20 Easy Fall Soup Recipes for Cozy Weeknight Dinners
Enjoy 20 easy fall soup recipes for busy weeknights, from hearty chicken and beef soups to chili, slow cooker favorites and quick 30-minute dinners.
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Are you ready to open your windows, enjoy cooler days, and take advantage of your slow cooker again? While fall decorations may be the most popular thing about cooler weather, there is something that is equally important– fall soup recipes!
Fall is perfect for soups since the weather isn’t hot and with as busy as life gets in September, a make-ahead dinner is perfect for busy nights. Coordinating back to school routines and new after school practices can wreak havoc on any school year. You can avoid the hassle of dinner while still serving up a healthy option by using your Slow Cooker or Instant Pot.
Cozy Fall Dinners Without a Lot of Work
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What to Serve With Soup for an Easy Dinner
Soup can absolutely be dinner, but if your family needs a little more with it, don’t make the sides complicated. These are my go-to options:
- Crusty Bread – Warm a loaf of French bread in the oven and put butter on the table.
- Cornbread – Homemade is delicious, but a box of Jiffy absolutely counts on a busy night.
- Bagged Salad Kit – One of my favorite shortcuts when dinner needs something fresh without any chopping.
- Grilled Cheese – Especially good with tomato, vegetable and chicken soups and an easy way to make dinner more filling for kids.
Which Soups Freeze Well?
One of my favorite ways to make soup work twice as hard is to make a big batch for dinner and freeze the leftovers for another busy night.
I personally have the best luck freezing broth-based soups, chili, and soups made with beans, meat, and vegetables. I don’t love freezing soups with a lot of potatoes or cheese because I find the texture isn’t quite the same once they’re thawed.
Let the soup cool, portion it into freezer-safe containers or bags, and freeze it overnight. If you’re using freezer bags, lay them flat until frozen to make them much easier to stack.
Defrost and serve with bread and a salad. Easy peasy dinner!
Simple Fall Soup Recipes
Simple Instant Pot White Bean Soup + Stories from a Nebraska Bean Harvest
This instant pot white bean soup recipe is creamy, full of flavor, and easy to prepare. Prep time is just 10 minutes!
Nutritious and flavorful, this freezer-friendly Instant Pot meal is warm, comforting, and satisfying.
A delicious bowl of white chicken chili made with white beans, chicken and and roasted green chilies. This easy to make recipe is filled with zesty chilies, chunks of chicken and good for you white beans.
This Southern Crockpot Ham and Bean Soup is a family favorite and passed down from my Grandma. This classic is warm, comforting and topped with homemade cornbread.
Obsessed with Trader Joe’s Harvest Chili? Looking to whip up a delicious family dinner on a budget? Make your own easy copycat crockpot Trader Joe’s harvest chili. (Say that three times fast!) This soup is vegetarian and so yummy.
Hamburger macaroni soup takes budget friendly ingredients and turns them into a rich and satisfying hearty soup in less than 30 minutes.
Thick Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Gnocchi · Chef Not Required...
Thick Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Gnocchi - using leftover chicken, fast cooking veg and NO cream means a lightened-up version of creamy chicken gnocchi soup in 35 mins.
Made with tender chunks of beef, a variety of veggies and potatoes, plus super-sweet cherry tomatoes, this soup is cold weather comfort food at it’s finest.
Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup is a hearty dinner that comes together in about 30 minutes. Delicious ground beef, onions and sweet bell peppers in a tomato broth and rice is a filling meal that the entire family will enjoy.
Chili Cheeseburger Soup is perfect for those days when you’re craving something comforting and cheesy. It’s easy to make and perfect for cozy, weeknight dinners.
This delicious white cheddar cheese and apple soup is sure to warm your soul! Easy to make with simple ingredients, it all comes together in one pot and requires minimal prep time.
This ham and bean crockpot soup is perfect for using up leftover ham from Christmas, Easter, or any occasion. Also easy to freeze any leftovers.
Italian White Bean Soup with Sausage Meatballs is the coziest dinner imaginable, it’s based on a traditional Italian bean soup with brilliant little sausage meatballs that take no time to make. Family dinner, game day, holiday potluck, this hearty soup is a keeper.
This Creamy Chicken Soup With Egg Noodles is the chicken soup dreams are made of. It’s hearty, healthy, both fresh and creamy, and easy to make. Give it a try… it’ll be love at first bite.
A simple nourishing recipe, this creamy Pumpkin Sweetcorn Soup warms you up from the inside out. Bet you’ll never guess the secret ingredient!
This Crock Pot Cabbage Roll Soup is a twist on traditional Cabbage Rolls, for a fraction of the work. With ground beef, cabbage, onion and vegetables; simmered in a rich tomato sauce in your slow cooker.
Soup is one of those dinners that makes a busy fall night feel a little easier. Pick one recipe for this week’s meal plan, grab some crusty bread or a bagged salad, and call dinner done. And if you have enough for leftovers tomorrow? Even better.
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I really enjoy soups,stews,and chili. I can’t wait to try these recipes. I need to get my freezer and fridge cleared out so I have room for my food for fridge & freezer. ??Hope you have a good week!