Recipes Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes 22 Ridiculously Easy Soups Ready In 30 Minutes Or Less Recipes for when you're short on time and a hot bowl of goodness has to happen right now. By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on November 27, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Allrecipes Magazine When you're craving a hearty bowl of soup but don't have hours to spend tending a simmering pot, you'll appreciate this lineup of top-rated soups that go from prep to the dinner table in 30 minutes or less. These are the save-your-life soups you need when you're short on time and a hot bowl of goodness has to happen right now. 01 of 23 Hearty Italian Meatball Soup View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine Canned beef broth and frozen, cooked Italian-style meatballs, and frozen vegetables are your smart shortcuts to this top-rated soup. "Perfect for a cold, rainy, late fall weekday." -- Tami Jarecki Lund 15 Dinners That Start With Frozen Mixed Vegetables 02 of 23 Pasta Fazoolander View Recipe House of Aqua "This is one of my favorite soups because it's so quick & easy! I usually make 2 or 3 times the recipe because it is SO good on a cold night — or anytime!" -- Alex 03 of 23 Avocado Soup with Chicken and Lime View Recipe CookinBug "I fell in love with chicken and lime soup while traveling in the Yucatan years ago. When I found this recipe, I fell in love all over again." -- Ranjo 04 of 23 Pho Ga Soup View Recipe David West "Easy to cook. Tasty and healthy, will def add this one to my favorites." -- irabird 05 of 23 Six Can Chicken Tortilla Soup View Recipe Michael Cotner "This recipe is so quick, easy, and cheap...just open the cans and boil. I only spent about $10.00 on ingredients." -- Rolanda 10 Three-Ingredient Chicken Dinners to Save Your Budget 06 of 23 Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup View Recipe Dotdash Meredith Food Studios "I'd describe this soup as 'comforting.' The flavors and thickness turn a gray day into a great day." -- Brown Sugar Girl 07 of 23 Old-Fashioned Potato Soup View Recipe Westgal "This has become my little black dress of creamy soups and it's never failed me." -- Jaciss 08 of 23 Joe's Homemade Mushroom Soup View Recipe naples34102 "I am obsessed with this soup! I made it at my restaurant and people went nutso for it!" -- Hick Chick 09 of 23 Simple and Delicious Kale Soup View Recipe radmila "Didn't change a thing. Couldn't be much simpler. And for sure delicious." -- yoyo1198 10 of 23 Pumpkin Chipotle Soup View Recipe "You can find the chipotle peppers and the sofrito in the Hispanic section of your grocery store." -- Sweet Apron 11 of 23 Cajun Scallop Chowder View Recipe Ashley Marie "This was so awesome. I fed six people off this and they all loved it." -- LukesMom 12 of 23 California Italian Wedding Soup View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine "I have been making this recipe for about 4 years now and consider it the best version of wedding soup I have ever tasted." -- ASHLEY_S 13 of 23 Creamy Sweet Potato With Ginger Soup View Recipe "This is an awesome recipe. I have a friend that just raves about it." -- Denise B. 14 of 23 Amazing Gnocchi Soup View Recipe Linda T "This soup is deceptively simple as many wonderful recipes often are." -- kymbrown1 21 Easy Dinners That Start with Packaged Gnocchi 15 of 23 Martha's Vegetable Beef Soup View Recipe SHORECOOK "Martha's Vegetable Beef Soup Haiku: 'So easy to make! Nice comforting bowl of soup. Simmer for longer.'" -- Rock_lobster 16 of 23 Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine "This is so easy to make and so good! I cook the chicken breasts in the broth to make the broth a bit richer." --Gr8typist 17 of 23 Patricia's Green Chile Soup View Recipe *Sherri* "This was my first try at 'Southwestern' cooking and I was very pleased." -- Dianne 18 of 23 Best Butternut Squash Soup Ever View Recipe "Soo delicious! I used the whole butternut squash and roasted it on a baking sheet on broil for five minutess or so to bring out the flavor after cubing it." -- Airisaiia 19 of 23 Cream of Tomato Gorgonzola Soup View Recipe lutzflcat "Loved this! I'm going to have a hard time going back to plain ol' tomato soup, espcially because this was so easy to make. I had all the ingredients on hand, served it with grilled provolone sandwiches." -- jaxwife 20 of 23 Quick and Easy Leftover Ham Soup Quick and Easy Leftover Ham Soup Corn, navy beans, and leftover ham come together for a rich, brothy spoonful that's sure to please. With a prep time of just 5 minutes, you can have dinner on the table in no time. 21 of 23 Easy Minestrone https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/268510/easy-minestrone-soup/ "I used Barilla spinach and cheese tortellini instead of the pasta, simply because I already had it on the shelf, but followed the recipe exactly otherwise," shares Cm614. "It made enough for my husband and me for dinner, with enough leftovers to freeze for another meal." 22 of 23 Quick and Easy Black Bean Soup View Recipe bd.weld "This was super easy to do. I followed other reveiwers' suggestions and used less cayenne... It was really good. I will make this again. Even my husband ate it and he's not a big soup person!" -- Grace Clem 15 Quick Meals That Start With a Can of Black Beans 23 of 23 More Inspiration Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit