The soup gets a nice body from some potato that gets cooked and pureed into the soup and richness from a small amount of cream. Make sure to cook the asparagus until it is super soft, which will allow it to puree into a smooth soup.

In this recipe, the broccoli is roasted before it's added to the soup mixture, and then it gets pureed all up into a creamy, smooth soup. Roasting the broccoli first allows it to become tender and also to caramelize, browning and turning sweeter thanks to the time in a high-heat oven. And then the cheese adds body and rich flavor.

Creamy and rich, this smooth, pureed vegetarian cauliflower soup is so easy to make and as comforting as a cashmere sweater. Using white cheddar keeps the soup a pretty pale color, while yellow cheddar will…well, you took art class, you know what yellow cheddar will do.

Pretty and lush, thick and infinitely spoonable, this creamy bowl of deliciousness gives carrots their due respect. Leave out the bacon and use vegetable broth to make this dish vegetarian.

A small amount of cream turns a pot of simple tomato soup into a lush, pretty-pink tomato soup experience. This recipe uses only canned tomatoes, which means you can make it any time of year.

This robust, pureed vegetarian soup recipe is an inexpensive and very soothing way to make winter more tolerable. It incorporates some of the spices that most often appear in Moroccan cuisine, namely cumin, ground ginger, cayenne, and coriander. You are not going to believe how good your kitchen will smell while this is simmering, and it lives up to its enticing aroma.

Avgolemono is the lemony chicken soup of Greece, and as we know, pretty much every country has its version of chicken soup — this is the Greek one. It has a wonderful thick and silky texture and a bright lemony flavor, and the soup is studded with chunks of chicken and orzo.

Old-fashioned chicken and rice soup is a meal all its own. The vegetables, chicken, and rice all cook in the broth, imbuing it with deep flavor. Fragrant and comforting, warm and healing, this is the soup to make on a cold night or when someone needs a pick-me-up.

The smell of this savory soup, which includes readily available pantry ingredients, will make everyone within range instantly ravenous. You won't believe it takes only 30 minutes to make.

You may not believe this lush soup comes entirely from canned pumpkin and a handful of pantry staples. Evaporated milk is the other canned ingredient that adds richness and creaminess to the soup, and the rest of the items are hopefully things you also have on hand. Creamy and fragrant with a curry blend, this flavorful and satisfying soup comes together in a snap.

Butternut soup is a must-make for fall, and this is the simplest version. Here, roasted squash gets pureed with sautéed shallots and some broth, allowing the natural sweetness of the butternut squash to shine. It's finished with a bit of cream and a gorgeous swirl of creamy, tangy sour cream. Think about topping the bowls with bits of crispy bacon, snipped chives, or roasted pumpkin seeds.