30-Minute Low-Calorie Soups (Slide 6)

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Chicken & Spinach Soup with Fresh Pesto

This fragrant, Italian-flavored soup takes advantage of quick-cooking ingredients—boneless, skinless chicken breast, bagged baby spinach and canned beans. It features a simple homemade basil pesto swirled in at the end to add a fresh herb flavor. If you are very pressed for time, you can substitute 3 to 4 tablespoons of a store-bought basil pesto.

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Sweet & Sour Beef-Cabbage Soup

This wholesome sweet-and-sour soup combines beef, caraway seeds, sweet paprika and cabbage—ingredi…View slide

Japanese Chicken-Scallion R…

Here's the quintessence of Japanese home cooking: an aromatic, protein-rich broth served over rice. …View slide

Ribollita Soup

Ribollita, a traditional hearty Tuscan soup, typically uses day-old bread to add body and thicken th…View slide

Curried Squash & Chicken Soup

Red Thai curry paste adds heat and depth of flavor to this simple soup. If you like, omit the chicke…View slide

Black Bean Soup

This is a zippy Southwestern-flavored black bean soup. We make it with canned beans so it comes toge…View slide

Chicken & Spinach Soup with…

This fragrant, Italian-flavored soup takes advantage of quick-cooking ingredients—boneless, skinle…View slide

Sweet Potato-Peanut Bisque

This satisfying vegetarian, sweet potato soup is inspired by the flavors of West African peanut soup…View slide

Ravioli & Vegetable Soup

Fresh or frozen ravioli cook in minutes and turn this light vegetable soup into a main course. Look …View slide

Minestrone with Endive & Pe…

Considering that this minestrone soup incorporates mostly frozen vegetables, it is remarkably savory…View slide

Salmon Chowder

The flavor of this salmon chowder is greatly enhanced by adding either fresh dill or dried tarragon:…View slide

Golden Summer Squash & Corn…

Pureed summer squash makes a delicious base for this summery squash and corn soup. Start your meal w…View slide

Italian Egg-Drop Soup

Italian egg-drop soup, Stracciatella, is traditionally a light soup made with just chicken broth, eg…View slide

Borscht

Borscht is a simple beet soup typically made with beef broth and garnished with sour cream. We give …View slide

Tomatillo Gazpacho

This tomatillo-based gazpacho is gorgeously green with a tart flavor that complements the sweet shri…View slide

Fragrant Fish Soup

Lemony rice, delicately flavored broth and gently poached tilapia are topped with a colorful blend o…View slide

Seaweed & Tofu Soup

Korean meals always include soups—like this mild one based on vitamin-rich wakame seaweed, the sam…View slide

Beef & Bean Chile Verde

Chile Verde, usually a slow-cooked stew of pork, jalapeños and tomatillos, becomes an easy weeknigh…View slide

Broccoli, Cannellini Bean &…

White beans pureed into this broccoli soup make it extra creamy so you don't need heaps of cheese to…View slide

Seafood Stew

Our rich stew is made with green beans. The saffron contributes a pungent flavor and intense yellow …View slide

Watermelon Gazpacho

The delicate flavors of cucumber and watermelon go hand in hand to create a sweet-and-savory chilled…View slide

Herbed Zucchini Soup

This is one of the few soups that make the cut in summer. Serve it chilled to take the edge off a ho…View slide

Greek Lemon Rice Soup

Smooth silken tofu replaces the eggs in our version of the classic Greek soup. Add an extra drizzle …View slide

Asparagus Soup

This creamless but still creamy soup is a great lunch or summer-night dinner on its own - but you ca…View slide

Vietnamese-Style Beef & Noo…

Inspired by pho--traditional Vietnamese soup--this one-pot meal is garnished with crunchy mung bean …View slide

Chicken & White Bean Soup

Once again, rotisserie chickens can really relieve the dinner-rush pressure-especially in this Itali…View slide

Curried Corn Bisque

Frozen vegetables are perfect for making soups and we particularly like the fresh flavor of frozen c…View slide

Eggplant-Shallot Stew

This simple combination of coarsely mashed eggplant and shallots makes a quick vegetarian side dish …View slide

Egg Thread Soup with Asparagus

Stirring eggs into simmering broth is a classic technique for adding nourishment and body to soup. A…View slide

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