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Soup szn is upon us, and we start our musings on soup with the big question: Is soup even dinner? We believe that it can be, but not without all the right components: from a rich broth and variety of hearty elements, to fantastic toppings, and yes, sometimes filling sides. This may sound like a lot of work, but it truly doesn’t have to be. And when it call comes together easily, you can’t get a more delicious and satisfying cold-weather dinner.

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Soup Szn Is Here

We admit it: we dive into soups with a little trepidation. The truth is that soup can be fussy. It can take a lot of time and still not satisfy as dinner on its own. But before you write soup off — or limit it to an occasional indulgence — we’ve got hot tips on how to keep soup simple and filling, even for weeknight cooking.

From what to serve with soup to how to load it up, we’ve got your primer on making soup szn work for you.

Here are the links mentioned in this week’s episode:

• Sweater Weather skit on SNL

• Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: 50 Winning Ways of Cooking It Up! to get ALL the chicken soup, stock and broth recipes, plus tips on how to boost the flavor of store-bought broth.

• Slow Cooker Italian Meatball Soup (recipe in video description)

• Vietnamese Pho recipe

• Another Pho recipe for comparison

• Easy Homemade Ramen

• Miso Ramen recipe

• Jacobsen Salt Co. Ramen Seasoning

• Easy Roasted Squash and Apple Soup

• 5-Ingredient Family-Friendly Baked Potato Soup

• How to Make Easy Slow Cooker Potato Soup

• The Difference Between Stock and Broth

• Better Than Boullion

• Toasted Breadcrumbs

• Crispy Fried Shallots

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You can also find us at @didntijustfeed you on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. And if you happen to love us as much as we love you (because y’all are very real), you can find Meghan as @meghan_splawn and Stacie as @staciebillis on Instagram.

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Other DIJFY Episodes You’ll Love

If you loved this episode — and all the other episodes we linked to in this week’s episode — we think you’ll also love these past episode. Binge listen, activate!

• The Busy Parent’s Guide to Instant Pot Cooking

• The Slow Cooker: Love It or Overrated?

• The Magic of Meatballs

• Why Pasta is a Family Cook’s Best Friend

• How to Master One Pot Dinners

• How Sauces Can Save Your Weeknight Cooking

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