23 Noodle Soups to Slurp With Gusto
When temperatures dip, nothing satisfies quite like a steaming bowl of tender noodles in hot broth. Our collection of noodle soup ideas runs the gamut from all-day projects with IG-grid-worthy photo finishes to weeknight-friendly meals that deliver long-simmered flavor fast. You can whip up a wildly satisfying 10-minute vegan ramen for one in the microwave, or slowly simmer ham hocks and aromatics on the stovetop to create a hearty Philippines-by-way-of-Hawaii stew.
Noodle soup recipes are an expansive category of cooking, and tiny tweaks can make a big splash. Give your go-to chicken noodle soup a plant-based rebrand with veggie broth and chickpeas, or switch up your laksa by using egg noodles instead of vermicelli. However you proceed, we have no shortage of noodle soup ideas to suit your time, budget, and pantry. Slurping optional.
Photograph by Cody Guilfoyle, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie, Food Styling by Thu Buser1/23Gingery Chicken Ramen
One of our favorite noodle soup ideas is a bit of a choose-your-own-adventure situation. Pick store-bought dried or fresh ramen—or go for homemade ramen noodles. It might just be the best bowl of soup you’ll ever make.
Photograph by Cody Guilfoyle, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie, Food Styling Thu Buser3/23Soothing Kake Udon
Photograph by Cody Guilfoyle, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie, Food Styling Thu Buser5/23Ultimate Vegan Ramen
Featuring handmade noodles, lots of spring vegetables, and a broth so rich and delicious that we could drink it straight, cookbook author Sonoko Sakai’s vegan ramen builds a complex flavor from kombu, dried mushrooms, and a slew of aromatics.
Photo by Heami Lee, food styling by Judy Haubert, prop styling by Rebecca Bartoshesky6/23Instant Pot Beef Pho
Like many of our favorite soup recipes, this one starts with an aromatic broth. Using an Instant Pot shaves about 5½ hours off the cooking time for this broth, with no compromise on flavor.
Photograph by Cody Guilfoyle, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie, Food Styling by Thu Buser7/23Spicy Kimchi Sujebi
Photograph by Cody Guilfoyle, Prop Styling by Nicole Louie, Food Styling Thu Buser8/23Meat-Lovers’ Miki Noodles
Hawaiian-Filipino chef Sheldon Simeon’s take on miki is an homage to the hearty soups his mom would prepare when he was growing up. Use homemade or store-bought chicken stock—either way, the dried mushrooms and ham hocks will create layers of smoky flavor.
Photograph by Isa Zapata. Food styling by Susan Ottaviano. Prop Styling by Maeve Sheridan9/23Vegan Chickpea Noodle Soup
This plant-based take on chicken noodle soup features chickpeas two ways, as well as quick-cooking broccolini, grated or minced garlic, and that stalwart of vegan cooking, nutritional yeast. If you use dried noodles, cook them separately in a large pot of salted water to keep them from getting mushy or soaking up all the gingery broth.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Christina Allen10/23Shabu-Shabu Noodle Soup
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Tim Ferro11/23Almost-Instant Miso Ramen With Kimchi
Photograph by Joe Lingeman, Food Styling by Drew Aichele, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco12/23Turkey Laksa Noodle Soup
Malaysian-style laksa can be a long, labor-intensive process, but this easy recipe has clever shortcuts to build flavor fast. Use a chicken or turkey carcass, store-bought red curry or laksa paste, and vermicelli or egg noodles, and serve each bowl with lime wedges on the side.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Gözde Eker13/23Gingery Chicken Noodle Soup
Curry powder, lime juice, and lots of ginger brighten the broth of this homemade chicken noodle soup recipe. Use skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs for the best flavor and garnish each bowl with freshly ground black pepper.
