The end of cold season is on the horizon but, judging by the amount of children’s Tylenol and tissues we are still going through at home, we’re not quite there yet. Until it passes for good, at least we have soup! From cozy easy, 5-ingredient soup recipes, to classics like homemade chicken soup, all of these soup recipes support your body and soul in various ways! Whatever ails you, you’ll find a cure on this list of our favorite soup recipes for sick days.
Easy Dumpling Soup
Frozen potstickers make this fragrant, warming, easy Asian dumpling soup recipe so fast and easy. Says one reader: "This was quite the hit with my family!"
Chicken Noodle Soup
Everyone needs a quick and easy classic chicken noodle soup recipe for when the canned stuff won’t cut it. Tender egg noodles floating in a chicken broth, it just might help you kick any sickness to the curb.
Green Chicken Enchilada Soup
With canned enchilada sauce and a store-bought rotisserie chicken, this soup packs big flavors into a super easy recipe! Get it simmering, and get back on that couch.
Carrot Ginger Soup
Healthy, easy, vegan and a bright orange color that’ll cheer up any bummed out sick person, carrot ginger soup is everything we want a soothing soup to be. Coconut milk makes it deliciously creamy.
Chicken and Rice Soup
Sick days when I was little meant Chicken and Stars for lunch. As a grown up, I still love that kind of comfort, but I want something a little more truly nutritious. Enter: Chicken and rice soup! With spinach, dill and lemon, it’s deeply flavorful and satisfying.
Golden Soup
A nourishing golden soup with turmeric, ginger, and coconut milk for when you need to warm your soul AND body. The anti-inflammatory powers of turmeric and ginger will help your body, and the delicious flavors will make your soul happy.
Coconut Chicken Soup
Fans of Thai Tom Ka Gai will find a lot to love in this pared-down, homemade version! Make one pot and eat off it for days while you rest and recover. One reader even calls it “literally perfect,” so you’re sure to love it!
Easy Curry Ramen
Fragrant, creamy and brimming with curly noodles that everyone loves, our easy curry ramen recipe is ready fast, warmly spicy and delivers major dinnertime satisfaction.
Gingery Vegetable Soup
A savory, simple brothy vegetable soup with loads of fresh ginger and garlic, and easy to make vegan if you want! Ready in under thirty minutes, it’s the perfect sick day meal.
Easy Chicken Ramen Soup
Anchored by a super flavorful chicken broth, those classic ramen noodles, this easy ramen is ready in 30 minutes! Think of it like a grown-up version of your dorm room BFF.
