If you go with soup, I have a pretty yummie recipe, that's easy to throw together (and can be mixed up some, to fit personal taste)
1qrt of stock. I generally use sodium free chicken stock, but beef works, or vegetable.
1 envelop of Knorr soup mix vegetable. (I have used leek as well)
2 cans of great northern beans (I have used anything bean, as well as dry ones, about a half a pack, pre-soaked equals the 2 cans)
1 pack (it used to be a pound, but hidden inflation...) of frozen turnip greens. While you can play around wit it, I found that collards did not work well....
1 pack of smoked sausage (again, used to be a pound, but eh...) I have used other kinds of meat, including lunch meats or left it out all together.
I also add about 2 cups of water, to cut the salt, since the broth as well as the soup seasoning contains plenty.
of course, chili....can't go wrong with that when it's cold.