The 5 Best Trader Joe’s Soups for Easy Meals

Whether it’s cold outside and you’re planning a cozy night in or you’re feeling under the weather from changing temperatures, a warm bowl of soup is likely calling your name around this time of year. 

But when you’re suddenly craving a hearty, comforting soup, the last thing you want to do is spend several hours simmering it from scratch. That’s why Trader Joe’s is here to help. In addition to the many other popular premade meals you’ll find at this grocery chain, it also offers ready-to-eat soups that pack big flavor in just a few minutes. 

From timeless classics to trendy recipes, Trader Joe’s offers a wide selection of soups to suit anyone’s taste. You’ll find soup options throughout the store — some are refrigerated, while others are shelf-stable — but all maintain consistent quality at accessible prices. These are the five we recommend trying first.

Lasagna Soup 

If you’ve scrolled through food videos on social media in the past two years, it’s likely you’ve come across lasagna soup. The trendy recipe deconstructs a classic lasagna and transforms it into a soup with a creamy, tomato-based broth, broken lasagna noodles, and ground meat. 

Trader Joe’s own Lasagna Soup features tomato purée, ground turkey, heavy cream, mafalda pasta, Asiago and Romano cheeses, onions, garlic, red wine, chicken broth, and a seasoning blend of oregano, basil, and fennel seeds. Customers have been raving about this soup online, but you should grab it soon because it will only be available in the winter.

Organic Tomato & Roasted Pepper Soup

The Organic Tomato & Roasted Pepper Soup is always a favorite with Trader Joe’s shoppers. Not only is it an excellent rendition of a classic soup that can stand alone, but it’s also often used in other Trader Joe’s recipes too. The simple, savory soup skips all the chopping, roasting, and peeling you’d need to do to make something similar from scratch.

Inside this soup you’ll find a blend of tomato paste, milk (for a touch of creaminess), red bell peppers, roasted garlic, and butter, plus spices like garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper. Because boxes of this soup are shelf-stable, they’re great to keep on hand for dinner emergencies.

Thai Style Red Curry Soup 

Located in the refrigerated section, the Thai Style Red Curry Soup from TJ’s stars a red curry and coconut milk base, with chicken, chunks of fresh pumpkin, green beans, red bell peppers, green onions, tamari, brown sugar, and lime juice all stirred in. The results are rich, aromatic, and packed full of flavor. You can enjoy the soup on its own, but making a quick pot of rice to pair with it is also an excellent idea. 

Tomato Feta Soup 

Pretty much any tomato soup is great for dunking a grilled cheese into, but this one might be the best option. Trader Joe’s found a way to make classic tomato soup even better by adding tangy, salty feta to the mix. 

The Tomato Feta Soup includes slowly simmered tomatoes with onions, feta, light cream, carrots, and olive oil, along with seasonings like parsley, basil, bay leaves, oregano, and cayenne pepper. Top it with a drizzle of olive oil and a little more crumbled feta (if you have some on hand) for a finishing touch.

Garden Vegetable Soup 

When you want a soup packed full of vegetables, just pick up a jar of the Garden Vegetable Soup at your nearest Trader Joe’s. This item has a base of vegetable broth that’s full of sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, tomatoes, zucchini, red bell peppers, leeks, kale, Swiss chard, and spinach. This soup is at TJ’s year-round, so you can restock the shelf-stable meal whenever you want.