Classic Soup Recipes from the 1950's, Just Like Grandma Made

Let’s take a nostalgic journey back to the 1950s, a golden era where classic soups reigned as the ultimate comfort food. From intimate family dinners to bustling diners, these recipes were the heartbeat of every kitchen. Join us as we dust off those retro cookbooks and revive the timeless flavors that warmed the hearts and bellies of generations past. Picture velvety tomato soups, hearty chicken noodle bowls, and a hint of that old-fashioned charm that made these soups legendary. Whether you’re a lover of mid-century vibes or simply craving a taste of the good ol’ days, get ready to ladle up some love with these comforting classics!

San Francisco Cioppino: Easy Authentic Seafood Stew

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This recipe for Authentic Cioppino is a classic Italian-American seafood stew from San Francisco that’s loaded with clams, shrimp, mussels, crab, and white fish in a flavorful herbed tomato broth. It’s warm, cozy and perfect with a big hunk of sourdough and a crisp glass of wine. This an impressive dish is far easier to make than it looks. Skip the restaurant and make this iconic mouthwatering seafood dish at home!
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Mushroom Barley Soup

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Mushroom Barley Soup is a comforting and filling soup your family will love. It is easily made and tastes even better the next day.
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The Best Creamy Butternut Squash Soup

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A luxuriously creamy (yet cream-less!) butternut squash soup that is loaded with veggies while still allowing the butternut squash to shine! An optional sweet and savory topping of caramelized onions, sweet apples, and salty bacon kicks up the tasty factor even more. This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free and also includes simple suggestions for making it vegan!
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Classic Creamy Lobster Bisque

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Lobster Bisque is a classic, rich, creamy, flavorful soup perfect for special occasions or when you want to serve something fancy!
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Instant Pot Cabbage Soup Recipe

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This cabbage soup in the Instant Pot is comforting, cozy, and packed with wholesome ingredients in a flavorful tomato base. It’s a healthy, gluten-free and Whole30 compliant easy recipe you’ll love!
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Instant Pot Bean Soup

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This Instant Pot bean soup recipe uses a 13-bean and lentil blend with a hearty tomato base for a cozy vegan meal. Tuscan kale leaves are stirred in at the end for added color and nutrition.
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Easy Authentic Italian Wedding Soup

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This easy-to-make, authentic Italian wedding soup recipe is loaded with savory meatballs, hearty veggies, and mini pasta; all simmered together to create the perfect combination of flavors. Don’t forget the freshly grated cheese and crusty bread to make it all come together for a meal that’ll warm you from head to toe.
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Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup

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Grab your Instant Pot for this simple and delicious soup recipe. Potato and leek are a classic combination in soup, and this recipe is made easier by cooking it entirely in the pressure cooker. The result is an Instant Pot potato leek soup that’s definitely a comfort food style dish that everyone will enjoy.
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Instant Pot Split Pea Soup

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This 30-minute Instant Pot split pea soup is the ultimate cold-weather comfort food. Made with tender split peas, smoked pork shoulder, and fresh vegetables, you won’t be able to get enough of this hearty, creamy, and flavorful dish!
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Easy Clam Chowder | New England Style

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This easy clam chowder recipe is straight from New England and remains my favorite! I try all different recipes for creamy clam chowder, but I keep coming back to this one!
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Chicken Mulligatawny Soup

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Chicken Mulligatawny Soup is a popular soup that originated in Indian cuisine and has since become a favorite in many parts of the world. The name “Mulligatawny” comes from Tamil and means “pepper water.”
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Chicken And Dumpling Soup

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Homemade Chicken Dumping Soup is one of our family’s all-time favorite meals. When the nights are long and the days are cold, homemade chicken soup with dumplings is the first thing we think of when we need something hot, comfortable, and delicious.
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Beef Noodle Soup With Prime Rib

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We love Beef Noodle Soup, and when you make it with prime rib it takes this hearty, warming, classic soup to a whole ‘nother level! This is one of my favorite parts about making rib roasts at home, and I always make sure to buy and extra big roast so we have plenty for leftovers!
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Smoked Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Our Smoked Chicken Tortilla Soup is made with tender, smoked chicken, a rich, homemade broth, and all of the delicious toppings you can pile on top. Hearty and easily can be made into a whole meal!
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Beef Barley Soup With Prime Rib

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Shut out that cold weather and serve up a hearty bowl of this beef barley soup with prime rib. Tender bits of prime rib, hearty barley, paired complimentary vegetables for one delicious bowl of soup.
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Low Fodmap Fish Chowder

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You might be more familiar with clam chowder, but fish chowder has a long, esteemed, and delicious history, and our Low FODMAP Fish Chowder is another easy to make classic.
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Low Fodmap Shrimp & Corn Chowder

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I would be hard-pressed to find a food more comforting than soup and we enjoy them year-round. This Low FODMAP Shrimp & Corn Chowder focuses on late summer, early fall vegetables like tomatoes, corn, potatoes, zucchini, and fresh basil.
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How did they make soup in the old days? ›

That kind of container, though, isn't even necessary for boiling. An ancient soup maker could have simply dug a pit, lined it with animal skin or gut, filled his "pot" with water and dropped in some hot rocks.

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What is the soup of Theseus? ›

According to the myth, it was first Theseus, the legendary King of Athens, who offered a kind of white bean soup to Apollo. He visited Delos, the sacred island of Apollo, in order to thank him for killing Minotaur, a lethal beast at the island of Crete.

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What is the ingredient that most soups begin with? ›

Great broth — Most soups are anchored by a stock or broth, and one with depth of flavor (not just a lot of salt) is key. Buy a quality one, or simmer up a batch of your own. Try an easy chicken or mushroom broth, or our versatile Homemade Vegetable Broth opens in a new tab.

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How was soup consumed prior to the invention of the soup spoon in the 14th century? ›

It was a means by which a diner could counsume the liquid efficiently by sopping it up. The bread or toast was, in effect, an alternative to using a spoon... Soups were important in the medieval diet, but the dish that the cook prepared was often a sop that consisted of both nutritious liquid and the means to eat it.

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Why does old soup taste better? ›

An array of salty, umami, tangy elements move in and out of the components in the soup or stew, balancing and integrating the overall flavor. Cooking beans in broth allows them to absorb some flavor from their surrounding liquid; but letting them sit for hours in the broth does a much more complete job.

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What is the old name for soup? ›

This meant both piece of bread soaked in liquid' and, by extension, broth poured onto bread. ' It was the latter strand of the meaning that entered English in the seventeenth century. Until the arrival of the term soup, such food had been termed broth or pottage.

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What is the oldest perpetual soup? ›

In Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok), there is an award-winning restaurant called Wattana Panich, where you can order and then eat a beef and goat soup that is 49 years old.

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What is a soup that never ends? ›

A perpetual stew, also known as forever soup, hunter's pot, or hunter's stew, is a pot into which foodstuffs are placed and cooked, continuously.

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What is the four god soup? ›

Four Herbs Soup, or sì shén tāng (四神汤), got its name from its use of four key Chinese medicinal herbs: dried fox nut barley, lotus seeds, Chinese yam, and poria cocos mushrooms. You may also see this recipe translated as Chinese Four Gods Soup or Four Spirits Soup.

What is the No 1 soup in the world? ›

According to the Taste Atlas Awards, the international food database, the Filipino favorite, Sinigang, is hailed as the best soup in the world.

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What type of soup is often considered a luxury soup? ›

Bisque is considered a luxury soup and best served for dinner. They are prepared with a puree of vegetables, poultry, fish or meat and thickened with bechamel sauce or a cream finish. A French word which means velvety, it describes the texture and appearance of the soup.

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What is the secret to good soup? ›

To make sure that every spoonful of soup is richly flavored, with juicy meat and/or tender vegetables, follow these kitchen-tested tips.

Use a Sturdy Pot. ...
Sauté the Aromatics. ...
Start with Good Broth. ...
Cut Vegetables to the Right Size. ...
Stagger the Addition of Vegetables. ...
Keep Liquid at a Simmer. ...
Season Just Before Serving.

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What was the first soup Campbell's ever made? ›

1895. First jar of ready-to-eat soup, Beefsteak Tomato, is introduced. New Jersey Beefsteak tomatoes had been our signature product for over 25 years, featured prominently on our labels and first trademark.

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What name was given to the thick vegetable soup eaten by many poor people in medieval England? ›

They mainly ate bread and pottage, a thick vegetable soup. The poor often used a grain called rye to make bread.

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What was the first instant soup in the world? ›

🇨🇭 Julius Michael Johannes Maggi was a Swiss entrepreneur. In 1886, he launched Maggi seasoning and he just invented the first instant soup in the world🌍, in his Kemptthal factory in the canton of Zurich!

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What did Campbell's make before soup? ›

The story of Campbell Soup began in 1869 when Joseph Campbell, a fruit merchant, and Abraham Anderson, an icebox maker, formed the Joseph Campbell Preserve Company in Camden, New Jersey producing and selling canned fruits and vegetable preserves.

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How was food cooked in the old days? ›

After dry roasting with fire and heating on hot stones, the next true advance in very early cooking technology appears to have been the development of wet cooking, in which food is boiled in water. Boiling food would certainly be an advantage when cooking starchy root tubers and rendering fat from meat.

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How was soup created? ›

The exact time period that soup was invented remains debatable. However according to archaeologist John Speth, our ancient Neanderthal relatives were likely to have begun boiling meat to render fat from animal bones – resulting in a meat broth that they would have drunk as soup.

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When was the first soup can made? ›

1897. Dr. John T. Dorrance, Arthur's nephew, invents the process of condensing soup, leading to smaller packaging: Cans!

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Classic Soup Recipes from the 1950's, Just Like Grandma Made - PinkWhen (2024)

San Francisco Cioppino: Easy Authentic Seafood Stew

Mushroom Barley Soup

The Best Creamy Butternut Squash Soup

Classic Creamy Lobster Bisque

Instant Pot Cabbage Soup Recipe

Instant Pot Bean Soup

Easy Authentic Italian Wedding Soup

Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup

Easy Clam Chowder | New England Style

Chicken Mulligatawny Soup

Chicken And Dumpling Soup

Beef Noodle Soup With Prime Rib

Smoked Chicken Tortilla Soup

Beef Barley Soup With Prime Rib

Low Fodmap Fish Chowder

Low Fodmap Shrimp & Corn Chowder

Karen Kelly

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