10 Pasta Soup Recipes That Won't Leave You Hungry

Adding pasta to soup makes for a cozy, satisfying meal in a bowl.

Published September 26, 2023

A bowl of chicken noodle soup in a yellow bowl alongside a spoon, fresh dill, and lemon wedges. — Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik

It's easy to turn soup into a hearty main dish when you add pasta or noodles to the bowl—and better yet, pasta soup is perfect for chilly weeknights when everyone needs some cozy fare. These 10 pasta soup recipes are simple and offer stick-to-your rib meals that you'll have on repeat.

Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Bean and Pasta Soup)
Serious Eats / Fred Hardy
This Tuscan soup has only two main ingredients: beans and pasta. Dried beans are a must here and they make the creamiest soup.
Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Bean and Pasta Soup)
The Best Minestrone Soup
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
Minestrone is really more of a process than a fixed recipe. It's a hearty, easy, delicious meal that you can make with a couple of pantry staples and whatever fresh vegetables you happen to have on hand.
The Best Minestrone Soup
The Ultimate Chicken Noodle Soup
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
This chicken noodle soup recipe is deeper and richer than the average, and more than capable of curing what ails you. It may not be a "quick and easy" version, but it's worth it.
The Ultimate Chicken Noodle Soup
Taiwanese Danzai Noodle Soup
Serious Eats / Cathy Erway
This Taiwanese recipe incorporates both meat and seafood. The broth is infused with the flavor of the sea by simmering shrimp heads and shells in a basic pork stock, and the noodles are topped with a long-simmered pork meat sauce.
Tawainese Danzai Noodle Soup
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Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup with Lime and Ginger
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
When it feels like everyone is getting sick, this is the soup to make. Take the best qualities of chicken noodle soup and some flavorful Southeast Asian ingredients, and the end result is a soup that's as fortifying as the best chicken noodle.
Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup with Lime and Ginger
Ultimate Vegan Ramen with Miso Broth
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
This vegetarian ramen has a rich, creamy, complex broth that coats the noodles as they're slurped from the bowl with four different toppings that pull no punches in the flavor department.
Ultimate Rich and Creamy Vegan Ramen
Homemade Chickarina Soup
Serious Eats / Yvonne Ruperti
Make this homemade version of canned "chickarina" soup with hearty broth, chunks of chicken, tiny pasta balls, and bouncy chicken meatballs.
Homemade Chickarina Soup
30 Minute Pasta and Kidney Bean Soup
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
Here is a quick and simple version of pasta e fagioil, the bean and pasta soup traditionally made with the leftovers from the Sunday gravy.
30 Minute Pasta and Kidney Bean Soup
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30 Minute Pressure Cooker Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
Pho ga—Vietnamese soup made with chicken—is easier to make than it's beef cousin (pho ba), and just as tasty.
30 Minute Pressure Cooker Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)
Chicken Pasta e Fagioli with Smoked Paprika
Serious Eats / Yvonne Ruperti
A meaty riff on the Italian classic, this pasta e fagioli has both chicken and pancetta, with smoked paprika pulling it all together.
Chicken Pasta e Fagioli with Smoked Paprika

10 Pasta Soup Recipes That Won't Leave You Hungry

30 Minute Pasta and Kidney Bean Soup

30 Minute Pressure Cooker Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)

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