Best immunity-boosting soups to help you fight a cold or flu

From noodles to turmeric based soups, these chicken flavoured broths have the right ingredients to help you fight a cold or flu this winter.

The weather has turned cooler which means only one thing — we’re into the cold and flu season.

You can try to isolate yourself from the rest of the world to avoid it but since we’re not going back there again (goodbye Covid-19 lockdowns), the next best thing is to try to keep healthy.

So taste.com.au has come up with some amazing recipes to fight off those sniffles with immunity-boosting soups.

We’re starting you off with some chicken soup recipes and then there are a few different flavoured ones below.

Flu-fighter chicken and turmeric soup

Beat the winter sniffles with this hearty chicken soup packed with garlic, chilli, turmeric and sweet potato noodles.

Chicken and turmeric soup. Picture: Supplied

Chicken minestrone soup

Make a big batch of this minestrone to freeze for a rainy day.

Rosemary Stanton’s cold-busting chicken soup

This is the ultimate feel-better soup – it’ll help get you back on track when you need it most.

Asian chicken, corn and noodle soup

Just six ingredients is all you need for this speedy, budget-friendly Asian chicken noodle soup.

Ginger is a key flu-fighting ingredient.

Healthy chicken noodle soup

Full of nutrient-dense vegies, including broccolini and buk choy, and chicken thighs for iron, this hearty Asian-inspired chicken noodle soup is good for the body and soul!

Chunky winter vegetable and chicken soup

Cheesy croutons are the perfect addition to this chunky chicken and vegetable soup.

Chicken miso soup with ginger

Get this easy Japanese twist on chicken soup on the table in just 15 minutes.

Coconut and chilli chicken soup

Whip up a fragrant, spicy and creamy chicken soup for dinner in only 20 minutes. This little beauty is suitable to serve year round.

Coconut and chilli are a good mix.

Hot and sour chicken soup

Cold enough for you? Warm up with this hot and sour chicken soup!

Slow cooker gut-healing chicken soup

Set the slow cooker and come home to this hearty chicken soup. It is loaded with healthy vegetables and leftovers can be eaten the next day for lunch.

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Slow-cooked barley, ginger and miso soup

This hearty slow-cooked barley soup has anti-inflammatory ginger and miso paste for a delicious umami flavour. Even better, there’s minimal prep required.

The ginger is just one of the immunity boosting ingredients. Picture: Supplied

Buckwheat and mushroom soup

For a light meal or hearty snack, try this gluten-free buckwheat and mushroom soup.

Turmeric, lentil and lemon soup

This healthy lentil vegetarian soup gets its lovely golden colour from turmeric, which contains curcumin, known for its anti-inflammatory properties.

Turmeric helps to boost your immunity. Picture: Supplied

Roasted pumpkin soup

Packed with spices like ginger and turmeric, you’ll definitely want a second bowl of this easy and delicious pumpkin soup.

Spicy black bean and corn soup with chilli

This spicy, satisfying vegetarian soup has a creamy texture and is rich in protein and fibre, thanks to the black beans.

Hearty vegetable soup with chickpeas

Get your five serves of veggies a day, the easy way in this hearty soup.

For more recipe ideas, go to taste.com.au or check out the Taste Test Kitchen now.

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