Inside: A good soup brings satisfying comfort. Here is a collection of 32 delicious, recipes for mouth-watering soups that will make you a legend. 

I dumped my black lunch cooler bag near the dishwasher, threw my keys and the stack of mail on the counter, on my way to open up the fridge. +

I held my breath as I scanned the contents, a handful of cooked green beans, peppers and onions leftover from fajitas, shriveled kale and ½ a pound of taco meat. Guess it will be swamp soup… again. +

6:27 pm and no plan for dinner. I grabbed a 32 oz container of homemade chicken broth out of the freezer and set it in water to thaw, as I chopped up onions with my favorite chef’s knife.+

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I adore soups and cook them anytime I need comfort food. Loaded with melt-in-your mouth veggies, tasty broth, and hearty meat.+

Recipes which are even better the next day as all the flavors have melded. +

But, the problem is... I run out of time and miss the mark.+

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I throw bits of leftovers and broth into the heavy, red dutch oven to get dinner on the table before 8pm. +

The soup always ends up a little swampy, greenish-brown, watery, and lacks the smack your lips taste. My heart sinks as I ladle it into white bowls and watch my hubby eats, without a comment.+

I cook because it’s my love language to others. +

And tonight I’m not sure how much love is in the pot compared to a check that dinner has been served. +

32 Frugal Soup Ideas

I need a collection of mouth-watering soup recipes accessible because who has time after work, while your stomach growls, to browse Pinterest?+

To stop throwing leftovers into the pot because I am too tired and hungry to care. +

Enter these 32 mouth-watering soup recipes. +

Chicken Soups

Chicken Tortilla Soup - one of my recipes that have made me famous

Homemade Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup from The Rising Spoon

Chicken And Green Chile Verde Soup from Taste and See

Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Buttermilk Biscuit Crumbles from Coffee and Crayons

Psole - another amazing soup I make often

Crock Pot/Instant Pot Soups

Instant Pot (Or Stovetop) Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup (Video) from Kalyn's Kitchen

Instant Pot Turkey Wild Rice Soup from Recipe This

Instant Pot Chicken Rice Soup from Dinner with The Rollos

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup #ComfortFood from Mama to 6 Blessings

Slow Cooker Chicken Soup Recipe from Drugstore Divas

Slow Cooker Potato Cheddar Soup Recipe (And our delicious date night ideas) from A Bride on A Budget

Chicken Bacon Crock Pot Chowder from Peace Love and Low Carb

Crockpot Potato Cheese Soup from Mama to 6 Blessings

Easy Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup Crock-Pot 5-Ingredient Recipe from Melanie Cooks

Easy Gumbo Recipe (Instant Pot Version) from Little Family Adventure

Best Homemade Tomato Soup from Garden-Fresh Tomatoes from Happy Hooligans

Best Ever Hearty Beef Soup (With VIDEO) from The Slow Roasted Italian

Fast, Easy, and CHEAP Dinner Idea That Saved Me Loads of Money from Mouseke Moms

Taco Soup Recipe from The Country Chic Cottage

Turkey Soups

Soup Maker Turkey & Ham Cream Soup from Recipe This

Sweet Potato & Squash Bisque With Maple Glazed Turkey Bacon from DIY Candy

Vegetable Soups

5-Ingredient Broccoli Cheese Soup from 3 Boys and A Dog

Easy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe from Thrifty Jinxy

Spaghetti Squash Soup With Pumpkin And Fall Flavors {Gf, Vegan, Paleo} from Avocado Pesto

Rainbow Holiday Detox Soup from The Foodolic

Parsnip & Pear Soup with Almond-Vanilla Oil from I Was Born to Cook

Easy Sweet Corn Soup Recipe from Easy Cooking with Molly

Italian Soups

Pizza Soup with Peppers, Italian Sausage and Spices from Vintage Kitty

Italian Wedding Soup from Sweet Recipes

Sausage and Pork Soups

Spicy Zuppa Toscana (Potato and Sausage) Soup from The Rising Spoon

Sausage and Vegetable Soup with Easy Basil Pesto from Coffee and Crayons

Ground Pork Chili Macaroni Soup from Fearless Dining

So many delicious soup recipes to try.  Now, maybe swamp soup can become a distant memory and dinner can be cooked with love. +

Your turn: Share your favorite soup recipes in the comments!