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Thanksgiving Soups

By Food & Wine
Updated March 08, 2017
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From luscious pumpkin soup with lobster to creamy butternut squash soup with crispy pancetta, here are superb Thanksgiving soup recipes.
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Curried Carrot and Apple Soup

Curried Carrot and Apple Soup
Credit: Con Poulos
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This velvety soup has a wonderful balance of sweetness, spice and tang. The secret ingredient: gingersnap cookies.

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Creamy Parsnip Soup with Pear and Walnuts

Creamy Parsnip Soup with Pear and Walnuts
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“I love that root vegetables are so rustic,” says chef Marcus Samuelsson about this earthy, Indian-spiced soup. “I add pear and walnuts for sophistication and crunch.” He says that if you can’t find sunchokes (also called Jerusalem artichokes), simply use all parsnips instead.

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Smoky Butternut Squash Soup

Smoky Butternut Squash Soup
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This creamy soup gets a little smoky heat from canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, but then gets cooled down with a swirl of crème fraîche.

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White-Bean Soup with Bacon and Herbs

White-Bean Soup with Bacon and Herbs
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A light broth loaded with chunky Great Northern beans and topped with a sprinkling of bacon, this soup was inspired by the caldo gallego (a Spanish white-bean soup) Jose Garces serves at Amada.

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Pumpkin Soup with Creole Lobster

Pumpkin Soup with Creole Lobster
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Most Thanksgivings include pumpkin in some guise. The Rushings’ version is a pumpkin soup topped with lobster bathed in a spicy butter. The natural brininess of the lobster helps bring out all the deep, earthy flavor in the soup.

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Creamy Broccoli Soup with Croutons

Creamy Broccoli Soup with Croutons
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Marcia Kiesel’s luxuriously creamy soups are the perfect starters for Thanksgiving dinner because they can be made in advance, then reheated and garnished just before serving.

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Jamaican Carrot Soup

Jamaican Carrot Soup
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Cauliflower Soup with Crispy Chorizo Bread Crumbs

Cauliflower Soup with Crispy Chorizo Bread Crumbs
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Sautéing bread crumbs with Spanish chorizo makes them supercrispy and infuses them with spicy flavor. The bread crumbs are an excellent topping for this sublime, velvety cauliflower soup.

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Butternut Squash Soup with Crisp Pancetta

Butternut Squash Soup with Crisp Pancetta
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Tip: When making squash purées and soups, first bake the squash in the oven until tender so it’s easier to remove the flesh from the skin. The smooth varieties can be peeled; for ridged or nubbly squash, simply scoop the flesh out with a spoon.

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Silky Fennel Soup with Crabmeat

Silky Fennel Soup with Crabmeat
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Adding sweet crabmeat to this soup makes for a sophisticated first course, but it is just as lovely served on its own.

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Creamy Leek and Potato Soup

Creamy Leek and Potato Soup
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Suggested pairing: This creamy leek soup calls for a full, mellow wine that echoes its richness such as a white Graves with a good proportion of Sémillon.

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Winter Squash Soup with Porcini Cream

Winter Squash Soup with Porcini Cream
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The whimsical presentation of this dish gives maximum dramatic effect with a minimum of last-minute effort. Both the soup and hollowed-out squash can be reheated in a microwave oven.

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Cauliflower Soup with Pecans and Rye Croutons

Cauliflower Soup with Pecans and Rye Croutons
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Cauliflower adds a natural, clean flavor to this luscious soup as well as lots of vitamins: Three florets provide close to half the daily requirement of vitamin C.

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Curried Winter Squash Soup with Cheddar Crisps

Curried Winter Squash Soup with Cheddar Crisps
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Potato, Leek and Broccoli Soup with Pancetta Crumbs

Potato, Leek and Broccoli Soup With Pancetta Crumbs
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If you have a blender and good chicken broth, Kristin Kimball swears it’s one of the easiest soups to make. This version has a fabulous topping of supercrispy sourdough and pancetta crumbs mixed with sage and rosemary.

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Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut and Ginger

Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut and Ginger
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Jeanette Peabody makes this luscious, slightly sweet soup with butternut squash and coconut milk instead of heavy cream. The coconut milk gives the soup a silky texture and a hint of exotic nuttiness.

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Chestnut Soup with Grappa Cream

Chestnut Soup with Grappa Cream
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Growing up in Italy’s Marche region, Fabio Trabocchiroasted chestnuts in the fireplace to eat as a snack while playing cards with his family. At culinary school, he first transformed those chestnuts into this luscious soup. Incredibly creamy, it’s best served in small cups as an hors d’oeuvre.

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    1 of 17 Curried Carrot and Apple Soup
    2 of 17 Creamy Parsnip Soup with Pear and Walnuts
    3 of 17 Smoky Butternut Squash Soup
    4 of 17 White-Bean Soup with Bacon and Herbs
    5 of 17 Pumpkin Soup with Creole Lobster
    6 of 17 Creamy Broccoli Soup with Croutons
    7 of 17 Jamaican Carrot Soup
    8 of 17 Cauliflower Soup with Crispy Chorizo Bread Crumbs
    9 of 17 Butternut Squash Soup with Crisp Pancetta
    10 of 17 Silky Fennel Soup with Crabmeat
    11 of 17 Creamy Leek and Potato Soup
    12 of 17 Winter Squash Soup with Porcini Cream
    13 of 17 Cauliflower Soup with Pecans and Rye Croutons
    14 of 17 Curried Winter Squash Soup with Cheddar Crisps
    15 of 17 Potato, Leek and Broccoli Soup with Pancetta Crumbs
    16 of 17 Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut and Ginger
    17 of 17 Chestnut Soup with Grappa Cream

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