20 Healthy Soup Recipes to Balance Holiday Indulgences

Ahh, it’s that time of year again. I don’t know about you, but fall is definitely my favorite time of year. Who doesn’t love a turned-up collar over a chunky knit sweater with thick socks and a beanie? There’s nothing quite like the feeling of the crisp, cool air stinging your cheeks when the rest of your body is wrapped up in warm layers. I live for it.

As an Aussie girl, I grew up spending the holidays in summer which meant hanging out at the beach all day or in the pool to relieve yourself from the sticky humidity. The menu consisted of fruit (mangoes, cherries, and lychees) and anything you could throw on a BBQ because the heat would usually quash your appetite.

So, now that I live in the US and the seasons have flipped, you can imagine how much I look forward to holiday comfort food. Delicious flavors aside, there is something so heartwarming about the sentimental mood it puts you in post-indulgence. But, since it’s still all so new to me, I can tend to get carried away (sound familiar?). So, when that happens, I turn to some of my favorite healthy soup recipes to balance it all out.

Ahead, I share some of my go-to healthy soup recipes from across the web that makes fall taste as good as it feels. And be sure to post a comment below with your favorite recipe or link to one that I missed—I’m always on the hunt for new soups to make at home.

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Coconut Sweet Potato Lentil Soup With Rice From Half Baked Harvest

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Immunity-Boosting Turmeric Vegetable Soup From The Roasted Root

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Instant Pot Creamy Pumpkin Soup From Fed + Fit

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Green Curry Noodle Soup From Spoon Fork Bacon

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Roasted Cauliflower Coconut Soup From A Healthy Life for Me

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Winter Green Soup (Cruciferous Vegetables Soup) From Sugar Salted

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Old-School Tomato Soup With Cheese, Olive, Onion & Rosemary Toasties From Stuck in the Kitchen

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Easy Minestrone Soup Recipe From Foodie Crush

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Creamy White Bean Kale Soup Vegan Recipe From The First Mess

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Creamy Leek and Potato Soup From Life as a Strawberry

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Creamy Asparagus and Pea Soup From Minimalist Baker

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Vegan Khao Soi Soup From Lazy Kat Kitchen

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Creamy Squash, Pear & Ginger Soup From Hello Glow

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Black Bean Tortilla Soup From Flourishing Foodie

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Brothy Garlic Soup with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes and Poached Eggs From Salt & Wind

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Leftover Turkey Soup Recipe From Vikalinka

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Hearty Beef and Gnocchi Soup Recipe From Saving Room for Desert

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Low Carb Broccoli Cheese Soup From Erren’s Kitchen

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Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup From Pretty Simple Sweet