Easy Make Ahead Meal Prep: 17 Simple Fall Soup Recipes
Find super simple Fall soup recipes for your busiest weeknights! These recipes are perfect for make ahead soups and freezable soups.
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Are you ready to open your windows, enjoy cooler days, and take advantage of your slow cooker again? While fall decorations may be the most popular thing about cooler weather, there is something that is equally important– fall soup recipes!
Fall is perfect for soups since the weather isn’t hot and with as busy as life gets in September, a make-ahead dinner is perfect for busy nights. Coordinating back to school routines and new after school practices can wreak havoc on any school year. You can avoid the hassle of dinner while still serving up a healthy option by using your Slow Cooker or Instant Pot.
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How to Make the Perfect Filling, Comforting Weeknight Dinner
If your family is hesitant about soup for dinner because they think they aren’t filling enough, consider adding these sides to make the perfect filling, comforting weeknight dinner:
- Crusty French Bread (throw it in the oven for a few minutes and serve with butter)
- Homemade Cornbread ( I absolutely love this cornbread recipe, however, “JIFFY” works so well too!)
- Green Salad (Buy a pre-packaged salad kit at the store for 30-second salad!)
How to Make Soups Freezer Friendly
If you love making dinners ahead of time, take advantage of these Fall soup recipes! You’ll find that so many are perfect for freezing later. I’ve found that the most freezer-friendly meals are the ones that don’t have a lot of potatoes (they breakdown) or cheese. For some reason, to me, the texture is “off.”
If you don’t want any extra work, I would make a large batch of soup one day and enjoy it for dinner. Then, I would freeze the leftovers for another busy night when making dinner just isn’t happening! Once the soup has cooled, pour it into a gallon freezer bag and lay it flat in your freezer.
Defrost and serve with bread and a salad. Easy peasy dinner!
Easy Make Ahead Meal Prep: Simple Fall Soup Recipes
Simple Instant Pot White Bean Soup + Stories from a Nebraska Bean Harvest
This instant pot white bean soup recipe is creamy, full of flavor, and easy to prepare. Prep time is just 10 minutes!
Nutritious and flavorful, this freezer-friendly Instant Pot meal is warm, comforting, and satisfying.
A delicious bowl of white chicken chili made with white beans, chicken and and roasted green chilies. This easy to make recipe is filled with zesty chilies, chunks of chicken and good for you white beans.
This Southern Crockpot Ham and Bean Soup is a family favorite and passed down from my Grandma. This classic is warm, comforting and topped with homemade cornbread.
Obsessed with Trader Joe’s Harvest Chili? Looking to whip up a delicious family dinner on a budget? Make your own easy copycat crockpot Trader Joe’s harvest chili. (Say that three times fast!) This soup is vegetarian and so yummy.
Hamburger macaroni soup takes budget friendly ingredients and turns them into a rich and satisfying hearty soup in less than 30 minutes.
Thick Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Gnocchi · Chef Not Required...
Thick Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Gnocchi - using leftover chicken, fast cooking veg and NO cream means a lightened-up version of creamy chicken gnocchi soup in 35 mins.
Made with tender chunks of beef, a variety of veggies and potatoes, plus super-sweet cherry tomatoes, this soup is cold weather comfort food at it’s finest.
Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup is a hearty dinner that comes together in about 30 minutes. Delicious ground beef, onions and sweet bell peppers in a tomato broth and rice is a filling meal that the entire family will enjoy.
Chili Cheeseburger Soup is perfect for those days when you’re craving something comforting and cheesy. It’s easy to make and perfect for cozy, weeknight dinners.
This delicious white cheddar cheese and apple soup is sure to warm your soul! Easy to make with simple ingredients, it all comes together in one pot and requires minimal prep time.
This ham and bean crockpot soup is perfect for using up leftover ham from Christmas, Easter, or any occasion. Also easy to freeze any leftovers.
Italian White Bean Soup with Sausage Meatballs is the coziest dinner imaginable, it’s based on a traditional Italian bean soup with brilliant little sausage meatballs that take no time to make. Family dinner, game day, holiday potluck, this hearty soup is a keeper.
This Creamy Chicken Soup With Egg Noodles is the chicken soup dreams are made of. It’s hearty, healthy, both fresh and creamy, and easy to make. Give it a try… it’ll be love at first bite.
A simple nourishing recipe, this creamy Pumpkin Sweetcorn Soup warms you up from the inside out. Bet you’ll never guess the secret ingredient!
This Crock Pot Cabbage Roll Soup is a twist on traditional Cabbage Rolls, for a fraction of the work. With ground beef, cabbage, onion and vegetables; simmered in a rich tomato sauce in your slow cooker.
Don’t they all look so yummy and easy to make? Add them to this week’s meals and you’ll be enjoying extra time outside of the kitchen with these simple Fall soup recipes!
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I really enjoy soups,stews,and chili. I can’t wait to try these recipes. I need to get my freezer and fridge cleared out so I have room for my food for fridge & freezer. ??Hope you have a good week!