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Soothe Body & Soul with these Best Thai Soups for Fall!

Nourishing & Uplifting Thai Soups

By , About.com Guide

Thai soups are wonderfully flavored as well as being extremely healthy and nourishing. Perfect for chasing away those first cold or flu bugs of the season, or simply for lifting your spirits and enhancing your mood. From world-famous Tom Yum soup to Thai-style chicken noodle and vegetarian soups, you'll find all of the best soup recipes right here. ENJOY!

1. Tom Yum Soup with Coconut Milk ("Tom Khaa")

Tom Yum SoupD.Schmidt
Try this spicy Thai soup with my easy-to-follow recipe. A great natural cold and flu remedy, this Thai soup recipe is like medicine in food form. A very healthy soup, it will boost both your mood and your immune system (for more on the health benefits of this soup, see the link attached to this recipe).

2. Special Thai Orange Soup

Thai Orange SoupD.Schmidt
This special Thai soup is based on an ancient recipe from the Central Plains region of Thailand, where rice, fish, and vegetables are the common local ingredients. It is a fiery-hot soup with both sour and sweet overtones that make for a lively combination, especially when paired with fish and/or seafood. For this recipe, I've used both shrimp and fish fillets. Plenty of fresh local vegetables are another characteristic of this wonderful Thai soup recipe - feel free to vary these according to what is fresh and good at your local market or grocery store. Enjoy!

3. Delicious Tofu Noodle Soup with Lemongrass (Vegetarian)

Lemongrass Coconut Noodle Soup (Vegetarian)D.Schmidt
This comforting soup recipe is a great natural remedy if you're suffering from a cold or flu bug - or simply want to warm up on a cold day. It's also a great way to get your greens, with broccoli, Chinese cabbage, carrots, and fresh basil added to a mound of thin Thai rice noodles. Combined with vegetable (or chicken) broth and coconut milk, this quick and easy soup is a cup of warm comfort on a cool fall or winter day.

4. Easy Thai Chicken Soup (Tom Ka Gai)

Tom Ka Gai SoupCopyright Darlene A. Schmidt
Thai Chicken Soup (Tom Ka Gai) has that distinctive Thai flavor - a balance of spicy, salty, sweet and sour. You will especially welcome this soup's warmth during the fall and winter, when it can also provide you with added health benefits, helping to ward off cold and flu bugs. Tom Ka Gai can either be served as an appetizer or as the star player (noodles can be added if you're planning to make this soup as a main entree). So sip, slurp, and enjoy the soothing warmth this soup brings!

5. Thai Chicken Noodle Soup with Lemongrass

Chicken Noodle SoupCopyright Darlene A. Schmidt
This Thai Chicken Noodle Soup with Lemongrass recipe is one of my all-time favorite soups. When the weather turns cooler, or if you're in need of a bowl of comfort, this is the recipe you should reach for. Makes a delicious dinner on a fall day.

6. Thai Pumpkin Soup with Shrimp & Cucumber

Thai Pumpkin SoupD.Schmidt
This fabulous pumpkin soup is healthy, flavorful, and mood enhancing! Perfect for the fall or winter, this warming soup recipe features pumpkin or squash paired with shrimp and/or chunks of fish (any type of white fish fillets will work), plus some healthy greens. Instead of cream, this Thai soup calls for coconut milk, which, aside from being lower in calories and fat than cream, also pairs beautifully with the taste of the pumpkin or squash, making for a delicious soup that is also extremely healthy. ENJOY!

7. Chicken Dumpling Soup (Thai-style Wonton Soup)

Chicken Dumpling Soup with GreensD.Schmidt
This chicken dumpling soup recipe the perfect comfort food! These chicken dumplings are easily put together using wonton wrappers (dumpling wrapping instructions included). A variety of nutritious vegetables are then added to a chicken-lemongrass broth together with nutritious vegetables. This easy immune-boosting chicken dumpling soup makes a perfect cold or flu remedy. Or enjoy it anytime you're in the mood for some soothing comfort. ENJOY!

8. Chicken Noodle Soup (with rice noodles)

Chicken Noodle Soup (with gluten free rice noodles)D.Schmidt
Try this fantastic chicken noodle soup recipe from the Thai kitchen! If you like chicken noodle soup, you'll love this fragrant version of a universal classic. Made with rice noodles instead of wheat, this Thai chicken noodle recipe is lighter in calories, gluten free, and also much healthier than your typical chicken noodle soup - it's also far more delicious! Great if you're fighting off a cold or flu bug, or anytime you want a bowl of comfort - whether for the body or the soul. Enjoy!

9. Thai-style Corn Chowder

Thai-style Corn Chowder D.Schmidt
This Thai-style Corn Chowder Soup is deliciously hearty, yet simple to cook up. Made with cream corn as a base, this corn chowder soup is a good-for-you comfort food, and your kids will enjoy it too (just leave out the fresh chili). Makes a nice autumn dish, especially when served in a small pumpkin or pumpkin-like squash (see instructions)- perfect for a Thanksgiving or Halloween party! Nourishing and aromatic, this Thai-style Corn Chowder Soup will have everyone asking for more at dinnertime. ENJOY!

10. Vegetarian Tom Yum Soup

Vegetarian Tom Yum SoupD.Schmidt
This vegetarian version of Tom Yum Soup is easy to make, plus it's just as delicious and healthy (if not more so!) than the original recipe. Make this easy soup today as an appetizer, for lunch, or as a nutritionally complete dinner. You'll love how it warms you up from the inside!

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