New Year's Day Soup Recipes

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Start the new year with a hearty and delicious bowl of New Year's Day Soup. Discover traditional recipes packed with black-eyed peas and collards.

A bowl of New Year's Day Soup with black-eyed peas, greens, cubed cornbread, and shredded chicken, garnished with parsley. A spoon rests in the bowl, and a bag of extra cornbread cubes sits in the background.

For many, New Year's Day is all about football, resolutions... and, yes, soup. Southern cultures claim black-eyed peas, pork, and collards eaten on New Year's Day will bring health and prosperity.

I don't know about prosperity, but black-eyed peas and collards are healthy. They are available any day of the year.

We've long had a family tradition of eating New Year's Day Soup. A healthy start to a brand new year. Here are some of our favorite New Year's Day Soup recipe ideas.

Hoppin' John Soup

"Hoppin' John is traditionally served on New Year's Day and is thought to bring good luck in the new year."

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Black Eyed Pea Soup

New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas Soup, hearty comfort food with ancient traditions, is packed with vegetables, robust in flavor and offers a healthy start to the new year.

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Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Soup

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"This Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Soup is an easy way to cook this hearty, cheap, and nutritious soup with dried black eyed peas in half the usual time! And it's a great way to use up any leftover ham (or a ham bone) you have from the holidays."

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Slow Cooker Good Luck Greens Soup

"This easy slow cooker Good Luck Greens Soup has black-eyed peas, greens, and pork for a healthy, lucky and prosperous year. Plus, it takes very little effort to prepare. Toss in the crockpot New Year's Day morning or New Year's Eve and let it cook all night."

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New Year's Day Dumpling Soup

"Brighten the flavors of this speedy, semi-homemade soup with fresh ginger, green onions, and carrots."

Slow Cooker Cream of Potato Soup

"This easy Slow Cooker Cream of Potato Soup is robust and hearty, thick with potatoes, a little butter, and savory with chopped bacon."

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Healthy Black Bean Soup

Top view of cooked Black Bean Soup in a Dutch oven with a wooden serving spoon

This healthy Black Bean Soup recipe is a quick-to-make soup I've fallen in love with. Made with canned black beans, wholesome veggies, and delightfully savory flavors.

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15 Minute White Bean Soup

This 15-minute White Bean Soup is a healthy, hearty soup packed with vegetables like onion, garlic, carrots, green beans, tomatoes, and spinach.

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Country Style Minestrone Soup

"When the weather turns chilly, a favorite soup is this hearty Country-Style Minestrone Soup. Packed with healthy veggies, it will warm you down to your toes."

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Classic Ribolitta: A Tuscan Bean Soup

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"Tuscan Bean Soup, otherwise known as Ribollita, is a 15th-century traditional fall and winter soup, brimming with seasonal superfoods like kale and squash."

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More Healthy Soup Recipes

Creamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup

This creamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup is perfect for days when you have leftover turkey or chicken and are craving a hearty, warm, and creamy bowl of good-for-you soup!

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A white bowl filled with Instant Pot White Bean Soup, featuring tomatoes, spinach, carrots, beans, and zucchini, placed on a white plate with a spoon on a woven placemat.

5 Minute Vegetarian Instant Pot White Bean Soup

This 5 Minute Instant Pot White Bean Soup is packed with vegetables, is pantry friendly, and is a perfect healthy soup recipe, perfect for quick meals.

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Greek Lentil Soup

A flavorful lentil soup packed with Greek flavor and healthy ingredients.

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Horizontal top view of Curry Chickpea Soup on a dark wooden board with lemon wedges.

Curry Chickpea Soup with Spinach

This easy and delicious Curry Chickpea Soup is filled with healthy ingredients like greens, herbs, and legumes and is ready in 30 minutes or less!

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Bowl of moroccan bean soup with lemon slice garnishes.

Moroccan Bean Soup Recipe

This Mediterranean-inspired Moroccan Bean Soup is a quick-fix but hardy meatless soup filled with beautiful, fragrant flavors. It's a healthy one-pot meal, cooked in 20 minutes, that can be served with poached eggs or even chicken, lamb, or beef for additional protein.

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A blue bowl filled with vegetable and barley soup, inspired by a classic lentil soup recipe, features carrots, greens, and tomatoes. It sits on a white cloth with slices of bread in the background.

Barley Lentil Soup

This Barley Lentil Soup is a hearty, comforting, meatless soup made with lentils, pearl barley, vegetables, and gently warming spices. A simple, one-pot recipe that's perfect for cool-weather lunches or easy dinners.

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Chicken and White Bean Soup Recipe

This Chicken and White Bean Soup is a comforting, healthy bowl of deliciousness. Simple to make in 30 minutes, it's filled with a handful of wholesome ingredients and tender chicken. It's an easy meal to warm up with on chilly days!

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Italian Minestrone Soup with Crispy Pancetta

Italian Minestrone Soup with Pancetta is a super easy and even quick vegetable soup to make when you're craving healthy, hardy but simple food. Rustic and easy to make any day of the week.

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Bowl of Mushroom Barley Soup with fresh parsley and French bread

Easy Mushroom Barley Soup

This simple Mushroom Barley Soup is packed with healthy ingredients like barley, vegetables, mushrooms, and fresh herbs. Easy to make from scratch and incredibly delicious.

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