1. Potato Soup
Main ingredients: Potatoes, onions, vegetable stock
This vegan-friendly recipe proves that you don’t need much to have a satisfying meal. The hearty combination of potatoes, onions, and vegetable stock is flavourful enough but if you’d like a little extra ooomph, add a dash of black pepper.
2. Chicken Noodle Soup
Main ingredients: Chicken, egg noodles, water
Is there anything more comforting than chicken and noodles? Although requiring only three main ingredients, this recipe takes a bit more preparation time. For a quicker version, use store-bought rotisserie chicken.
3. Cauliflower Soup
Main ingredients: Cauliflower, butter, water
Cauliflower is a great source of antioxidants, and this fuss-free soup is the perfect thing to have when your immune system could use a boost. This basic recipe is good enough to eat on its own but if you’d like, you can customise it with your own favourite toppings, from a drizzle of olive oil to some parmesan.
4. Miso Soup
Main ingredients: Miso paste, dashi stock, wakame
This staple at Japanese restaurants can easily be made at home, and a steaming bowl of this is especially calming when you’re feeling unwell. This recipe calls for homemade dashi stock but you could also use store-bought dashi granules.
5. Egg Drop Soup
Main ingredients: Eggs, chicken stock, cornstarch
This classic dish takes barely 10 minutes to make, and is absolutely comforting for when you’re feeling a little under the weather. For added flavour, you can also enjoy the soup with a drizzle some sesame oil and some chopped spring onions.
6. Green Bean Soup
Main ingredients: Green beans, black sugar, water
Green bean soup is known for its cooling properties, so cook up a batch when you need to combat heatiness. Pandan leaves are optional, but including them in this soup makes a world of difference, given their sweet scent.
7. Thai-Style Pumpkin Soup
Main ingredients: Pumpkin, coconut milk, green curry paste
Sometimes you just need a little heat in your soups, and that’s where this rich, Thai-style soup comes in handy! Green curry paste is used to add a mild spiciness to this creamy, velvety soup.
8. Tomato Soup
Main ingredients: Butter, tomatoes, onions
Despite the short list of ingredients, this tomato soup turns out very velvety, making for a delicious and soothing dish. Tip: You can also lessen the amount of water used during blending to use this as a quick and delicious pasta sauce.
9. Broccoli Soup
Main ingredients: Broccoli, salt, water
This recipe is as effortless as it gets! All you really need is some broccoli, but you could also sprinkle some Cheddar for an added burst of creaminess.
10. Corn Soup
Main ingredients: Corn, butter, water
This no-recipe recipe barely involves any cooking, and can be ready in less than 10 minutes. If you’d like some crunch to go with your hearty soup, add some tortilla chips! –THE MALAYA POST
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