Escape the winter chill with a steaming bowl of homemade soup. In honor of National Soup Month, Mealtime.org has developed a collection of hearty, innovative soup recipes to help ward off the cold. Canned vegetables, beans and broths, simmered with rice, spices and even fruit, makes for a perfect winter meal. 

Santa Fe Chicken Soup
Fit whole grains into your diet, Sante Fe style.  Prepared in a hearty chicken soup, two ingredients deliver whole-grain benefits to your meal: corn and brown rice. Another good-for-you benefit is that it's chockfull of nutrient-rich vegetables.

Smoky Southwest Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Add some fire to a cold, winter day with a smoky, spicy Southwest-style soup. Chili powder, cumin, chipotle chile and pepper-jack cheese add heat to the cream and broth base, and canned chicken and vegetables make preparation a cinch!

Kale and White Bean Caldo
Caldo, the nourishing, brothy soup of Spain and Portugal, is the heart of home cooking. This version, chockfull of greens and beans, is a mainstream example. Although the timing is streamlined by using canned vegetables and beans, there is no compromise on quality. Canned ingredients are simmered in the can; because the cooking is done for you, there is no need to cook this soup any longer than it takes to heat it through.