily tailored to your preferences, this soup can be whipped together and served in 40 minutes!
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Pumpkin Soup
While everyone else sips pumpkin spice lattes, check out this creamy curried pumpkin soup. It is a perfect balance of the savory side of the pumpkin with a mild curry flavor that is perfect for introducing the whole family to new flavors. This smooth dinner soup is excellent for a soup course or large gathering.
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Roasted Tomato and Garlic Soup
Oven-roasting tomatoes and garlic is a fantastic start to this dinner soup recipe. It is an elevation of the traditional tomato you would have had as a kid. Roasting the garlic and tomatoes brings an unparalleled sweetness to the dish. This is THE tomato soup recipe you want next time it snows!
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Potato and Leek Soup
A classic creamy soup, potato and leek soup is a potage-style dish. Designed to use the onion’s milder cousin, the leek, this soup pleases crowds. When it is served, everyone is asking for the recipe.
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Creamy Mushroom Soup
A sophisticated soup with a healthy addition of vegan wine, this soupis best for an adult meal out. Skip the family dinner with this soup and instead make it for a date night. Dried mushrooms and plant-based dairy-free cream give this dish a luscious and luxurious flavor.
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Broccoli “Cheddar” Soup
A diner staple, broccoli and cheddar soup is one of those meals that brings you right back to childhood. This vegan and dairy-free version of creamy broccoli and “cheddar” soup makes the impossible task of adapting a traditionally non-vegan soup into one already done for you.
Meaty Soups
Prefer to curl up with a bowl of meaty soup made with a bone broth? Not to worry. These soups are full of leftover meats or meat cooked in the soup for extra flavour. These chicken and pork based soups are perfect for the carnivore in your family.
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Split Pea and Ham Soup
A traditional French-Canadian-style soup that is best when made with hambone from a leftover roast. This thick split pea and ham soup has a slight hint of sweetness from pure maple syrup. With ham and bacon, this recipe will surely please meat lovers.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
This easy Instant Pot soup is perfect for making a hearty broth-based soup with meat that is cooked in the soup. Customizable for your spice level and flavors, chicken tortilla soup is perfect for the whole family.
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Eintopf Soup
A traditional German soup/stew, Eintopf, is a one-pot meal that is made with what you have on hand. Varying from region to region, our family recipe is made with thick-cut bacon or ham, but bratwurst, a German sausage, can be used.
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Ham and Potato Soup
This chowder-style dish is thick and meaty and fills you up quickly. It is perfect for the leftovers from a ham roast from Thanksgiving or Christmas. A thick and hearty soup that warms you from the inside, such as ham and potato soup, can add vegetables like frozen corn, peas, or even more meat.
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Dairy-Free Potato Soup
This is a thick bowl of potato soup whose flavor is somewhere between a fully loaded baked potato and pierogi. This soup is a filling creamy potato, bacon, onion, and dairy-free cheddar cheese potage, perfect for cold winter days. This hearty potage is easily made vegan.
Which Soup is For Dinner?
Which soup season recipe will you choose tonight, a marvelous meaty masterpiece or a velvety vegan soup? With colder weather on its way, soups are one of the best ways to have a healthy and filling recipe for a family on a tight budget.
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