6 Healthy Soup Recipes to Keep You Warm All Winter Long
Written by Margaret (Maggie) Prosser, BS, CPT
Excited to dive into the heartwarming world of soups with you today! I've curated a collection of nutrient-packed soup recipes that are not only easy on the palate but also loaded with health benefits. Soup can be full of vegetables and low-calorie broths. Let us know what soups we are missing!
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Vegetable Beef Soup, 229 calories, 21 g protein
Vegetable soup is a staple of winter. We’ve found a higher protein version of your favorite vegetable soup. This recipe includes green beans, tomatoes, celery, carrots, and celery. All the better – this soup only needs one pot. Easy clean up!
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Buffalo Chicken Soup, 331 calories, 29 g protein
We can’t get enough of Trader Joe’s buffalo chicken dip, so we found a warm soup to substitute for the winter. This soup can be made on a stovetop, a crockpot, or an instant pot. With 4 servings per recipe, try this for your next Sunday meal prep.
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Pumpkin Chicken Chili, 197 calories, 26 g protein
Sometimes we forget about pumpkin after November, but this recipe didn’t! After some vegetable chopping, toss everything in a crockpot and serve 6 hours later. This recipe is great to serve over rice for some added calories.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup, 339 calories, 27 g protein
You can dress up this chicken tortilla soup all you want. Think of it like taco night, but the base is a soup! You’re going to get loads of fiber with the vegetables and beans in this soup. You could even bring it as a dip to a party with whole wheat tortilla chips!
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White Chicken Chili, 372 calorie, 34 g protein
Let’s put a spin on an original chili. This white chicken chili cuts down some fat and salt from the traditional. Pick up a rotisserie chicken and some canned beans and you are halfway there. Try freezing a batch for the last bits of winter weather when you don’t want to leave the house!
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