12 Easy High-Protein Low-Fat Vegetarian Bean Soups to Try

This simple and easy Mexican spiced black bean soup recipe is made from canned black beans and flavored with the spices including cumin, oregano, and chili powder. 

Perhaps one of the best things about bean soups is that they can be made so quickly with mostly canned ingredients. Of course, adding fresh ingredients is always best, but when recipes are as delicious, simple and quick as this vegetarian three-bean taco soup, they can be forgiven for calling for canned! 

This pureed white bean soup recipe is a nice alternative to the usual bean soups. Made with flavorful celery, onions and Italian spices, this vegetarian and vegan bean soup recipe show that bean soups can be as simple or as gourmet, as you choose. If you like a coarser soup, you and also skip the pureeing and just slurp it up as is, but it is also quite nice smoothly pureed. It has an unexpected taste and texture. 

Who needs beef? This bean and barley soup is naturally cholesterol-free and won't clog your arteries like a beef and barley soup. With plenty of nostalgic flavors and lots of veggies, this vegan barley and bean soup recipe is a full meal in a bowl.

If you're looking for something a little fancier than the average bean soup, this Tuscan sun-dried tomato and garbanzo bean soup recipe is a good one to try. Flavored with fresh rosemary and a hint of crushed red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese, this is an elegant Italian bean soup packed with texture and flavor.

Homemade tortilla soup is easy to make vegetarian with healthy and high fiber kidney beans for protein and kids will love the simple flavors and a cheddar cheese topping. Serve your vegetarian tortilla soup with extra tortilla chips, of course! If you like tortilla soup, you might also want to try this similar tortilla soup with kidney beans recipe. 

Use canned black beans and salsa to get this super easy black bean soup onto the table in just a few minutes. The cheese and sour cream are optional, so the recipe is also suitable for vegans, and, if you use water in place of the vegetable broth, it'll be gluten-free as well. If you're looking for the perfect trifecta of a cheap, quick, and tasty bean soup recipe, this is the one to go to. Bookmark it now.

There's something extra delicious and comforting about the combination of black beans and fresh zucchini. Add crunchy tortilla chips and a bit of cheese top it off (or not, if you're vegan), and you've got yourself one heckuva soup. This black bean and zucchini soup recipe can pass as a light entree as well. 

Butter beans, or lima beans, add such a great texture to the soup, being larger and softer than most beans. This simple vegetarian and vegan butter bean soup with tomatoes and veggies is a nutritious and soothing meal.

This homemade Moroccan chickpea stew is hearty and delicious. Spiced with jalapeños and sweetened with just a touch of fruit juice, this is a high-protein and low-fat bean and vegetable soup recipe that is quick and easy yet stands out from the rest.

Is it a bean soup? A vegetable soup or a noodle soup? Yes, yes and yes! This super healthy three bean soup with pasta and vegetables is all three, and, it's low in fat and calories while still providing so many healthy vegetables and some protein too. This one can be served as an entire meal, perhaps alongside a light green salad. 

If you like these quick, easy and healthy vegetarian bean soup recipes, check out some more simple vegetarian meals, including easy tofu recipes, vegetarian dinners, vegetarian casseroles, and of course, plenty of quick, easy and healthy desserts!