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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.
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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.”
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.
“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.”
“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.”
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.
“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.”
“Tuscan Bean Soup, otherwise known as Ribollita, is a 15th-century traditional fall and winter soup, brimming with seasonal superfoods like kale and squash.”
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!
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.
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.
Barley Lentil Soup is a cozy, hearty and meatless meal filled with delicious smokey flavor and rich with nutrients, protein and fiber. It's healthy fall and winter coziness in a bowl. And I promise, it will warm up your toes.
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!
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.
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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