Best Cold Winter Soup: Easy Recipes For Your Family When Everyone Is Sick Or Hungry

Your throat is sore, your head hurts and it's too cold outside to make it your local diner for some comfort food. Physicians have heralded the benefits of soups for centuries in part because a nutritious, warm broth can be soothing for people battling a cold.

Ready to hiberate indoors this winter with a warm bowl of goodness? Below are our 11 best recipes to cook for your family or yourself when everyone is sick, grump, hungry or tired. Eat well and feel better!

1. Kimchi and Vegetable Soup. Sick of eating the same old stew every winter? Try some Asian flair with this hearty recipe from Bon Appetit.

2. Carrot-Coconut Soup. Want something that doesn't require a lot of chewing? This creamy dish will soothe your tired body.

3. Tomato Soup With Parmesan and Croutons. Love the basics? Try this inviting soup with easy homemade croutons.

4. Split Pea Soup With Chorizo. Want more spice in your life? This chorizo dish will help clear up your sinuses and fill your belly.

5. Cauliflower Chowder. This low-carb soup is beautiful to look at and tastes like wrapping your insides in a wool blanket, which, yes, is a good thing.

6. Breakfast Soup. That's right. You can even start your day with soup. This recipe relies on a perfectly poached egg.

7. Ham Ribollita. This recipe has ham and kale, combining your favorite foods in a forfitfying dish.

8. Fish Soup. Treat your self with a filling stew made with fish chunks.

9. Chicken Noodle Soup. When your throat starts to fill that first tickle signaling a virus is on its way, it's time to make Martha Stewart's traditional soup.

10. Chicken-Tortilla Soup. Looking for a Latin version of your favorite meal? Add some toasted tortillas and sour cream to transform dinner.

11. Spinach and Tortellini Soup. This dish takes 15 minutes to cook. Now, how easy is that?