24 Easy Italian Soup Recipes

Are you looking for some Italian soups for your recipe collection? These Italian soup recipes can be used as main courses, hearty standalone meals, or appetizers.

Just one hot and steamy bowl of one of these soups will comfort your souls as well as warm you and fill you up. They are perfect on a cold night while you sit by the fire and relax.

Since these Italian soup ideas can be made in a crockpot, you can come home to a ready-made dinner just waiting to be enjoyed. You will be glad you prepared them ahead of time so that you can have a hot dinner.

Soup fits into the comfort foods category because of its uncanny ability to review your spirit, relax you, and chase away fatigue.

These 25 Italian soups and stews recipes bring something to the table that you and your family will love.

1. Italian Sausage Soup with Orzo

How would you like to add one of the best Italian soups with sausage recipes to your collection? This Italian Sausage Soup with Orzo is that recipe.

In 30 minutes, you and your family can be enjoying the warmth and comfort of this sausage soup. It’s perfect for beginner soup makers.

You need spicy or mild Italian sausage, orzo or other pasta, Italian seasoning. Chicken broth, garlic, onion, celery, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

Can you substitute vegetable or bone broth in place of chicken broth if you’re on a special diet? Yes, you can.

2. Homemade Italian Wedding Soup

One of the best Italian soups ideas comes from making Italian Wedding Soup. Are you looking for an easy and fast dinner idea? This is it.

Besides being beginner-friendly and quick to make, wedding soup is one of the best freezer soups. Essentially, you can make up extra, freeze, and serve it a week or two later.

You can either make up the meatballs from scratch or buy frozen or fresh ones you like from the store.

Either way, toss in the Italian seasoning, celery, onion, carrots, garlic, and the rest of the ingredients to make this soup.

3. Italian Vegetable Soup with Spicy Sausage

Are you a big advocate of getting your veggies? If you’re like me, you are. That’s why I like this recipe for Italian Vegetable Soup with Spicy Sausage.

This soup is hearty, healthy, not boring, and easy to make in about 45 minutes.

You will need a package of gnocchi (optional), avocado oil, fennel, a medium carrot, celery, parsnip, crumbled Italian sausage (first remove the casing), leeks, salt, and pepper, Italian seasoning, canned diced tomatoes, kale, parsley, grated.

Parmesan, navy beans, and chicken broth or stock.

You can choose spicy or mild Italian sausage for this soup.

4. Tasty Tuscan Tortellini Vegetable Soup

As the weather cools down, soup becomes the meal of warmth and comfort. If you want a soup that will warm and fill you up, This Tuscan Tortellini Vegetable Soup will do the trick.

It’s a healthy and rich soup that you and your family will love to eat all winter long. Just be sure to make plenty since it will disappear fast.

You will need carrots, zucchini, celery, onion, green bans, garlic, chicken or vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, Italian seasonings, 3-cheese tortellini, spinach, and shredded Parmesan or Romano cheese.

Do you think your family will like this hearty soup?

5. Italian Pasta e Fagioli (Olive Garden Copycat)

I don’t personally know many people who don’t enjoy the occasional meal at Olive Garden. Do you?

That’s why I think this Italian Pasta e Fagioli Olive Garden-inspired soup will be a big hit at lunch, dinner, or your next potluck.

This recipe is loaded with healthy vegetables, lean beef, noodles, and beans to satisfy hunger.

Add some nice and soft dinner rolls to eat with it, and you have a filling and delicious meal.

You may want to add some shredded Parmesan cheese to the soup to enhance the flavor.

6. Italian Minestrone Soup

Are you a vegan looking for Italian soup recipes? If you are, this one for Minestrone Soup can be a vegan option.

This is a classic Italian Minestrone that will not disappoint you or your family. Since its main ingredients are all vegetables, it’s perfect if you’re eating vegan.

If you’re not vegan, you can feel free to add some Parmesan cheese to further improve the flavor and richness of this soup.

This recipe makes a lot of soup so that you may have leftovers. If you do, refrigerate or freeze some for later.

 

7. Ina Garten’s Easy Italian Cioppino

One of the best Italian recipes for soup is for Italian Lentil Soup, which is truly delicious. Are you looking for a lentil soup that you can make and enjoy? This is the one for you.

Italian soup names that include lentils often feature several types of lentils along with vegetables.

This recipe calls for onion, carrots, celery, garlic, tomatoes, and canned lentils of your choice.

You can get dry lentils or fresh ones, but canned is easier and faster.

You only need about 45 minutes to make up this soup.

8. Vegan Italian Garbanzo Bean Soup

Don’t you love a nice hot bowl of soup on a chilly fall day? If you do, you will love this Italian Vegan Garbanzo Bean Soup.

It’s very easy to prepare and make, and it’s loaded with nutritious ingredients and flavor.

Another bonus is that it can be ready to eat in 30 minutes. That’s perfect even for nights when you don’t feel like cooking.

Even though this soup is already full of flavor and seasonings like garlic, oregano, salt, and thyme, you can spice it up with some red pepper flakes.

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9. Healthy Vegetable Tuscan Ribollita Soup

Do Italian soup names sometimes confuse you? Well, if this Healthy VegetableTuscanRibollita Soup sounds confusing, I can clear that up for you. Ribollita means ‘reboiled” or ‘reheated’ in Italian.

The reason it’s named that is that peasants used to make soup from reheated and leftover ingredients. So, it’s a budget-friendly option as well as a hearty and filling soup.

From prep to serving, this recipe takes only about 45 minutes. It’s simple and plain but full of flavor.

It includes vegetable stock, Cannellini beans, tomatoes, onion, celery, carrot, leek, thyme, kale, olive oil, salt and pepper, garlic, and Parmesan.

10. Slow Cooker Crockpot Italian Chicken Parmesan Soup

Would you like to add a Crockpot Chicken Parmesan Soup to your recipe collection? Do I have an Italian soup recipe for you!

This one is not only decadent. It’s easy to make in your crockpot. Your family will love it.

Not only that, but it’s healthy and great for almost any diet.

All you need is boneless chicken breast, chicken broth, garlic, green bell pepper, white onion, crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, shredded Parmesan, penne or Gemelli pasta, butter, and parsley for garnish.

11. Comforting Italian Meatball Soup

Few things in life are more satisfying than comfort foods. This Italian Meatball Soup hits the comfort spot.

This is one of the best Italian soups you can make. It doesn’t disappoint in flavor or satisfaction.

If you already like meatballs, you will love making this hearty Italian soup.

Some alternative ways to make this soup include using half Italian sausage, half ground beef, and sliced mushrooms.

If ground beef isn’t your thing, you can use ground turkey instead. If you use ground turkey, try adding some spinach to this recipe.

12. Creamy Chicken Italian Gnocchi Soup

Is there anything more comforting than a creamy soup on a chilly day? If you feel that way, this Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup is perfect.

This recipe is good in any season, but it’s a great dinner option for the colder months.

If you don’t know what gnocchi is, it’s small potato dumplings that take the place of pasta in certain Italian dishes.

Also, it’s pronounced No-Kee, as I found finally learned.

The thing about gnocchi is that it absorbs whatever flavors that surround it. So, with all the classic Italian seasoning, you have an idea of what this soup will taste like.

13. Italian Lasagna Soup

Lasagna is one of my favorite Italian foods, so it makes sense that this Lasagna Soup recipe would appeal to me. Does it appeal to you?

I already consider lasagna comfort food, but it levels up the comfort food game as an Italian soup recipe.

This hearty soup is full of ground beef, Italian herbs and spices, tomatoes, and melted cheesy cheese.

You can adjust the spices and ingredients in this recipe to suit your taste. For instance, if it’s too little or too much garlic, change it to your liking.

14. Italian Tomato Seafood Broth – Brodetto di Pesce

The thing about Italian soup names like Brodetto di Pesce is that they are generally authentic dishes. This dish is a seafood broth with garlic and wine-flavored tomato broth.

This is the perfect comfort food for people who love seafood.

Do you want something unique and interesting to serve at your dinner table? This recipe is just the thing.

You will need olive oil, garlic, dry white wine, strained tomatoes, salt and pepper, assorted scallops, shrimp, fish, mussels, clams, and parsley.

Make sure to give the shellfish a good scrubbing and consider sea bass as your fish.

15. Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

When you think of Italian food, do you feel about Olive Garden? I must confess that I sometimes do.

Be that as it may, this Olive Garden Gnocchi Soup recipe is just as good and creamy as the restaurant-inspired soup.

This is one of the best Olive Garden-inspired recipes I have ever made. You have a lot of versatility in how you cook this soup. You can make it in a soup stockpot or a slow cooker.

Just cook this soup on the low setting for three or four hours in the slow cooker. Just remember not to add the gnocchi, spinach, and half-and-half until the final hour.

16. Italian Tomato Pasta e Ceci

What’s more satisfying than an Italian soup? I won’t leave you guessing. Italian stews are more enjoyable.

This Pasta e Ceci is partially a soup and partially a stew, so it brings both comfort dishes together into one hearty bowl of flavorful deliciousness.

This soup can be cooked up in 30 minutes from prep to table.

You might even be interested in knowing that this soup recipe is a vegetarian’s delight.

No meat is involved. You use vegetables, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), pasta: broth, butter and olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasonings.

17. Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage & Spinach

Tomato soup is considered a comfort soup for its creamy texture. This Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage and Spinach takes that comfort soup to a whole new level.

The multiple layers of flavor added to the creamy texture of tomato soup is what makes this dish uniquely heavenly.

Are you looking for a soup recipe that will please your family? This one is a great idea!

This savory soup is a main course kind of soup, not just a side or an appetizer. It’s filled with rich ingredients like cheese-filled tortellini, healthy veggies, Italian sausage, and Italian spices.

18. Tuscan Kale Potato Bean Soup

Do you want to serve your family one of the heartiest Italian soups from this list? This Tuscan Kale Potato Bean Soup is that soup.

Not only is this soup delicious, but it also makes a great presentation with its colorful ingredients that are so tasty.

Loaded with superfoods and active ingredients soaked in a rich and decadent broth, this soup is a winner at dinner.

If you’re on a vegetarian or vegan diet or want to limit meats, this plant-based soup will satisfy your hunger.

It’s also gluten-free, refined sugar-free, oil-free, and free from over-processed ingredients.

19. Easy Homemade Italian Fish Soup

Do you need a hearty soup that is easy to make and satisfying? That would be this Easy Homemade Italian Fish Soup.

You can load this soup with mussels, clams, shrimp, and chunky pieces of your favorite kind of fish (haddock or cod are recommended in this recipe).

Your seafood ingredients will bathe in garlic and Italian spiced white wine, tomato, and water broth.

You can adjust the water amount to meet your desired thickness. You may prefer a stew over a soupy dish.

In 45 minutes, this dish can go from prep to table.

20. Hearty Italian Zucchini Stew

While this Italian Zucchini Stew is ideal as a summer lunch or dinner, it’s also great as comfort food in the winter.

The hearty texture and delicious flavor of this soup will keep you satisfied for hours.

Do you want to make a soup that will fill up the family and delight their taste buds? You need to give this soup a try.

In the summer, you can find fresh zucchini and bell peppers, but frozen will work just fine in the winter.

The best kind of potatoes for this soup is the new red.

21. Creamy Italian Tomato Soup

A pot of this quick and easy Creamy Italian Tomato Soup will go perfectly on a cold winter’s night.

Are you looking for an easy comfort soup that you can make quickly? This is that Italian soup recipe.

In about 30 minutes, you and your family can be digging into this soup.

This is a great after-school soup for the kids, lunchtime meal, or even a snack when you’re hungry.

You can make this up in one pot, saving time and energy on cleanup.

This is essentially an upgraded, next-level tomato soup.

22. Creamy Basil Parmesan Italian Soup

This Creamy Basil Parmesan Soup is one of my favorite Italian soup recipes on this list.

Wouldn’t you love to surprise your family with a unique and delicious soup? You aren’t likely to find this kind of hearty goodness unless you make it yourself.

Not only is it easy to make, but it’s also just bursting with tomatoes, celery, carrots, tender chicken, pasta shells, swimming in a creamy textured Parmesan basil broth.

You will probably find yourself making this Italian soup often because it’s so easy and so delicious.

You can also switch things up and use different pasta and additional Italian herbs and spices.

23. Soothing Sicilian Chicken Soup

When the weather outside gets very cold, you need hearty meals to feed your family. Do you have a go-to recipe for the cold months?

If you don’t, you can add this Sicilian Chicken Soup to your winter soup recipe collection. Or add it to your Italian soup recipes.

This is one chicken soup that’s easy to make from scratch and to soothe your very soul.

For a quick, easy, hearty winter meal, you need to add ditalini pasta and some shredded chicken, vegetable or chicken stock, garlic, potatoes, bay leaf, tomatoes, onions, bell pepper, parsley, and celery.

24. Easy Italian Sausage Soup

How would you like to add an Italian soup recipe to your collection that is easy and quick to make?

I found just the recipe for this Italian Sausage Soup, which is one of my favorites…

This is one of the most robust soups that make a complete meal.

It’s hearty because it’s got Italian sausage, small pasta, onion, carrots, celery, spinach, garlic, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, tomatoes, broth, and cream if you choose.

You can make this with different sausages like Kielbasa, breakfast sausage, chicken, or turkey sausage alternatives to Italian pork sausage.