If you've been thinking about ways to add some variety to your Thanksgiving dinner, then try these delicious Thanksgiving soup recipes. You'll find a variety of flavors and textures to add something a little different to your Thanksgiving table.
Soups are a wonderfully versatile food. You can make them in all sorts of ways. Any protein, all the vegetables in the world, and various starch and carbohydrate sources can be used in soups, and they can be served for any meal or occasion. Heck, you can even serve cold soups!
I'm a big soup lover, and I make them all year long. For the past few years, I've experimented with serving soups at my Thanksgiving table, and everyone seems to love it!
The Role of Soup in Thanksgiving Dinner
When you gather around the table for Thanksgiving dinner, a well-crafted soup serves as the perfect starter to your holiday feast. It sets the stage for the courses to follow, offering a comforting and warming beginning.
Thanksgiving soups often reflect the season, incorporating ingredients like butternut squash, sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Here are reasons why a soup is a fitting first course for your dinner:
- Warming Welcome: As guests settle in, a steamy bowl of soup provides warmth and invites relaxation.
- Appetite Stirring: Lighter than other starters, soup stimulates your appetite without being filling.
- Aromatic Introduction: The scent of the soup, enriched with seasonal spices, begins the sensory experience of the meal.
Popular Choices
Whether it's a creamy potato soup or a vibrant butternut squash blend, these bowls of comfort hold a revered place at the table. Cabbage soup is popular in our household.
Creamy Potato Leek Soup combines the smooth texture of potatoes with the mild onion-like flavor of leeks. Yukon gold potatoes offer a buttery flavor and creamier texture perfect for creating soup.
A roasted vegetable soup never disappoints, offering a medley of flavors with every spoonful. Lentil Soup is an excellent source of plant-based protein and can be a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving feast.
Hearty root vegetables are at the heart of many Thanksgiving soups. Sweet potatoes with their natural sweetness and a vibrant color, add nutritional value and a hint of fall to your dish.
Butternut squash provides a sweet, nutty base for soups, blending seamlessly into velvety textures. Acorn squash, with its slightly fibrous texture, is excellent for chunkier soup varieties.
Why These Recipes Work
These soup recipes are some of my all-time favorites. I've made them over the years for various occasions like parties and potlucks or for no reason at all. After all, there's never a bad time for soup.
All these soups have always been big hits for me, and their flavors fit very well with the flavors that you'll find at your Thanksgiving table. I should know. I've made many of them for my Thanksgiving feast.
Leftovers
After the Thanksgiving feast, you're often left with a fridge full of leftovers. Turkey soup is an excellent way to use up your leftover turkey. Start by simmering the carcass to create a rich, flavorful broth. Add chopped turkey meat, chopped carrots, celery, and onions to add flavor. Fresh herbs like thyme and parsley can be added. The final product is a comforting cozy meal that's savory, hearty and satisfying.
Why You'll Love These Recipes
- They use simple, easy-to-find ingredients.
- These recipes are simple to make and beginner-friendly.
- You'll find a variety of flavors and textures to choose from.
- All the flavors in these soups work well with the classic Thanksgiving dishes we all love.
What to Serve with Thanksgiving Soup
Serve these soups with all of your Thanksgiving favorites including your main course protein and all your favorite sides. If you're getting fancy and serving your Thanksgiving feast in courses, consider serving these soups with:
- Crusty bread
- Breadsticks
- Cornbread
- Garlic bread
- Garlic knots
- Garlic cheddar biscuits
FAQ
When it comes to Thanksgiving soups, you might have questions.
For a child-friendly Thanksgiving soup, consider recipes that are mild in flavor and fun to eat, Check out our Red Cabbage Soup and our kid-friendly soup recipes for our favorites.
To create a comforting turkey soup from your leftover Thanksgiving turkey, start by simmering the carcass to create a broth. Add chopped carrots, celery, onions, chopped turkey meat and fresh herbs like thyme and parsley. The final product is a comforting cozy meal that's savory, hearty and satisfying.
A good butternut squash soup recipe for Thanksgiving is our butternut squash, pear, leek, carrot and parsnip soup. It is a wonderfully light and refreshing soup! Perfect for the holiday.
Thanksgiving Soup Recipes
And here we are, an absolutely huge collection of soups to serve at your Thanksgiving feast. From cabbage roll soup to ham and bean soup, cream of mushroom soup, creamy tomato soup, and more, all of these soups will be perfectly at home at your Thanksgiving table and perfectly delicious!
Try These Delicious Thanksgiving Soup Recipes
From cream classics like cream of mushroom and tomato soups to more adventurous flavors like spinach and kale soup, everything on this list makes a great addition to any Thanksgiving table.
Serve up any of these soups at your next Thanksgiving feast and get ready to wow your family and friends!
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