From New England to the North Pacific, find our best soup recipes from across the country, including clam chowder, cheese soup, gumbo and more.
12 Soup Recipes from Across America
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Wild Rice Soup
Total Time
1 hour 30 min
Servings
8 servings (2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
As the oldest of eight girls growing up on the farm, I began cooking at an early age! This soup—which I first had at my sister's house—brings me compliments no matter where I serve it. —Elienore Myhre, Balaton, Minnesota
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 270 calories, 19g fat (11g saturated fat), 61mg cholesterol, 797mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
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Pozole
Total Time
1 hour 20 min
Servings
8 servings (2-1/2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
This spicy stewlike soup is traditionally served in New Mexico at holiday time to celebrate life's blessings, but it's good any time of year. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Nutrition Facts:
1-1/4 cups: 333 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 68mg cholesterol, 1588mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 8g fiber), 27g protein.
3/12
Traditional New England Clam Chowder
Total Time
55 min
Servings
7 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
I left a cruise ship with a great souvenir...the recipe for this splendid chowder! It's a traditional soup that stands the test of time.
—Agnes Ward, Stratford, Ontario
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 138 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 175mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 lean meat, 1/2 fat.
4/12
Gumbo in a Jiffy
Total Time
20 min
Servings
6 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This is a yummy dish. My husband loves the kick that the sausage gives this quick gumbo, and it’s such a cinch to assemble. —Amy Flack, Homer City, Pennsylvania
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 279 calories, 16g fat (7g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 1197mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 11g protein.
5/12
Beer Cheese Potato Soup
Total Time
55 min
Servings
8 servings (2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
This satisfying potato soup has a velvety texture that's not too thick or too thin. The subtle flavors of beer and cheese balance each other nicely, creating a soup that's sure to warm you head to toe. —Patti Lavell, Islamorada, Florida
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 225 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 32mg cholesterol, 711mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 10g protein.
6/12
Carrie’s Cincinnati Chili
Total Time
6 hours 20 min
Servings
6 servings (1-1/2 quarts).
From the Recipe Creator:
Every time we have a gathering or company, folks request this. My husband convinced me to enter it in a local chili contest, and I won third place! It's quick and easy. If I don't have fresh garlic, I use minced garlic from a jar. —Carrie Birdsall, Dallas, Georgia
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 315 calories, 14g fat (5g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 644mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 4g fiber), 23g protein.
7/12
The South in a Pot Soup
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
8 servings (2-1/2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
With black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, ground beef and comforting spices, this soup has every wonderful memory from my childhood simmered together in one tasty pot. —Stephanie Rabbitt-Schapp, Cincinnati, OH
Nutrition Facts:
1-1/4 cups: 267 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 544mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 5g fiber), 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.
8/12
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Total Time
30 min
Servings
8 servings (2-1/2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
This chicken tortilla soup is as good as (if not better than) any I've had in a restaurant. I get so many compliments when I serve it: you will, too. —Laura Black Johnson, Largo, Florida
Nutrition Facts:
1-1/4 cups: 200 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 941mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 22g protein.
9/12
Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
14 servings (3-1/2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
I'm originally from Minnesota, where wild rice grows in abundance and is very popular in recipes. This creamy chicken wild rice soup has been part of our Christmas Eve menu for years. To save time, I cook the chicken and wild rice and cut up the vegetables the day before. —Virginia Montmarquet, Riverside, California
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 154 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 807mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 10g protein.
10/12
Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
Total Time
2 hours 40 min
Servings
9 servings (3-1/4 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
Gumbo goes back to 1700s Louisiana; today's version is just as hearty using andouille sausage. Serve with cornbread or crusty French bread. —Billy Hensley, Mount Carmel, Tennessee
Nutrition Facts:
1-1/2 cups (calculated without rice): 544 calories, 39g fat (9g saturated fat), 175mg cholesterol, 1514mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 39g protein.
11/12
Clam Chowder
Total Time
55 min
Servings
5 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This is the best clam chowder recipe ever! In the Pacific Northwest, we dig our own razor clams and I grind them for the chowder. Since these aren't readily available everywhere, the canned clams are perfectly acceptable. —Sandy Larson, Port Angeles, Washington
Nutrition Facts:
1-1/3 cups: 280 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 36mg cholesterol, 805mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 3g fiber), 15g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch, 1 lean meat.
12/12
Roasted Poblano Beef Stew
Total Time
2 hours 40 min
Servings
8 servings (3 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
I like to keep my son's heritage alive through cooking, and this recipe reflects my wife's Hispanic background. The first time I made it, she gave
me high praise. Try serving it in flour tortillas. —Greg Fontenot, The Woodlands, Texas
Nutrition Facts:
1-1/2 cups: 337 calories, 15g fat (5g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 808mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 4g fiber), 27g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.
