Christmas soup recipes
If you need an inviting Christmas Day starter or satisfying lunch using leftovers, enjoy one of these nourishing Christmas soups during the festive period.
Choose from squash and apple, cauliflower and stilton, curried parsnip and lots more winter warmers. Celeriac and brown butter takes things up a notch, and our three-onion soup with stilton croutons is a cheese-lovers dream. Speaking of onions, you can’t go wrong with a French onion soup and our ultimate version is irresistible. And of course, if it’s Christmas leftovers you’re dealing with, a chicken soup recipe is the answer.
Want some more starter inspiration? Look no further than our 80+ ideas for the festive season.
Want even more flavour? Try our five Glow-Up hacks – including a chilli oil to spice up your soups even more. Serve on the side, if you like.
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Celeriac recipes
Celeriac and brown butter soup with crispy kale
This luxurious celeriac soup sees the root vegetable bathed in brown butter, adding incredible depth of flavour and subtle sweetness.
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Turkey recipes
Turkey pozole
This delicious version of pozole, a hearty Mexican soup, uses leftover turkey in place of the traditional pork, and is made with pozole corn.
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Christmas starter recipes
Three-onion soup with stilton croutons
An updated version of a classic recipe, this three-onion soup with rich stilton croutons makes both a decadent and crowd-pleasing starter.
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Winter soup recipes
Celeriac, bacon and barley soup
This winter's day celeriac soup by Georgina Hayden is filled with the comforting aromas of smoky bacon, sweet onions and rosemary. Make double and freeze.
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Healthy soup recipes
Leek and potato soup
Make a big pot of this winter classic – leek and potato soup – and serve with fresh bread. Freeze half and enjoy the rest another day.
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Parsnip recipes
Curried parsnip soup
If it's a spiced parsnip soup you're after, our curried parsnip soup is sure to deliver, made with storecupboard spices.
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Classic soup recipes
Carrot and ginger soup
A light, flavoursome carrot soup that’s ideal for batch cooking – double the recipe, eat half now, then freeze the rest for later.
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Winter soup recipes
Roasted cauliflower and stilton soup
A warming bowlful with the distinctive flavour of stilton. It's rich and hearty, easy to make and can be prepared ahead. Perfect for Christmas visitors.
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Nourishing winter recipes
Truffled parsnip soup with hazelnuts and bacon
The humble parsnip is turned into an induglent creamy soup by adding the richness of truffle oil and the salty kick of bacon. It's a hearty winter warmer.
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Recipes that will make you excited for autumn
The ultimate French onion soup
Sometimes you just can't beat a classic French onion soup that is hearty, flavoursome and warms you up from the inside out. Here's our ultimate recipe.
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Recipes with tinned beans
Smoked bacon, leek and butter bean chowder
Crusty bread is essential when tucking in to Debbie Major's hearty chowder recipe made using Jersey milk, smoked bacon, butter beans and leeks.
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Freezable soup recipes
Warming sweet potato and ginger soup
A healthy and hearty sweet potato soup made with warming spices and a ginger kick. Leave out the Greek yoghurt to make it dairy-free
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Beetroot recipes
Beetroot, apple and horseradish soup with herb dumplings
Beetroot meets apple and horseradish to make the most earthy and flavoursome soup. Adding herb dumplings turns it into a satisfying supper.
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Cauliflower recipes
Cauliflower cheese soup with mustard seed and cheddar scones
Cauliflower cheese soup...All the cheesy and wonderful flavours of a cauliflower cheese blended into a smooth and creamy soup.
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Nourishing winter recipes
Celeriac soup with leek and cheese toasties
Pair a quick and easy celeriac soup with cheese and leek toasties and instantly you have a tasty midweek supper or light weekend lunch.
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Soup recipes
Squash and apple soup with cheddar croutons
Oven-roasted squash, apple and onions are the basis of this flavour packed soup. The finishing touch of cheddar croutons take it into another dimension.
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