8 Easy, Freeze-able Soups For Cozy Evenings At Home

This soup – one of my kids’ favorite dishes since they were very little – is the ultimate comfort food, and so much healthier than the store-bought kind.

All you need is an onion, a large tomato, chicken bouillon, and alphabet pasta.

Substitute: If you don’t have alphabet pasta, try thin pasta (like vermicelli), broken into 1″ pieces.

Such a great way to use up all your veggies before they go bad.

Substitute: If you don’t have  heavy cream and bacon, just skip it – it’ll also make the recipe more heart-healthy.

Those FLAVORS! So good. (And I’ve noticed that carrots and oranges seem to be in plentiful supply, for whatever reason – just substitute whatever varieties you find).

In addition to being unbelievably delicious, this soup is also a miracle potion with magical curative powers. If you’re feeling under the weather, give it a go.

Substitute: If you don’t have lentils, split peas and beans (basically, any legumes) work in a pinch.

This is my family’s personal recipe, and it’s pretty perfect.

Substitute: If you don’t have matzoh meal, leave out pita bread, naan, or no-salt crackers until they go stale and can be crushed into a fine meal.

This is the super-simple soup that I make whenever anyone, anywhere is sick. It feels like a hug in a bowl.

Ok, not technically a soup…but if you cut the beef and vegetables into smaller pieces? Poof: Soup. You will need to locate some beef for this one, but since you cook it until it’s super tender, pretty much any cut you can locate in the supermarket will do, so you don’t have to be picky.

A healthier, dairy-free version of the American favorite, leaving out all of the ingredients that make you feel sluggish and integrating more nutrient-dense foods. (And since it’s dairy-free, it’s easy to freeze.)

Substitute: Parmesan cheese for the nutritional yeast if you’re not worried about making this vegan.