Soup Season Made Easy: 12 Comforting Pasta and Noodle Bowls You'll Crave All Autumn

Overhead view of lifting up a spoon of tortellini from soup — Serious Eat / Amanda Suarez

October spells the arrival of sweater weather, cozy fall beverages, and autumnal baking. Those are all things to be excited about, but I am especially enthusiastic that soup season is finally here. Here in the New York suburbs, the temperatures are finally dipping below 50°F (10°C)—a sign to break out the soup pot. Though I love soup on its own, I often bulk it up with pasta or noodles to make it a main dish on chilly weeknights, when everyone wants something hearty and comforting. Below, you'll find our favorite soups with pasta or noodles, including classic chicken noodle, minestrone, and a hot and numbing lamb noodle soup.

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Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Bean and Pasta Soup)

Serious Eats / Fred Hardy

This minimalist version of the classic Tuscan soup starts with dried beans for a creamy finish. Plenty of onion and garlic, along with some carrot, celery, and woodsy herbs like fresh rosemary or sage, give the soup its deep flavor.

Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Bean and Pasta Soup)
The Ultimate Chicken Noodle Soup

Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik

With just a few extra steps, you can transform your chicken noodle soup from beige and boring to flavor-packed gold. Roasting the chicken wings for stock yields a deeper, richer broth, while the charred onion adds caramel notes and a golden hue to the stock.

The Ultimate Chicken Noodle Soup
Soto Ayam Madura (Indonesian Chicken Noodle Soup)

Serious Eats / Shri Repp

Soto ayam Madura is an Indonesian chicken noodle soup fragrant with turmeric, coriander, lemongrass, and makrut lime leaves. This recipe is inspired by the version contributor Pat Tanumihardja ate growing up, and comes together in about an hour.

Soto Ayam Madura (Indonesian Chicken Noodle Soup)
Creamy Tortellini "Upvote" Soup

Serious Eat / Amanda Suarez

Packed with sweet Italian sausage, plenty of vegetables, and plump cheese tortellini, this soup is a quick and easy weeknight dinner. Cooking the tortellini separately from the soup prevents the pasta from overcooking and dissolving in the soup, and topping the soup with pesto and Parmigiano-Reggiano gives each bite a herbaceous, nutty flavor and welcome richness.

Creamy Tortellini Soup

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Pasta e Ceci (Pasta With Chickpeas)

Serious Eats / Andrew Janjigian

This pasta with brothy chickpeas is Italian comfort food at its best. In this version, we cook the pasta directly in the chickpea-broth mixture to allow the flavors to meld, while also ensuring the dish remains perfectly balanced between being soupy and saucy.

Pasta e Ceci (Pasta With Chickpeas)
Pantrucas (Chilean Noodle Soup)

Serious Eats / Estudio Como. Food Styling by Valentina Gracia Aubel

This comforting Chilean soup is served piping hot and consists of beef broth, fresh eggless noodles, and a balanced medley of spices and vegetables. Describing the soup, contributor Isidora Díaz writes that it's "often finished with beaten eggs whisked in for added body, garnished with abundant fresh cilantro—always chopped at the last moment—and served nonsensically hot, as if scalding one’s tongue was part of the recipe."

Pantrucas (Chilean Noodle Soup)
Hot and Numbing Shredded Lamb Noodle Soup

Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik

This aromatic lamb soup is perfect for cold and flu season. Using a pressure cooker speeds up the process considerably and yields a deeply flavorful broth. And the best part? You can use all that tender, collagen-rich lamb to make a tasty and rich shredded meat topping that’s heavy on cumin, dried chilies, and a touch of mala flavor.

Shredded Lamb Noodle Soup
Phở Saigon (Southern Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup)

Serious Eats / Vy Tran

Phở Saigon delivers a satisfying and hearty bowl of soup featuring five different cuts of beef and rice noodles in a delicate, flavorful broth.

Phở Saigon (Southern Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup)

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The Best Minestrone Soup

Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

Minestrone is really more of a process than a fixed recipe. It's a hearty, easy, delicious meal that you can make with a couple of pantry staples and whatever fresh vegetables you happen to have on hand.

The Best Minestrone Soup
Ultimate Vegan Ramen with Miso Broth

Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

This vegan ramen boasts a rich, creamy, and complex broth that coats the noodles as they're slurped from the bowl. Four different toppings—simmered shiitake mushrooms, sweet potato, roasted mushrooms, and eggplant—pack a flavorful punch.

Ultimate Rich and Creamy Vegan Ramen
30-Minute Pasta and Kidney Bean Soup

Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

This quick and simple version of pasta e fagioli isn't packed with meat like Nonna's undoubtedly was, but garlic, bacon, oregano, and bay leaves give the soup plenty of flavor.

30-Minute Pasta and Kidney Bean Soup
30-Minute Pressure Cooker Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)

Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

This easy, speedy version of phở ga—chicken phở—with a rich, aromatic broth and tender chicken thighs is ready in just 30 minutes, thanks to the pressure cooker.

30 Minute Pressure Cooker Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)