As the weather cools and the leaves begin to turn, it’s officially soup season—a time for comfort food cookbooks that help us create warm, beautiful bowls of soup. Whether you’re craving a carrot-orange-ginger soup or a classic French onion soup, the right soup book can inspire homemade meals filled with delicious recipes. From seasonal soups to signature soups that double as main-course dishes, these cookbooks celebrate the love of soup and offer something for every soup lover.
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Soup of the Day: 365 Recipes for Every Day of the Year
This ultimate soup cookbook is perfect for busy parents or home cooks who want variety. Featuring scrumptious soups like French onion soup, pumpkin soup, and a cozy carrot-orange-ginger soup, this book is a celebration of soup recipes for every time of year. With its focus on seasonal soup, it offers a better way to enjoy autumn’s bounty, like butternut squash and hearty beans, with ease.
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Standout Recipes:
-Curried Pumpkin Soup
-Roasted Cauliflower and White Bean Soup
-Italian Minestrone with Fall Vegetables
-French Onion Soup
Soup Swap
For those who love soup as a way to connect, this comfort food cookbook is all about sharing. The recipes—like savory breakfast oatmeal and green onion-forward Thai Coconut Soup—are great for pot meals or soup club gatherings. It’s perfect for those who want simple base recipes that transform into entirely new dishes for every occasion.
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Standout Recipes:
-Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
-Thai Coconut Soup
-Classic Chicken Noodle
The Pho Cookbook
If you’re looking for veggie-forward recipes or authentic Vietnamese soups, this second cookbook from food writer Andrea Nguyen is an excellent choice. This splendid soup book dives into the love of soup with pho recipes like quick chicken pho and vegetarian pho featuring red lentils and charred vegetables.
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Standout Recipes:
-Classic Beef Pho
-Quick Chicken Pho
-Vegetarian Pho with Charred Vegetables
Broth & Stock from the Nourished Kitchen
For healthy eaters and home cooks looking to master simple base recipes, this book offers a better way to create nourishing, homemade broths and stocks. Perfect for those who appreciate a flexible cookbook, it focuses on foundational recipes that enhance your love of soup, from French onion soup to hearty miso broth.
Standout Recipes:
-Bone Broth for Beef Stew
-Miso Broth
-French Onion Soup with Homemade Stock
Easy Soups From Scratch with Quick Breads to Match
This cookbook makes it easy to create delicious soups from scratch with quick bread pairings that turn each meal into a cozy, complete experience. Ivy Manning’s recipes are approachable and can be made in under an hour, with an emphasis on simplicity and seasonal ingredients—perfect for busy fall days when you want something homemade without spending hours in the kitchen. This good soup cookbook is ideal for busy parents who want quick, homemade meals. Featuring red lentil soups and pumpkin soup paired with cheddar biscuits or naan, this book transforms simple base recipes into cozy meals that busy parents and soup lovers alike will appreciate.
Standout Recipes:
-Roasted Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup with Sage Cornbread
-Creamy Mushroom Soup with Parmesan Croutons
-Spicy Black Bean Soup with Cheddar Biscuits
-Curried Red Lentil Soup with Naan
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Every Season Is Soup Season
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel combines her love for wholesome cooking with practical recipes that are both satisfying and versatile. This celebration of soup highlights veggie-forward recipes for each time of year, including savory breakfast oatmeal and hearty potato and pea stew. Perfect for soup lovers who enjoy seasonal cooking, it’s a flexible cookbook that showcases wholesome, scrumptious soups for every month of the year. This beautifully curated cookbook celebrates soup as a year-round meal, with recipes tailored to each season. Its focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients makes it perfect for fall, offering hearty and warming soups that highlight autumn’s bounty.
Standout Recipes:
-Dark Chocolate S'Mores Soup
-Smoked Paprika Tortilla Soup
-Potato and Pea Stew with Indian Spices
FAQ
Soup of the Day offers a broad mix of soups, from classic comfort foods to international flavors and seasonal recipes, making it perfect for year-round variety. Soup Swap focuses on hearty, homestyle soups, including chowders, stews, and chilis designed to be shared. The Pho Cookbook specializes exclusively in pho, offering traditional and modern Vietnamese recipes with various toppings and sides. Broth and Stock from the Nourished Kitchen is built around nutrient-rich broths and stocks, providing foundational recipes for soups with healthful, from-scratch ingredients. Easy Soups from Scratch with Quick Breads to Match is filled with simple, classic soups like creamy tomato and vegetable blends, each paired with a quick bread recipe for easy weeknight meals. Every Season Is Soup Season includes soups arranged by season, featuring ingredients at their peak freshness, such as root vegetable stews for fall and light broths for spring.
Since it's soup, most recipes are easy for beginners. Just prep the ingredients, put it into the pot and let it simmer! The cookbooks help with the flavor profiles. Easy Soups From Scratch is great for beginners, with its simple base recipes and quick bread pairings that make meal prep easy for busy parents.
The Pho Cookbook focuses on authentic Vietnamese soups, making it the best choice for exploring international flavors.
Broth and Stock from the Nourished Kitchen is focused on teaching readers to make rich, foundational broths and stocks, which are then used in various soups throughout the book. The Pho Cookbook also includes essential broth recipes specifically for pho, including beef and chicken varieties, to create authentic Vietnamese soup bases. While Soup of the Day and Every Season Is Soup Season contain a few broth recipes, they generally use prepared broths or stocks as a base rather than focusing on making them from scratch.
Soup of the Day is the most comprehensive option, with 365 recipes covering a vast array of soups, from classic and seasonal soups to globally inspired dishes, creamy soups, and hearty stews, making it a go-to resource for year-round soup lovers. Every Season Is Soup Season is also quite extensive, with a unique seasonal organization that highlights fresh ingredients for each time of year, providing a well-rounded approach to soup making with an emphasis on seasonality.
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Conclusion
These cookbooks offer a variety of fall-inspired soups and stews that capture the best of the season’s flavors. Whether you’re a soup-making pro or just getting started, you’ll find something here to make chilly nights a little cozier. Let me know in the comments which cookbook you’ll be cooking from this season, or share your favorite fall soup recipe!
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