By Glenn Downer

A hot bowl of homemade soup has to be one of the most inviting meals on a cold day. Combine it with a loaf of warm fresh bread, and you have a meal that is sure to please most anyone.

Delicious healthy soup recipes are easy to follow and will produce surprising results with a minimal amount of effort. A pot of delicious homemade chicken noodle soup is as simple as adding some store-bought chicken broth, fresh vegetables, cooked chicken meat, herbs, and spices together in a pot, and simmer on the stove for a couple of hours.

Combine that with a loaf of your favorite bread warmed in the oven for a few minutes and a simple dessert, and you have an inexpensive meal that everyone is glad to come home to.

There are many other soups, such as beef vegetable soup, that can be made just as easily, simply by changing the broth and using beef for meat instead of chicken.

Soup is a versatile meal that will please just about anyone. Kids love macaroni, and adding their favorite type to their soup is sure to please them. Adding macaroni to any healthy soup recipe is a great way to enhance the flavor of your soup, and make it go further for very little extra money.