15+ Best 30-Minute Creamy Soup Recipes

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There’s nothing better than a cozy bowl of comforting soup during the cold winter months. These mouthwatering soups have a creamy base and are packed with nourishing veggies and proteins. Since they’re ready in 30 minutes or less, dinner will be on the table before you know it. Plus, they’ve earned four- and five-star reviews, so you can count on them being worth trying. Options like our Cauliflower Soup and Marry Me Chicken Soup are so delicious, they might just become your go-to comfort meal this winter.

Spicy Coconut, Chicken & Mushroom Soup

Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Missie Crawford

Coconut milk tames the heat and combines deliciously with shredded chicken breast in this spicy Thai-inspired coconut chicken soup.

Cauliflower Soup

A healthy take on a loaded baked potato, this creamy cauliflower soup recipe has all the fixings of a loaded potato (bacon included), but with way fewer calories and carbs.

Marry Me Chicken Soup

Photography / Brie Passano, Styling / Sammy Mila / Holly Raibikis

This creamy soup draws inspiration from “marry me” chicken, a dish that features chicken and sun-dried tomatoes. We add to the soup by including zucchini and carrots to create a cozy, warming meal. Precooked chicken saves time and energy, so you can make this cozy soup on a busy weeknight, or any day when it’s cold out.

Creamy Tomato Soup

Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster


This easy soup recipe is made with just three ingredients—perfect for a quick and healthy lunch. Plus, this soup has over 20% of the Daily Value of vitamins A and C, two nutrients that are needed for the immune system to function properly.

Cream of Broccoli Soup

This simple and healthy broccoli soup gets its flavor from a mixture of aromatic vegetables, including leeks and celery. Using an immersion blender (or regular blender) gives it a smooth, creamy texture.

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup with Rotisserie Chicken

Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist Lydia Pursell


This creamy chicken noodle soup recipe has a delicious potpie feel to it. We call for rotisserie chicken to streamline your prep time—look for a nice big one with lots of breast meat on it. Pair this comforting soup with a green salad.

Butternut Squash & Cauliflower Soup with Chickpea Croutons

Bulk up boxed butternut squash soup with frozen cauliflower florets, then top off your bowl with crispy chickpea snacks for major crunch.

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Spinach Soup

Photographer / Brie Passano, Food Stylist / Annie Probst, Prop Stylist / Holly Raibikis

Loaded with umami from tomatoes, creaminess (and fiber!) from beans, and bright flavor and satisfying mouthfeel from lemon, this vegetarian-friendly soup is super delicious.

Clam Chowder with Broccoli Stems & Corn

Keeping frozen corn, canned clams and clam juice on hand means spur-of-the-moment chowder in any season. If you typically compost your broccoli stems, save them for this soup—they hold up better than florets. Set out bowls of toppings like diced red bell pepper, snipped chives or more bacon.

Pumpkin & Black Bean Soup

Fred Hardy

This quick and easy vegan pumpkin black bean soup is filled with veggies. Convenient canned pumpkin, beans and coconut milk flavored with curry make it a hearty meal.

Creamy Mac & Cheese Soup

A package of frozen pureed winter squash adds sweetness and good nutrition—namely vitamin A, potassium and fiber—to this soup version of a family favorite, mac and cheese. It also lends its orange color to the soup, making it seem cheesier without actually adding more cheese.

Healthy Cream of Mushroom Soup

This healthy version of the traditional cream of mushroom soup calls for you to puree half of the soup for that rich, creamy mouthfeel and leave the other half as is for hits of meaty texture. Don’t skip the parsley and tarragon as both add a nice pop of color, and their flavors play so well with the mushrooms.

3-Ingredient Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Chickpeas

Carolyn A. Hodges, RD

Boxed blended soups are the perfect canvas for simple stir-ins to make them more substantial and satisfying. Here, roasted red pepper soup is jazzed up with canned chickpeas and fresh baby spinach for a fast, comforting meal.

Easy Butternut Squash Soup

Just a touch of brown sugar sweetens this simple soup that gets its creaminess from pureed squash and fat-free evaporated milk.

Creamy Radish Soup

Sonia Bozzo Photography


In this creamy radish soup recipe, radishes are sautéed and pureed with potato, creating a velvety, healthy soup. Cooking radishes also tones down any bitterness while leaving plenty of sweet, earthy flavors to enjoy. Using smaller radishes will give the soup a pretty pink hue, like the one pictured here, while larger radishes result in an almost white soup.

Loaded Black Bean Nacho Soup

Jazz up a can of black bean soup with your favorite nacho toppings, such as cheese, avocado and fresh tomatoes. A bit of smoked paprika adds a bold flavor kick, but you can swap in any warm spices you prefer, such as cumin or chili powder. Look for a soup that contains no more than 450 mg sodium per serving.

Chicken Hummus Soup

Adding hummus to a soup may sound odd, but give it a try! It thickens up this 15-minute chicken and vegetable soup recipe and provides added protein and fiber.

Creamy Cucumber Dill Soup

A combination of avocado and yogurt gives juicy cucumber just the right amount of creaminess in this rich cold cucumber soup.

Creamy Asparagus-Potato Soup

In this fast asparagus soup recipe, potato adds creaminess without adding cream. Double or triple this soup and freeze the leftovers for a quick lunch.

Butternut Soup with Coconut Milk

Brian Woodcock; Styling: Cindy Barr

Serve this full-flavored soup as a first course or as a smooth vegetable stew over rice with a side of cooked greens. We’ve used full-fat coconut milk, which yields a decadent, silky soup.

Black Bean Soup

This is a zippy Southwestern-flavored black bean soup. We make it with canned beans so it comes together in minutes. If you have leftovers, pack them up in individual serving containers for lunch the next day.



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