Slow Cooker Soup Recipes

JupiterimagesThe late great food writer and cook Laurie Colwin once said, "To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup." We couldn't agree more. And with a slow cooker, you can have a delicious soup waiting for you every night when you get home, with practically no effort.

So we've created a Crock-Pot soup tutorial here, offering our favorite recipes, tips on making soup, buying the best slow cooker, and more. It's everything you ever need to know about slow cooker soup!

Slow-Cooker Soup Recipes

• Split-Pea Soup: The recipe for this classic couldn't be easier -- just throw 8 ingredients into your slow cooker, buy a loaf of crusty bread, and you've got a deeply satisfying dinner.
• Chicken Minestrone with Pesto: Store-bought pesto brings a little boost of bright flavor to this traditional soup.
• New England Seafood Chowder: Canned chowders don't hold a candle to homemade -- this recipe gets you all the perks of the real thing with none of the work!
• Slow-Cooker Beef & Vegetable Soup: Cubes of beef simmer to tenderness in a mixture of beef broth, vegetables, herbs and a secret ingredient -- instant coffee crystals! -- to maximize the flavor of this hearty soup.

Browse all slow cooker recipes.
Browse all soup recipes.

Slow Cooker Advice from KitchenDaily

• Let our expert help you choose the best slow cooker for the money.

• Watch this partner video on how to use a slow cooker.

• Slow cookers save you more than just time, they save you money too, because you can use leaner cuts of meat. Find out which lean cuts of meat are good for crock pots.