Quick answer
Which soup is filling enough for a main?
Thick legume soups, goulash soup, or a hearty creamy soup make a full meal. Add bread or a dumpling and lunch is sorted.
Soup Recipes – from Light Broths to Hearty Creamy Soups
Soup warms you, fills you, and fixes your mood — from broths to thick creamy soups that are a meal on their own. Find grandma's classics and modern twists, quick fixes and slow-simmered comfort. Perfect for cold days or as a light start to a meal.
Best recipes
Pumpkin soup with crispy bacon
Creamy cauliflower soup with coriander and black cumin
Creamy, comforting, wonderful: milky potato soup
Almost effortless french onion soup
Healthy kulajda
Hearty garlic soup with potatoes and bacon
Tomato soup with rice
Czech classic: potato soup with mushrooms
Quick recipe? summer zucchini soup
Thick creamy roasted carrot soup
Dill soup
Perfect handful-style lentil soup
Red lentil soup with coconut milk and chilli
Fresh pea soup with sour cream
Strawberry gazpacho: a refreshing, unconventional summer soup
Broccoli and coconut milk cream soup
Grandma maruška's easy caraway soup
Creamy cauliflower soup with cilantro and black cumin seeds
Pumpkin soup – the tastiest soup in autumn colors
Homemade instant soup
Super-quick potato soup
Chase away the winter chill! tomato soup with rice
Creamy roasted celeriac soup
Vichyssoise soup
Frequently asked questions
Can soups be made ahead?
Most soups taste even better the next day and freeze well — just stir in cream after reheating, since it splits in the freezer. Make a big pot and you've got meals for days.
How do I thicken a soup?
Easiest is blending part of the vegetables right in the pot, or grating in a potato. A classic roux works too, and cream finishes creamy soups nicely.
How long should broth simmer?
Chicken needs 1–2 hours, beef a good 3–4. Keep it at a gentle simmer, never a rolling boil, and skim the foam — you'll be rewarded with a clear, rich broth.