8 Cozy Vegetable Soups for Winter

When it’s cold outside, nothing much is more inviting than a hearty bowl of vegetable soup. All of those lovely rustic root vegetables- potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips- make for the most delicious and nutrient-rich soups, just when you need the extra vitamins.

Big pots of soup are great to cook up when you have a bunch of guests coming over or are wonderful meal prep dishes.

Take a look at this list of OGP recipes for some of the heartiest and cozy veggie soups around.

We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App  — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help you get healthy! 

1. Creamy Mushroom and Dumpling Soup

Source: Creamy Mushroom and Dumpling Soup

This Creamy Mushroom and Dumpling Soup by Caroline Doucet is the result of the cold temperatures we’re currently experiencing. Think of it as a cross between a creamy mushroom soup and a French onion soup, topped with dumplings! It’s filled with all the good stuff yet prepared in under an hour.

2. Hearty and Creamy Avgolemono

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This Hearty and Creamy Avgolemono by Maria Koutsogiannis is so delicious made vegan! It is creamy, packed with veggies, and so warming! The flavors in this soup are simply perfect. The lemon really ties everything together and allows more room for spicy heat from black pepper – an absolute must in this dish. The creaminess of the rice and miso really marries the soup while the miso and nutritional yeast add a certain earthiness and warning effect. All in all, this soup is well-balanced, filled with flavor, and really easy to whip up when you’re in a pinch!

3. Cuban Lentil Soup With Baked Plantains and Lemon Crema

Source: Cuban Lentil Soup With Baked Plantains and Lemon Crema

Comfort in a bowl – chock full of vegetables and classic Cuban onion and garlic essence with a kick. This is a robust Cuban Lentil Soup With Baked Plantains and Lemon Crema by Karen Sheer with plenty of vegetables and spiced up with traditional Cuban flavors. Garnished with lemon-crema and irresistible baked plantains, this dish is warming and full of nutrition!

4. Hearty Black Bean Soup

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This Hearty Black Bean Soup by Julie Zimmer is chock full of black beans and is perfect on a cold wintery day. To give it a rich and smoky taste without bacon, this recipe includes some sun-dried tomatoes and grated smoked tofu. And if you don’t care for tofu, don’t worry; you only taste the smokiness, not the tofu.

5. Hoppin’ John With Okra and Tomato Stew

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Despite how spectacular the flavors are, this Hoppin’ John With Okra and Tomato Stew by Adam Merrin and Ryan Alvarez is actually easy to make. There may be a long list of ingredients, but besides the rice, everything is simply cooked together in one large pot. Oh, and one helpful piece of advice: if you are trying to avoid your neighbors, you may not want to make this at home since the robust aromas are guaranteed to draw everyone to your door.

6. 15-Minute Zucchini, Pea, and Watercress Minestrone

Source: 15-Minute Zucchini, Pea, and Watercress Minestrone

This is a traditional minestrone soup with a seasonal twist. Spring pea and zucchini offer a fresher flavor to this soup. Although it’s a light meal, it will satisfy all the family. This 15-Minute Zucchini, Pea, and Watercress Minestrone by 15 Minute Vegan calls for small strands of broken spaghetti in this dish because you likely have a box on hand, but feel free to experiment with other small pasta varieties! Keep this soup chunky and serve it with wedges of crusty bread.

7. Beefless Vegetable Soup

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A spin on the classic beef and vegetable, this is made with a vegan beefless crumble. It’s protein-packed and is the perfect way to clean out your veggie bin. This Beefless Vegetable Soup by Robin is super flexible so go with the flow. Taste and adjust the seasoning and enjoy. This soup also freezes beautifully.

8. Manhattan Glam Chowder

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Manhattan clam chowder is the red, tomato-based soup found on diner menus all over the city. And, this Manhattan Glam Chowder by Michael Suchman & Ethan Ciment is the vegan version. Mushrooms bring the perfect texture and flavor to this iconic New York City soup.

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Learn How to Cook Plant-Based Meals at Home

Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental well-being, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health, and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, and prostate cancer, and has many side effects.

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