Grab your biggest pots, sharpest knives, spoons and ladles!
The temperature is dropping and that means its time to make a hearty pot of soup.
From creamy chicken soups to veggie-packed noodle soups, theres a recipe for everyone, so get cooking!
Photographer: Jen Causey; Food Stylist: Ali Ramee; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen
If you could choose the best soup recipe ever, what would it be?
We’re giving you the chance to crown a winner in our first-ever Souper Bowl contest.
I would argue that soup is the most popular food in the world.
Practically every culture has a favoritefrom ribollita in Italy to Vietnamese pho.
Soup can be super fancy or dead simple.
Heavy with meat or vegetarian.
Thick and creamy, or light and brothy.
Perhaps the best part?
Based on how popular soups are on EatingWell.com, you agree!
And one of our most popular recipe collections last year wasSoup Recipes to Make Forever.
And who can blame y’allsoup rules.
And soup is almost always made in one pot, making dinner cleanup a breeze.
Soup can be super fancy or dead simple.
Heavy with meat or vegetarian.
Thick and creamy, or light and brothy.
you’re free to easily cook one up in 20 minutesor let one simmer all day long.
Plus, soup may reduce hunger and increase fullness.
Voting begins for Round One on January 3, and we’re kicking off with Chicken Soups.
The remaining three categories will have their Round One matchups over the next three days.
So mark your calendars!
We’ll be updating this page with results throughout the contest.
In the meantime, go make some soup!
The Contenders
Chicken Soups
Is chicken soup one of the most iconic comfort foods?
It’s commonly cooked up as a medicinal meal to help alleviate cold symptomsand there’s actuallyscienceto prove why.
Plus, chicken soup’santi-inflammatory propertiesmay keep symptoms from developing into an upper respiratory infection.
But a pot of chicken soup is simply warming and delicioussick or not.
Minestra Maritata beat out Green Chicken Chile Pozole handily.
Creamy Soups
Thick and rich and utterly satisfying, creamy soups like chowders are so hearty.
Who made it through Round 3?
Sorry, Slow-Cooker Thai Chile & Corn ChowderChicken Enchilada Soup is the creamy soup champ!
Veggie Soups
Let’s face it, very few of us eat enough vegetables.
And soup can be a really delicious way to get your five-a-day!
AndSpinach-Tortellini Soupbarely edged outSlow-Cooker Mushroom Soup with Sherryfor the win.
Head over to ourInstagramstories January 25 to vote for your favorite.
Only one can win the title of Souper Bowl favorite!
The Winner
It’s creamy.
What’s not to love?
Chicken Enchilada Soup brought home the win, beating Spinach-Tortellini soup by a mere 50 votes.
You should make both and decide which really was your favorite.
And rate and review the recipes, of course.
