7 Healthy Vitamix Soup Recipes to Enjoy Year Round (2024)

FAQs

What is the best soup to eat everyday? ›

The friction of our blades can make steaming-hot soup in under 10 minutes, right in the container; chilled soups take even less time. Make each blend your own by playing with add-ins like ramen noodles, tortellini, or kefir.

Can I place hot ingredients in my Vitamix container? Your Vitamix Ascent™ Series blender is capable of heating soups to a steamy temperature of 170°F, so we do not recommend adding anything to your container that exceeds that temperature.

Broth-Based Soups With Veggies and Protein

When it comes to the healthiest soups you can eat, these are the gold standard, says registered dietitian Jessica Cording. Think chicken and vegetable, turkey and black bean chili, or lentil.

According to the Taste Atlas Awards, the international food database, the Filipino favorite, Sinigang, is hailed as the best soup in the world.

For frozen treats, the high-performance hammer-mill action of the container blades crushes and emulsifies frozen ingredients in about 30 seconds. For steaming soups, the blades build up friction that heats fresh ingredients into steaming-hot soup in four to six minutes.

Tip: Load the container in the following order: liquids first, then soft fruits or vegetables, greens, and ice on top.

For clear, brothy soups, stock is your most important ingredient. If you want to make a good soup, you need to use an excellently flavored stock — otherwise, the entire pot could be tasteless.

How to make soup taste more rich? ›

Foods that have a great deal of acidity, like lemon juice, vinegar, white wine, and tomato puree, can help liven up the flavor of bland-tasting bone and other broths. "The acidity of these ingredients works to complement and enhance the broth's flavors, not mask it.

Why does the display screen on my Ascent™ Series blender show a circle with a line through it? This symbol is there to let you know there is not a container seated on the motor base properly, so you will not be able to start the machine. Once you place a container on the motor base, the symbol will disappear.

The blades in Vitamix containers never need to be sharpened. They are hammermill blades designed to pulverize, not slice. If you feel your blend quality has changed, there could be a different problem with your machine.

Why does my Vitamix machine smell like it's burning? Although all motors are tested at the Vitamix factory, heavy use will cause further curing of the motor windings in new machines. This curing gives off a burning smell and is typical for wound motors. This smell will quickly dissipate after a few heavy uses.

What Experts Say. "The concept of eating soup to lose weight has spanned decades, but experts say an all-soup diet lacks nutrients and is not sustainable. They do agree it can be smart to eat vegetable-packed soups for some meals, though, as these are filling, nutrient-dense, and low in calories."

Bone broth-based soups

It's made by simmering bones, which produces a broth filled with the bones' nutrients, including calcium, magnesium, and collagen — the most abundant protein in your body ( 29 , 30 ). By being rich in collagen, bone broth may improve joint, bone, and skin health ( 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ).

Best Overall: FOND Certified Organic Chicken Bone Broth

It's a simple recipe made with quality ingredients—the chicken bones come from 100% pasture-raised birds that live on verified regenerative farms, and the only other ingredients included are water and sea salt.