Warm Your Bones: Greek & Mediterranean Soup Recipes for Winter Nights 🥣

Cold night? That’s nothing a big bowl of soup or stew can’t fix. This round-up is my greatest hits of Greek and Mediterranean soups. I’ve got silky lemon bowls, tomato-rich legumes, and veggie-loaded comfort soups that can be on your cozy rotation for the holiday season, and throughout the winter weather. So grab your ladle and lets get cooking!

Background of Greek & Mediterranean Soup Recipes

Greek and Mediterranean soups come from a long tradition of simple, rustic cooking where nothing went to waste. Across the region, people relied on whatever was seasonal. Whether that be veggies from the garden, legumes, herb, and sometimes fish or meat if it was available. Soups were an easy way to stretch ingredients, stay full, and of course, stay warm during the cooler months.

In Greece specifically, soups often tie into cultural moments and celebrations. Avgolemono shows off the classic Greek love of lemons and eggs, where they turn basic broth into something so damn velvety and good, where lentil and bean soups have roots in ancient times, when they were everyday staples for farmers and sailors. Altogether, these soups all tell a story of resourcefulness, regional flavors, and the Mediterranean habit of turning easy ingredients into magical comfort food.

My Favorite Greek & Mediterranean Soup Recipes for the Winter

Lemon Orzo Soup (Bright & Comforting) 🍋

🍋 This bright lemon orzo soup is pure comfort! Vegetarian, creamy & packed with fresh lemon flavor.

Greek Lentil Soup (Fakes)

🍲 This authentic Greek Lentil Soup (Fakes) is creamy, flavorful comfort food! Ready in under an hour with just 10 minutes of prep time!

Creamy Greek Chickpea Soup

This creamy Greek Chickpea Soup is a comforting, simple recipe to make that is full of flavor and gut-healthy. You're going to love it!

Minestrone Soup Recipe (with Pastina)

🥣 This vegan minestrone soup is pure comfort in a bowl! Loaded with veggies, beans & pastina in under 65 minutes. Pure vegetarian perfection!

Greek Lemon Chicken Soup (Youvarlakia Avgolemono)

This Greek Lemon Chicken Soup is a traditional Greek dish called Youvarlakia Avgolemono, except I've put my own twist on it by using lean chicken 🐔. It's comforting and perfect for fall 🍂.

Vegan Avgolemono

🍋 Transform the classic Greek egg-lemon soup into a creamy vegan delight with this authentic Vegan Avgolemono recipe. Featuring tangy lemon, hearty rice, and a silky tahini-miso base, this one-pot wonder delivers all the traditional flavors without any animal products.

Butter Bean + Chickpea Noodle Soup

This Butter Bean + Chickpea Noodle Soup is a comforting and nourishing twist on classic chicken noodle soup. Packed with creamy butter beans, protein-rich chickpea noodles, and a savory broth, it's a delicious soup that'll warm you from the inside out.

Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

🍄 This vegan cream of mushroom soup is dairy-free, incredibly creamy, and ready in 35 minutes! Perfect as soup or condensed base for casseroles!

Vegetable Dumpling Soup

🥟 Transform simple ingredients into the ultimate comfort food with this vegetable dumpling soup! Fluffy, homemade dumplings cook right in this delicious veggie soup.

Greek Okra Stew (Bamies)

This Okra Stew recipe is a traditional dish know as Bamies in the Greek culture. It's comforting, unique, and so yummy.

Easy Beef Stew in Tomato Sauce (Moshari Kokkinisto)

This Easy Beef Stew is made with a warming tomato sauce. This traditional Greek dish is one that is perfect to warm you up on a cold winters night or a rainy day.

Black Eyed Pea Soup (Blue Zone Ikarian Stew)

This delicious, hearty soup is so good for you, Greek-inspired, and will warm you from the inside during the cooler months.