As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, it’s time to turn up the heat! Fire up your stovetop and sip, slurp, and savor the season with the ultimate comfort food: soup! We’ve got six sensational soups to soothe the soul – two from restaurants in Houston! From butternut squash and pear soup to slow-cooker French onion soup, there’s a warm hearty hug in every bowl!
Butternut Squash and Pear Soup from Backstreet Cafe in Houston
This creamy, savory soup from James Beard Award-Winning chef Hugo Ortega and his team at Backstreet Cafe in Houston is the perfect meal to warm up on a chilly fall night. The toasted pumpkin seeds add some texture and the pears are just the right amount of sweet!
Chicken Potato Soup
Chicken, bacon, potatoes, cheese, and so much more make this bowl a soup-er-star! This bowl of yum from The Cozy Cook is packed with layers of flavor and will appeal to even the pickiest of eaters. Kick the indulgence up a notch by substituting heavy cream for the half-and-half in this recipe. Bonus: leftovers make a great freezer meal!
Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup
Is there anything better than French onion soup? This perfect-for-fall, soothing bowl of delicious from Taste of Home is easier to whip up than traditional versions of this soup thanks to the use of a trusty slow cooker. Expert tip: use gruyere cheese to up the wow factor!
Wild Mushroom and Barley Soup from Kenny & Ziggy’s in Houston
This soup comes from one of Houston’s most popular delicatessens – Kenny & Ziggy’s. Fresh mushrooms, celery, carrots, and barley serve up sensational flavor in this fall favorite. Whip up a batch of your own or simply stop by and pick some up to go!
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
There aren’t many things more soothing on a cold day than a warm chicken pot pie right out of the oven. This recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen takes the very best of that soul-warming dish and turns it into a soup! This will hit all the right notes on just about any day of the week.
Award-Winning Cheeseburger Soup
Cheeseburger soup? Yum! This hearty bowl is an entire meal in one. It’s packed with ground beef, potatoes, celery, carrots, plenty of herbs, and two cups of Velveeta cheese! You can use two cups of cheddar cheese instead, but Velveeta makes it extra thick and creamy and adds a bit of nostalgia, too. Chef’s tip: the leaner the ground beef is, the better. Make sure you drain off excess grease before adding the cooked beef to the soup.
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