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This creamy tofu soup with noodles recipe is hearty and high protein, and a perfect vegan comfort food recipe for fall or winter!  The perfect light lunch or dinner recipe, great to meal prep, and serve with a slice of thick crusty bread and a salad.

This is a fantastic vegan take on classic chicken noodle. Loaded with vegetables, rotini pasta, and hearty tofu. Great to meal prep, batch cook, or make ahead!

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Chicken noodle soup,  but make it better for you!  I love a good soup in the fall or winter… or any time of year, really. 
 
This creamy tofu noodle soup takes the elements and flavors of classic chicken noodle soup and gives them a vegan update.  I love using shelf stable tofu in tons of recipes, and this is one of our favorite fall and winter soups to make on repeat!

This Tofu Soup with Noodles Recipe Is

  • Fresh
  • Warming
  • Earthy
  • Comforting
  • High Protein
  • Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free
  • Ready in about 30 minutes!
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Meal Prep Vegan Soup Recipes for the WIN!

You can easily meal prep this creamy tofu noodle soup by following the below recipe and dividing it into a few equal portions to enjoy throughout the week. I love having easy homemade meals ready in my fridge during the busy weekdays. By meal prepping this recipe, you can cook once and have perfectly portioned meals ready to go.

I rely heavily on meal prepping and created a whole section of the site to recipes you can meal prep, batch cook, or make ahead.  Heat + eat, you’re all set!

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What’s In This Noodle and Tofu Soup Recipe?

Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

  • Rotini Pasta: I used rotini for a fun twist, but you can use any pasta of your choice.
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Celery
  • Carrots
  • Tofu – I like using an extra firm tofu
  • Vegetable Stock:  I try to use homemade stock when I have it, but store bought works perfectly.
  • Thyme
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Garlic Salt
  • Coconut Milk: You can use a classic unsweetened canned coconut milk, or this awesome coconut milk powder which I just discovered this year (thanks to COVID quarantine, ha!)
  • Fresh Parsley: for added flavor, it really brightens this soup!
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Cooking Pasta For Soups

For most of my noodle soup recipes, I cook the pasta separately from the soup broth. If you add dried pasta directly to a hot soup, you run the risk of having the dried pasta soak up all the broth and overcook the noodles (turning it soup into a mushy mess).

I’ve found that cooking the pasta separately, then serving the broth over the noodles in a bowl works best. I allow the soup to cool, then add the cooked pasta after. That way you’ll have perfectly cooked pasta that holds it shape and a delicious brothy soup.

One of the BEST Pantry Staple Soup Recipes

This tofu noodle soup recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal!  It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you probably have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious meals using a few staples you can rotate. 

 

How Do I Make This Creamy Tofu Noodle Soup Recipe?

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside for later.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for 5 or 6 minutes until the veggies become translucent.
  3. To the pot, add the carrots and garlic and saute for 3 minutes more. Add the tofu, vegetable stock, thyme, and garlic salt.  Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for about 25 minutes until veggies are fully cooked.
  4. Add the coconut milk and fresh parsley to the soup and stir. Taste, and add more seasoning as needed.
  5. To serve, add noodles to a bowl and ladle the hot soup over.  Wait until broth has fully cooked before adding pasta into the soup (to avoid overcooking).
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Make Tofu Soup Vegan for a Plant-Based Version

This vegan tofu soup is a simple way to get extra veggies in your diet. I’m all about making recipes plant-based when I can. Vegan cooking does NOT have to be bland, boring, or flavorless… It’s quite the opposite when done right. By building meals around vegan pantry staples and swapping in a few plant-based ingredients you can make better meals for you and your family. 

I made a list of my 125 favorite vegan pantry ingredients that we use on a weekly basis, and check out all my vegan recipes here that are on The Herbeevore. These easy and tasty recipes are fantastic meatless and dairy free meals for your table.

More Vegan Meal Prep Soup Recipes You’ll Love!

Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free)

One Pot Chickpea and Rice Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Lemony White Bean Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Lentil Pasta Fagioli Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free, High Protein)

& read through myTop 125 Vegan Pantry Staple Ingredients & Recipes that I stock my pantry with!

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Tofu Soup with Noodles

This tofu soup with noodles recipe is hearty and high protein, and a perfect vegan comfort food recipe for fall or winter!  The perfect light lunch or dinner recipe, serve with a slice of thick crusty bread and a salad.
5 from 4 votes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Meal Prep, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 209 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounces rotini or other small/medium pasta shape
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 3 carrots diced
  • 3 stalks celery chopped
  • 1 12 ounce package tofu cubed into bite-sized pieces
  • 6 cups Vegetable Stock
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 1.5 teaspoons garlic salt
  • 1 13.5 ounce can Coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside for later.
  • Meanwhile, in a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for 5 or 6 minutes until the veggies become translucent.
  • Add the carrots and celery and sauté for 3 minutes more. Add the tofu, vegetable stock, thyme, and garlic salt.  Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for about 25 minutes until veggies are fully cooked.
  • Add in the coconut milk and top with fresh parsley.
  • To serve, add a scoop of cooked noodles in a bowl, and ladle the hot broth on top of the noodles. TIP: Don't add the noodles directly to the hot soup, or they will absorb the broth and become mushy.

Nutrition

Calories: 209kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 459mgPotassium: 224mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 4156IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
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