Hearty Split Pea Soup in the Crock Pot
Ham and split peas soften into a thick, smoky bowl, giving this crockpot classic a traditional hambone style angle within the legume recipes.
split pea and ham
30 Easy Crockpot Soup Recipes
Curated by Maya ThorneUpdated September 20, 2026
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A crockpot full of soup saves dinner when the afternoon is busy and the kitchen needs a warm, savory smell waiting at home. These recipes suit families, meal prep cooks, and anyone who wants comfort food recipes with little hands on work.
There are creamy chicken soups, beef stews, split pea crock pot recipes, chili, pasta soups, and plant based bowls here. Watch for the moment vegetables soften, grains swell, or the broth turns glossy; that visual change usually tells you the soup is coming together.
What Are Crockpot Soup Recipes?
Crockpot soup recipes cook gently over several hours, allowing vegetables, beans, lentils, meat, and broth to share their flavors. The aroma usually deepens as onions soften and the surface begins to shimmer.
The category ranges from clear vegetable soups to creamy potato bowls, split pea soup crockpot recipes, chili, and stew like meals. If a soup contains pasta or delicate dairy, timing matters because those ingredients can soften or separate before the broth is ready.
How to Choose the Best Crockpot Soups
Choose lentil, bean, or split pea soups when you want a thick spoonful that holds well for lunch. For a lighter bowl, vegetable soup or minestrone keeps the broth more visible and the colors brighter.
Creamy chicken, potato, and cheese soups suit cold evenings, while chili and beef stew bring a deeper roasted flavor. If the recipe includes noodles, rice, or tortellini, check the timing carefully because they can swell until the broth looks tight rather than pourable.
Split Pea and Lentil Soup Recipes
Dried legumes give these soups their thick body as they soften, so the spoon leaves a slow track through the broth. Split pea soup crockpot recipes lean smoky and savory, while lentil versions range from vegetarian to sausage based.
Pick the plain lentil or vegetable versions for plant based meals, then turn to ham, sausage, chicken, or beef when you want a fuller, meat centered bowl. A short soak is not always needed, but older legumes may take longer to soften.
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Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Brown Lentils
Eight servings make this lentil soup useful for batch cooking, while its long eight hour schedule suits a set and forget vegetarian meal.
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Hearty Crockpot Red Lentil Soup
Red lentils soften into a naturally thick soup, creating a plant based option with a smoother body than vegetable bean recipes.
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Crockpot Lentil Soup with Sausage: Hearty and Filling
Smoked sausage adds savory depth to the lentils, while the seven hour schedule suits cooks planning a long, hands off dinner.
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Crockpot Beef Lentil Soup
Beef makes this lentil soup darker and more substantial than meat free versions, with a familiar stew like direction for meal prep.
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Creamy Crockpot Chicken Soups
These chicken soups finish with a pale, creamy broth and tender pieces that separate easily under a spoon. Potatoes, noodles, rice, tortillas, and lasagna sheets change the texture more than the chicken itself.
Use the noodle and rice soups when you want a meal in one bowl, or choose tortilla and Cajun styles for stronger seasoning. Dairy based soups are best watched near the end because prolonged heat can make the surface look grainy.
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Best Chicken Taco Soup Recipe: 40-Minute Meal
Taco seasoning and chicken shift this soup toward a quick weeknight profile, with a shorter listed cook time than the long simmering crockpot options.
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Easy Crockpot White Chicken Chili Taco Soup with Cream Cheese
Cream cheese gives this white chicken chili a smooth finish and meal prep focus, separating it from tomato based taco and chili soups.
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Hearty Creamy Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken noodles and a creamy base create a familiar family soup, with pasta providing a softer, more substantial finish than plain broth.
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Crockpot Creamy Chicken Soup with Chicken Thighs
This eight serving chicken soup keeps the focus on a rich creamy broth, rather than noodles, rice, or strong taco style seasoning.
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One-Pot Creamy Chicken Potato Soup
Mashed potatoes provide the thickening approach in this chicken soup, offering a one pot alternative to flour thickened creamy recipes.
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Slow-Cooked Crockpot Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Smoky chicken, creamy broth, and tortilla soup character give this six serving recipe a topping friendly style within the chicken section.
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Crockpot Creamy Chicken Rice Soup: Slow-Cooked
Wild or regular rice changes the bite of this creamy chicken soup, adding a grain centered angle beyond noodles and potatoes.
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Slow-Cooked Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Nutty wild rice gives this chicken soup a more pronounced grain flavor and firmer bite than standard creamy noodle recipes.
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Crockpot Chicken Lentil Soup with Red Lentils
Chicken and red lentils combine in a six serving soup, bridging the collection’s poultry recipes and its vegetarian lentil cooking styles.
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Creamy Cajun Chicken Soup with Charred Tomatoes
Charred tomatoes and Cajun seasoning give this chicken soup a spicy, smoky edge, with a listed 55 minute timing unlike longer crockpot cooks.
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Crockpot White Lasagna Soup: Creamy and Hearty
Chicken, garlic, and white lasagna flavors create a creamy pasta soup, with a six hour-plus cook for planned comfort food dinners.
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Vegetarian Crockpot Soup Recipes
Beans, lentils, potatoes, broccoli, and mixed vegetables create substantial soups without meat, with colors ranging from bright green to deep tomato red. The vegetable pieces should soften but still show their edges when the bowl is served.
Minestrone and vegetable bean soup work well when you want variety in every spoonful. Lentil soup gives a thicker, earthy finish, while broccoli cheddar and potato soup move toward a creamy comfort food style.
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Crockpot Potato Broccoli Cheddar Soup: Creamy and Hearty
Broccoli, potatoes, and cheddar create a vegetable forward cheese soup with a five hour cook, distinct from the collection’s meat and legume bowls.
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Plant-Based Crockpot Minestrone Soup
Minestrone adds a plant based mix of vegetables and Italian soup character, giving the crockpot selection a colorful alternative to creamy bowls.
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Slow-Cooked Crockpot Lentil Vegetable Soup
Lentils and vegetables keep this recipe entirely plant based, giving vegetarian slow cooker lentil soup fans a full meal prep option.
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Hearty Crockpot Vegetable Bean Soup
Beans and layered vegetables make this an eight hour meal prep soup, with a sturdy plant based texture that holds up for packed lunches.
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Crockpot Vegan Vegetable Soup: Hearty and Rich
Root vegetables stay central in this vegan crockpot soup, offering a clear broth alternative to the thicker lentil and creamy recipes.
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Beef Crockpot Soup and Stew
Beef, barley, root vegetables, and chili spices become more rounded during a long cook, and the broth darkens as the meat grows tender. These are the bowls to choose when you want a stew like texture rather than a light soup.
Beef barley soup and classic stew keep the vegetable pieces distinct, while nacho soup and chili bring bolder seasoning. If the beef is cut unevenly, smaller pieces may soften first and lose their shape before larger pieces are ready.
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew: Fork Tender Masterpiece
Root vegetables and beef move this recipe into stew territory, with a slow roasted profile for diners who prefer a darker, meatier broth.
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Slow Cooker Nacho Soup: Hearty and Creamy
Ground beef and nacho flavors bring a Tex Mex serving style, giving the long cooked lineup a spiced option for topping with familiar garnishes.
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Crockpot Stuffed Pepper Soup with Ground Beef
Beef, peppers, and stuffed pepper flavors make this a familiar family style soup, with a four hour-plus schedule for a planned dinner.
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Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup
Barley gives the beef broth a grainy, substantial bite, setting this soup apart from smoother chili and creamy crockpot recipes.
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Slow Cooker Beef Chili with Beef Chuck Roast
Stew meat and chili seasoning produce a dark, thick bowl for large batch dinners, with a stronger spice profile than beef barley soup.
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Crockpot Pasta and Comfort Soups
Lasagna, tortellini, and potato based soups turn familiar dinner flavors into bowls with a thick, spoon coating finish. Cheese, sausage, chicken, and tomato broth create different kinds of comfort without relying on the same texture.
Choose lasagna soup for Italian style layers of pasta and meat, or use tortellini when filled pasta is the main attraction. Add delicate pasta late when possible; otherwise the pieces can swell and make the soup feel more like a casserole.
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Crock Pot Dream Easy Peasy Potato Soup
Potatoes carry the body here, so the soup lands creamy and mellow without beans or meat; use it for a straightforward crockpot comfort bowl.
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Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup with Italian Sausage
Italian sausage and lasagna flavors turn the slow cooker into a pasta soup pot, with a four hour-plus cook and a tomato based dinner feel.
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Creamy Crockpot Tortellini Soup with Sausage
Filled tortellini makes the pasta the centerpiece, while the creamy broth keeps this one pot soup distinct from lasagna style versions.
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Creamy Lasagna Soup Crockpot with Chicken Thighs
Shredded chicken, cheese, and lasagna flavors create a creamy pasta bowl, giving this recipe a richer counterpart to tomato based lasagna soup.
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Storage and Food Safety Tips for Crockpot Soups
Cool leftover soup in shallow containers so the center chills faster, then refrigerate it promptly. FDA storage guidance suggests two hours as the limit at room temperature; in hot conditions, the window is shorter. Most soups keep well for several days when held at 40°F (4°C) or below.
Reheat only the portion you plan to eat until it is steaming throughout. USDA guidance puts the safe internal temperature for reheated leftovers at 165°F (74°C). If the smell turns sour, the surface becomes unusually slimy, or the soup sat warm for too long, discard it.
Quick Comparison
| # | Recipes | Best For | Time | Style | Protein |
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| 1 | Hearty Split Pea Soup in the Crock Pot | ham-style split pea soup | Time varies | split pea | ham |
| 2 | Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Brown Lentils | large-batch lentil meal prep | 8 hr 10 min | lentil | plant-based |
| 3 | Hearty Crockpot Red Lentil Soup | naturally thick lentil soup | Time varies | red lentil | plant-based |
| 4 | Crockpot Lentil Soup with Sausage: Hearty and Filling | smoky sausage and lentils | 7 hr 10 min | lentil | smoked sausage |
| 5 | Crockpot Beef Lentil Soup | beef and lentil batch cooking | Time varies | lentil | beef |
| 6 | Best Chicken Taco Soup Recipe: 40-Minute Meal | 40-minute taco-inspired dinner | 40 min | taco | chicken |
| 7 | Easy Crockpot White Chicken Chili Taco Soup with Cream Cheese | creamy chicken meal prep | Time varies | white chili | chicken |
| 8 | Hearty Creamy Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup | creamy chicken noodle dinner | Time varies | noodle | chicken |
| 9 | Crockpot Creamy Chicken Soup with Chicken Thighs | creamy family meal prep | Time varies | creamy | chicken |
| 10 | One-Pot Creamy Chicken Potato Soup | potato-thickened chicken soup | Time varies | potato | chicken |
| 11 | Slow-Cooked Crockpot Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup | smoky tortilla soup | Time varies | tortilla | chicken |
| 12 | Crockpot Creamy Chicken Rice Soup: Slow-Cooked | creamy chicken and rice | Time varies | rice | chicken |
| 13 | Slow-Cooked Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup | nutty chicken and wild rice | Time varies | wild rice | chicken |
| 14 | Crockpot Chicken Lentil Soup with Red Lentils | chicken and lentil meal prep | Time varies | lentil | chicken |
| 15 | Creamy Cajun Chicken Soup with Charred Tomatoes | 55-minute spicy chicken soup | 55 min | Cajun | chicken |
| 16 | Crockpot White Lasagna Soup: Creamy and Hearty | creamy white lasagna flavors | 6 hr 45 min | white lasagna | chicken |
| 17 | Crockpot Potato Broccoli Cheddar Soup: Creamy and Hearty | vegetarian cheesy soup | 5 hr | cheddar | none stated |
| 18 | Plant-Based Crockpot Minestrone Soup | plant-based vegetable variety | 4 hr | minestrone | plant-based |
| 19 | Slow-Cooked Crockpot Lentil Vegetable Soup | vegetarian lentil soup | Time varies | lentil vegetable | plant-based |
| 20 | Hearty Crockpot Vegetable Bean Soup | bean and vegetable meal prep | 8 hr 15 min | bean vegetable | plant-based |
| 21 | Crockpot Vegan Vegetable Soup: Hearty and Rich | vegan vegetable meal prep | Time varies | vegetable | vegan |
| 22 | Slow Cooker Beef Stew: Fork Tender Masterpiece | slow-cooked beef and vegetables | Time varies | stew | beef |
| 23 | Slow Cooker Nacho Soup: Hearty and Creamy | ground beef nacho flavors | 6 hr | nacho | ground beef |
| 24 | Crockpot Stuffed Pepper Soup with Ground Beef | stuffed-pepper flavors in a bowl | 4 hr 15 min | stuffed pepper | beef |
| 25 | Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup | beef and barley meal prep | Time varies | barley | beef |
| 26 | Slow Cooker Beef Chili with Beef Chuck Roast | large-batch beef chili | Time varies | chili | beef |
| 27 | Crock Pot Dream Easy Peasy Potato Soup | creamy potato comfort food | Time varies | creamy | none stated |
| 28 | Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup with Italian Sausage | Italian sausage and pasta soup | 4 hr 20 min | lasagna | sausage |
| 29 | Creamy Crockpot Tortellini Soup with Sausage | filled-pasta soup | Time varies | tortellini | not stated |
| 30 | Creamy Lasagna Soup Crockpot with Chicken Thighs | creamy chicken lasagna soup | Time varies | lasagna | chicken |
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I choose between these crockpot soup recipes?
Choose legumes or beans for thick, filling bowls, chicken soups for creamy family dinners, and beef recipes for stew like texture. Vegetable soups are useful when you want a lighter broth with more visible produce.
Can crockpot soup be made ahead of time?
Generally, yes. Most soups taste fuller after resting overnight, but pasta, rice, and dairy may change texture, so those varieties are usually best reheated gently and served within a shorter window.
What goes well with crockpot soup?
Crusty bread, cornbread, crackers, or a sharp green salad balance most recipes here. Creamy soups pair well with something crisp, while chili and bean soups can handle a simple topping or warm bread.
How do I keep crockpot soup from becoming too thick?
Lentils, split peas, rice, pasta, and potatoes all absorb liquid as they cook and cool. Keep extra broth available, then stir in small amounts during reheating until the soup reaches a spoonable consistency.
Do split pea crock pot recipes need ham?
No. Split peas can be paired with smoked meat for a deeper savory taste, but vegetables, herbs, and broth can carry a meat free version. The final soup will usually be lighter in flavor and color.
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