25 Best High-Protein Soups

These high-protein soups are the perfect way to warm up!

When the weather starts to turn cold, there’s nothing that I love more than warm, comforting soups and stews.

Unfortunately, they don’t fill me up like other foods. 

Or at least that was the case until I discovered high-protein soups. And now I can’t stop making them!

Each of these dishes is hearty, satisfying, and will keep you feeling full for hours.

After you try my favorite high-protein soup recipes, you’ll put them on repeat, too!

1. Crack Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken noodle soup is a classic. There’s nothing more comforting or heartwarming than coming home to the smell of it simmering on the stove. 

This leveled-up version is creamy and delicious! It’s full of cream cheese and bacon. It’s totally worth the splurge!

This soup is a tasty, comforting, and incredibly filling meal. 

Per serving: 610 cal, 71.4 grams protein, 17 g carbs

2. Crockpot Lasagna Soup

If you’re craving lasagna but don’t want to put in all that work to make it, prepare this lasagna soup instead.

It’s just as flavorful and filling and has all your favorite lasagna ingredients. 

And since it’s made in the slow cooker, it requires little to no effort to make.

Per serving: 474 cal, 48.8 grams protein, 46.4 g carbs

3. Vegan Black Bean Soup

For all my vegan friends out there, don’t despair! ‘High protein’ doesn’t automatically mean ‘packed with meat.’

And this black bean soup is proof of that. 

Between the onions, garlic, paprika, and cayenne, it’s packed with flavor. And it’s guaranteed to fill you up!

Per serving: 450 cal, 20.6 grams protein, 75.5 g carbs

4. Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

This Panera bread copycat recipe is creamy, filling, and delicious.

It packs a good punch of protein from the chicken, and the rice makes it hearty and satisfying.

It has plenty of veggies and tender, flavorful mushrooms, too. There’s a lot about it to love.

Per serving: 750 cal, 55 grams protein, 22 g carbs

5. Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken tortilla soup is another chunky, filling soup. 

It’s full of delicious goodies like garlic, onions, chicken broth, salsa, and chicken breasts. It has two different cheeses, two different types of beans, corn, tortilla chips, and more.

It’s spicy but not hot, and the tortilla strips add a delightful bit of crunch that not all soups have.

Per serving: 439 cal, 27.3 grams protein, 30 g carbs

6. Protein-Packed Minestrone Soup

Sometimes, vegetable-based soups are wonderfully delicious but lacking in protein. That’s not the case with this minestrone recipe.

It packs 28 grams of protein and a ton of fiber in each serving.

This minestrone is also loaded with flavor thanks to the spices, onions, and all the other fresh veggies and beans.

Per serving: 379 cal, 28 grams protein, 48 g carbs

7. Taco Soup

Taco soup is the ultimate hearty, comforting soup.

It has juicy, succulent beef (chicken or pork work, too). It also contains various beans, sweet corn, spicy tomatoes, chiles, and more.

This high-protein soup recipe is a real crowd-pleaser. It’s a low-calorie way to get your protein fix while having a hearty dinner.

Per serving: 389 cal, 37.4 grams protein, 27.3 g carbs

8. Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

This creamy, chunky soup may not be as popular as chicken noodle soup, but it should be. It’s every bit as delicious and just as filling, maybe even more so!

It has a rich, creamy broth with a delightful lemon flavor. The chunks of chicken, orzo, and tender veggies are a true delight. 

Per serving: 298 cal, 29 grams protein, 26 g carbs

9. Roasted Tomato Soup with Ricotta Parmesan Matzo Balls

Unless you’re Jewish or simply fond of Jewish food, you may not be familiar with matzo ball soup.

But now’s the time to remedy that because it’s awesome.

Okay, so this isn’t exactly traditional. But if you’re on the hunt for high-protein recipes, you have to look outside the box!

Per serving: 464 cal, 23 grams protein, 49 g carbs

10. Vietnamese Chicken Pho

If you’re a fan of pho, you have to try this homemade version! It’s so effortless to make, and it’s ready in less than an hour.

It’s full of protein, thanks to the chicken thighs. They’re also more flavorful than breast meat. The rice noodles bulk up the soup nicely, and the broth is just to die for.

Once you make this at home, you’ll think twice about going out for it again!

Per serving: 501 cal, 20 grams protein, 87 g carbs

11. Chili

The trend over the last few years has been to move away from fast-food and do more at-home cooking. But I will never stop loving Wendy’s chili.

And this copycat recipe allows me to love it and do more at-home cooking, so that’s a win-win.

Add shredded cheese and some diced green onions to the top for a hearty chili that’s out of this world.

Per serving: 321 cal, 29 grams protein, 17.6 g carbs

12. White Chicken Chili 

If you prefer white chicken chili to red chili with beef, you’ll love this recipe.

All you’ll need are skinless, boneless chicken breasts, great northern beans, white corn, and chicken broth You also use cream of chicken soup, green chile peppers, taco seasoning, and a slow cooker. 

Let the cooker do its thing for 8 hours or so, then top the chili with sour cream and cheese.

Per serving: 220 cal, 20 grams protein, 21 g carbs

13. Italian Sausage Soup

This soup full of sausage, beans, and veggies will warm your heart and soul.

The savory tomato beef broth is the perfect, comforting base. This soup has a ton of protein since it contains both meat and beans.

Serve it with a side of crusty bread and dip to your heart’s content!

Per serving: 285 cal, 24.1 grams protein, 26.1 g carbs

14. Chicken and Lentil Soup

This is the perfect thing to make to use up leftover rotisserie chicken. It’s high in protein and is also low-calorie. Weight Watchers fans will be glad to know it’s zero points!

Filled with lentils, chicken, and veggies, it’s satisfying and so good for you. It’s the ultimate weeknight dinner!

Per serving: 224 cal, 26.5 grams protein, 22 g carbs

15. Pot Roast Soup

Pot roast is hearty and protein-packed, and pot roast soup is similarly thick and filling.

It takes everything you love about pot roast and turns it into a chunky, flavorful soup. 

There are tender chunks of meat, veggies, and potatoes in every bite. Plus, it’s made in the slow cooker. You’ll love it!

Per serving: 305 cal, 36.8 grams protein, 22.5 g carbs

16. Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

This dish is absolutely loaded with chicken. There’s a whole pound in there, so you know it’ll be incredibly filling.

Add some mushrooms, bamboo shoots, fresh ginger, and red pepper flakes, and it’s loaded with flavor, too!

Per serving: 592 cal, 30.8 grams protein, 8.1 g carbs

17. New England Fish Chowder

If you enjoy fish chowder but don’t like all the in-your-face fishy flavor that it usually has, try this recipe instead.

You’ll taste the fish, of course, but the flavor is light and delicate, not too loud.

You’ll also fill the chowder with chunky, tender potatoes and fresh fish, so it isn’t solely a sipping soup.

Per serving: 323 cal, 21.2 grams protein, 20.8 g carbs

18. Lobster Bisque

Lobster bisque is thick, incredibly creamy, and unbelievably buttery.

It’s superb, and that’s even without the big chunks of tender lobster meat, which makes it even better. 

It’s also effortless to make, requiring only 20 minutes from start to finish and mostly pantry staples for ingredients (aside from the lobster). 

Per serving: 412 cal, 25.4 grams protein, 11.5 g carbs

19. Chicken Fajita Soup

This chicken fajita soup has so much flavor going on!

It takes 45 minutes to make and is enough to feed the whole family. 

You prepare it with rice, cilantro, onions, garlic, diced tomatoes, shredded chicken, black beans, and more. 

It’s spicy and features a phenomenal Tex-Mex taste that’s hard to beat.

Per serving: 328 cal, 24 grams protein, 44 g carbs

20. Beef Stew

This beef stew is so chunky, filling, and protein-packed that it almost shouldn’t be considered a stew.

When there is this much meat and potatoes in something, it’s a solid dish, not a liquid one.

Still, if you like beef so tender that it melts in your mouth and herb potatoes, carrots, and celery, this is one stew you won’t want to pass up. 

Per serving: 256 cal, 22.7 grams protein, 24.1 g carbs

21. Stuffed Pepper Soup

This soup is for anyone who can’t get enough stuffed bell peppers. That’s basically what this soup is, only in soup form.

It’s spicy, beefy, and cheesy, and each bite tastes better than the last.

Per serving: 374 cal, 22 grams protein, 43 g carbs

22. She Crab Soup

This Low-Country Southern favorite is such a delicacy. It’s loaded with crab meat, crab roe, heavy cream, sherry, and delicious spices.

It has a somewhat briny flavor with a subtle sweetness from the crab and sherry.

This is the perfect starter to serve at any dinner party. Guests will rave about it!

Per serving: 447 cal, 21.5 grams protein, 28.2 g carbs

23. Cheeseburger Soup

This cheeseburger soup is hearty, satisfying, and delicious!

It’s packed with ground turkey, onions, chicken broth, potatoes, cauliflower, sharp cheddar, and more.

It’s more like a super cheesy vegetable soup than what I imagined cheeseburger soup would be. But it’s delicious all the same. 

Per serving: 254cal, 20 grams protein, 19 g carbs

24. 15 Bean Soup

Anything with 15 beans in it will be protein-rich, and this soup really does include 15 different beans. 

There are black beans, small red beans, kidney beans, white kidney beans, navy beans, and more! 

There are also ham hocks, onions, celery. It’s a delicious, dense soup that won’t leave you feeling hungry after eating it. 

Per serving: 435 cal, 29 grams protein, 73 g carbs

25. Beef Barley Soup

Plenty of tender veggies, plump barley, and succulent beef: What more could you ask for in a filling, perfect-for-winter soup?

It’s delicious, and it deserves a spot on any true soup lover’s list.

Per serving: 336 cal, 32 grams protein, 27 g carbs