Recipe Rescue: 6 Kid-Friendly Soups

Is there any food more comforting when it’s cold outside, than a big steaming bowl of soup? It’s as close to a culinary hug as one can get.

Soups are so easy to throw together and ridiculously forgiving (virtually impossible to over-cook); great for multi-tasking mommies. Having an arsenal of classic soup recipes can be a life-saver (or at least, a dinner-saver).

Photo by Finding Tasty
Photo by Finding Tasty

Mexican Tortilla Soup:Using those giant, crisp corn tortillas makes this a fun soup for kids to dip into. Let them decide what to top the soup with.

Photo by Bren Herrera
Photo by Bren Herrera

French Onion Soup: Eating the melted Swiss cheese before digging into the soup and soft croutons is a pleasure best enjoyed by children.

Recipe via The Chic Site

Slow-Cooker Chicken and Dumplings: Um, yes please! Creamy and chickeny with soft, pillow-like of dumplings– the kids may want to dive in.

Photo by Finding Tasty
Photo by Finding Tasty

Three Ingredient Potato and Leek Soup: This one is impossible to screw up and tastes divine. Letting kids toss in cubed ham or shredded cheese at the table makes it fun.

Photo by The Naptime Chef
Photo by The Naptime Chef

Classic Tomato Soup: Nothing screams childhood more than a bowl of tomato soup and a grilled cheese.

Photo by Finding Tasty
Photo by Finding Tasty

Fast, Cheap and Easy Bean with Bacon Soup: Sometimes, simplicity and synergy meet to create something extraordinarily delicious.