With the flu season upon us, it’s best to be ready and avoid any unnecessary suffering. Check out these insanely delicious soups and arm your immune system with plenty of nutrition, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory power to instantly make you feel awesome. These homemade soups are packed with vitamin-rich veggies and immune-boosting ingredients perfect for when you’re feeling under the weather and get you through the winter with better health and with a warm belly.

I live on good soup, not on fine words. -Moliere.

Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

Bring lemon and it's healthy benefits to your soup too.
Bring lemon and it's healthy benefits to your soup too. Source: A Spicy Perspective

Lemon is known to have amazing antibacterial properties and to help in lowering fevers. So why not add it to your soup too? The tart juice brings an amazing touch to the classic chicken soup that will instantly enchant you. Get the recipe!

Skinny Broccoli Cheddar Soup

This low-fat low-calorie recipe allows you to indulge in this comfort food completely guilt-free.
This low-fat low-calorie recipe allows you to indulge in this comfort food completely guilt-free. Source: The Blond Cook

This low-fat version of the traditional Broccoli Cheddar Soup will warm your belly and give your immune system the punch it needs. Broccoli, being one of the healthiest ingredients on the planet, is packed with anti-inflammatory compounds that will help keep your body in balance and make you feel better instantly. Even though it’s made with delicious melted cheddar cheese, this meal is super healthy and low in calories and fat, making it the perfect creamy and cheesy comfort food for the winter. Get the recipe!

Clean Eating Bone Broth Mushroom Soup

Bone broth is great to help you fight the flu.
Bone broth is great to help you fight the flu. Source: The Gracious Pantry

There’s nothing better than a warm bowl of soup when you’re sick, especially when the ingredients are scientifically proven to make you healthier. Bone broth is known to contain amino acids that help reduce inflammation and collagen to restore gut health. Combine it with mushroom in this hearty soup and make this incredibly delicious meal! You can get the full recipe over at The Gracious Pantry!

The Ultimate Immune-Boosting Soup

For the ultimate fix, this recipe is perfect for those struggling with winter.
For the ultimate fix, this recipe is perfect for those struggling with winter. Source: The Healthy Maven

The name says it all. This soup recipe from The Healthy Maven was specifically created to boost your immune system and kick away the flu. The meal is packed with vitamin-rich ingredients such as bok choy and kale, and also brings turmeric into the mix, which is known to be a powerful anti-inflammatory. With each ingredient bringing great benefits to your body, you just have to give it a try!

Roasted Garlic Soup

Indulge in this garlic soup and all its healthy benefits.
Indulge in this garlic soup and all its healthy benefits. Source: Good Dinner Mom

Garlic is known for its super-food qualities, but it is also greatly appreciated because of its disease-fighting benefits. Even though this recipe uses over 40 cloves of garlic, the meal is not overpowering, the flavor is actually a subtle cream with a really smooth texture and earthy feeling. With the wonderful smell and heavenly taste, you got yourself the perfect soup to make you feel incredible! Get the instructions over at Good Dinner Mom!

Roasted Carrot Ginger Soup

Combine the natural antioxidants of ginger with lots of beta-carotene from the carrots and you have a delicious and healthy dish.
Combine the natural antioxidants of ginger with lots of beta-carotene from the carrots and you have a delicious and healthy dish. Source: The Mediterranean Dish

Make the guests beg for seconds with this flavorful veggie soup that is incredibly delicious. Despite tasting heavenly, this soup is also packed with awesome ingredients such as ginger - that contains natural antioxidants - and carrots that are full of beta-carotene. Add some Mediterranean spices and garlic, and garnish with fresh mint and you have the perfect dish for a cold winter night!

Cleansing Detox Soup

The combination of vibrant colors means that it's packed with vitamins and minerals.
The combination of vibrant colors means that it's packed with vitamins and minerals. Source: The Glowing Fridge

This colorful bowl of delicious and vibrant soup not only looks incredible, but it is also an amazing mix of vegetables that will make you feel good instantly. The oil-free recipe mixes detoxifying ingredients such as:

  • Kale
  • Broccoli
  • Celery
  • Carrots
  • Etc.

And it also adds these immune-boosting natural remedies to the mix:

  • Lemon juice
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cinnamon
  • A touch of spicy cayenne.

This is the perfect soup for the season - it will nourish, cleanse, and make your body much healthier.

Turmeric & Coconut Roasted Butternut Squash Bisque

To end the list in the best way possible, this recipe will amaze you in the very first spoonful.
To end the list in the best way possible, this recipe will amaze you in the very first spoonful. Source: Emily Kyle Nutrition

If you love your soup with delicious exotic flavors, then this one’s for you. The recipe combines the flavor of roasted butternut squash with delicious turmeric and coconut to create a wonderful, antioxidant packed, anti-inflammatory one pot wonder. You’ll be addicted to this meal all year long!

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