Sick Soup or feel better soup is a soul warming vegetarian soup that helps you to feel better when sickness hits. The unique combination of ingredients in this best soup for a cold that will make you feel better!
What is the best soup to eat when sick?
This soup came about after years of watching my mom make it. She would ALWAYS make this soup when she didn’t feel well.
It wasn’t until I was an adult and had kids that I decided I should try it. Now I am wondering why I waited so long!
I personally feel this is the best soup for when you are feeling sick. Often we think chicken noodle soup when sick is the best, but this soup gives you something special too!
Obviously being vegetarian, I don’t eat chicken noodle soup – this vegetarian sick soup is perfect for me.
Does soup help a cold?
Yes it absolutely does! The warm broth and steam can help to loosen nasal congestion and ease symptoms to help you get better faster.
This soup has many names:
- Sick Soup
- Feel Better Soup
- Sick Day Soup
- Cold Busting Soup
- Soothing Soup for Cold and Flu Season
Whatever you call it – it’s the best soup for a cold!
My sweet friend Chrystal at Gluten-Free Palate created a delicious and comforting quinoa soup that will make any day better! My friend Michelle over at My Gluten Free Kitchen has a Gluten Free Chicken Noodle Soup too! Same for my friend Chandice at This Vivacious Life! She loves gluten-free chicken noodle soup too!
Best Soup For A Cold Ingredients:
The best part about this cold busting soup is that it requires a few simple ingredients. Because let’s face it, the last thing you want to do when you are fighting a cold is also fight your way through a grocery store. Here is what you will need:
- Onion
- Vegetable Broth
- Potato
- Eggs
- Salt and pepper (to season)
Now I am not a doctor, so I can’t really make any medical claims. I can just tell you, I feel better after eating this soup. This is the soup to eat when sick, and I believe it is the very best soup for a cold or flu.
I think the simple (very simple) flavor and the warmth gives you just what you need.
This sick soup is a “no frills” type of soup. Simple and good!
For me, I adapted this Sick Soup to meet my vegetarian needs. I know that my mom has used bacon in her feel better soup before. So if you are a meat eater that is A-okay! Make it your own!
You might have ended up here because you googled: soup recipes for when you are sick, soup for the sick, soup for when sick or sick soup recipe. Phew, there are so many ways to google this recipe!
Regardless, we are thrilled that you are here and we hope that you feel better after eating this vegetarian soup!
How to make sick soup
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In a pot over medium heat, add onion, broth and potatoes to a boil Boil until potatoes are soft.
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Once potatoes are soft, turn heat down to low.
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Whisk eggs and gently add in the egg mixture to the soup pot while stirring. Heat until egg turns into solid strings.
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Enjoy with salt and pepper. You can also dip buttered bread into the soup.
Pin this sick soup for later:
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Let’s check out this recipe!
Sick Soup - for when you do not feel well
Ingredients
- 1/4 c onion diced
- 3 c vegetable broth
- 1 c potato peeled and diced
- 2 eggs whisked
- buttered bread optional
- salt and pepper optional
Instructions
- In a pot over medium heat, add onion, broth and potatoes to a boil Boil until potatoes are soft.
- Once potatoes are soft, turn heat down to low.
- Whisk eggs and gently add in the egg mixture to the soup pot while stirring. Heat until egg turns into solid strings.
- Enjoy with salt and pepper. You can also dip buttered bread into the soup.
Notes
Nutrition
All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.
Looking for you more flu buster soups? Here is a listing of 15 sick day soups. If you love soup as much as I do, make sure to visit the recipe index to find more gluten free soup recipes! Try Creamy Corn Soup, Cheesy Potato Bean Soup, or Taco Soup.
Let’s talk! Leave me a comment below telling me if you have ever tried a sick day soup? Do you think this is a good soup for cough and cold?
gorge says
This recipe will help people who have sick, and also this is great for cold weather!
Gladys parker says
This is something different I can try with my grandchildren. Sometimes they just don’t want chicken noodle soup. As for me I’ll still use chicken noodle because the eggs just aren’t my cup of tea. Looks yummy though!
Cindy says
Thanks Gladys, you are very sweet. Thanks for sharing and trying with your grand kids!
Heather says
I need some sick soup even though I’m not sick. I thought at first it was cauliflower not potatoes, but either way, it looks delicious.
Jocelyn @ Hip Mama's Place says
That sounds like the perfect soup when you’re feeling under the weather. I have to admit, I’ve never tried it before. I’d love to make it though.
Annemarie LeBlanc says
Looks delicious! This would be a different but still tasty soup to enjoy. We always make chicken soup for any one feeling under the weather but I guess we can change it up a bit this time.
Our Family World says
I will make that soup whether I am feeling sick or not! It just looks so delicious I would call it “The Feel Good” soup!
Kelly Reci says
This looks so good to eat. I feel relax whenever I taste something like this. I would love to try making this recipe.
Elizabeth O says
This looks really yummy, I will definitely be saving this recipe to make when we next have a sick house.. or even when I just fancy a good soup. 🙂
Chelley Martinka says
This is going to be a staple around here the nest few weeks! Great recipe for the season.
Ada says
I will have to try this because I have certainly been feeling under the weather lately.
Tiffany Haywood says
Thankfully the sick bugs have skipped me so far this season but this looks so good I think I would love to try it Just Because…
nashville towing center says
This soup is not only for sicked but this is also good for cold weather
Michelle Palin says
Cindy,
This is such a great idea for an alternative to chicken noodle soup when someone is under the weather! I’m going to have to make this soon! I hope you are feeling better too!
Cindy says
Thank you Michelle! Mean I’ve needed it these past three weeks!
Athena says
Oh my gosh – I am definitely pinning this for later. I have never ever heard of sick soup but not only does it sound great, it looks so easy to make. With winter coming I am sure with 11 people in our house we will have a frequent need for this soup Thank you
Cindy says
Yes, this soup frequents our house!
kumamonjeng says
This will certainly make me feel better if I am not feeling so well and dont know what to have. I like how the recipe is quite simple and at the same time healthy. Say thanks to you mommy.
Cindy says
I will, thank you!
Kathryn at QuestFor47 says
I love no-frills soups like this! And ANYTHING incorporating potatoes just makes me think of comfort! Thanks for sharing!
Cindy says
Yes, nothing too crazy, just some comfort!
Clair says
This soup will be a keeper as the cold weather approaches here and those sick days become more abundant! Sounds perfect for those sick days!
Cindy says
Yes, perfect for sick days!
Kristi Ann says
This is such a great recipe to keep on hand this time of the year. Hoping we don’t need it though!
Cindy says
Yes, hoping we don’t need it but just incase we do… 🙂
Heather says
Mmmm this looks SO YUMMY! I love soup, so fall and winter are my favorite food seasons!
blair villanueva says
Even not sick, I would love to make this and enjoy its warm taste! Yummy!
Cindy says
It honestly is so delicious and comforting!
Hannah Marie says
This feel good recipe is just in time. Now that the cold weather is here, the sudden change of season made a lot of people sick. This recipe would really help soothe any sick person.
Cindy says
Yes, with that weather changes coming up, we might need this soup!
Becca Wilson says
This soup looks like it would be fantastic. I am always down for soup whether I am sick or not!
Cindy says
Thanks so much!
Audra Searcy says
Does anyone know if this soup would cook up well in a slow cooker? It sounds awesome and I want to try it for when I am glutened, because often when I am it feels like an awful case of the flu🤢! I often look for slow cooker foods that I can eat around that time and would love to make this, if it works in the slow cooker, because I don’t really have access to a stove.🙀
Cindy says
I am not sure, but I bet that you could. You’d just have to get the onions and potatoes soft enough. Then add the egg in last 🙂
Natalie H says
Tried this with 1 cup carrot and 1 cup celery (with veggie broth), garlic powder and some red pepper flakes. Soo soothing for a sore throat and super easy to make if you have little energy to make a homemade soup.
Cindy Gordon says
Thank you for coming back to comment and share your experience with the sick soup. I love the addition of the carrot and celery and spices! So glad it helped to soothe your sore throat! 🙂 . We love this soup too!