How Much Soup per Person

How Much Soup per Person When Serving A Crowd

Soup is an easy way to add variety to your family crowd dinner. There are many different types of soups such as consume, a thin clear soups to a thick hearty soups like beef and barley stew.

The key to making sure that you don’t over-serve your guests is to be aware of the amount of food you are putting out. 

There are also creamy soups and chunky soups. Creamy soups tend to be more filling so you may not need a bigger portion per guest.

This article is based on a normally blended soup like tomato or chicken noodle soup or gumbo.

There are different amounts for 

  • Consume
  • Getspacho 
  • Chucky Soups with Veges and Meat

Do not forget to serve some Garlic Bread for extra texture.

These will be covered in separate posts.

Let’s start with soup for a main or Entree.

What Is a Single Serving of Soup
How Many Cups for a Single Serving of Soup

What Is a Single Serving of Soup

For soup as a main course, I would budget 2.25 cups per person, while this might be a little high than some recommend but I prefer to always have a little extra.

If however, the soup is a side dish then I would budget 1 cup per person for a starter.

Another way of stating this is how many people will a gallon of soup serve – a gallon of soup will serve about 7 people with a little soup for extras.

A Handy Table of How Much Soup Per Person For 10 – 100 People For A Main Course

How Many Gallons for Adult-Sized Entrées

Soup is a great way to fill up hungry adults, there are 16 cups of soup in every 1 gallon, so you should plan accordingly.

– Having extra soup around makes sense if you’re buying in bulk.

– Keep in mind that the soup costs will vary, but are in general a reasonably cheap dish. Yet with the right amount of seasoning, it can be a really good choice when serving a big crowd.

Number Of PeopleHow Many Cups Of Soup For MainHow Many Gallons of Soup For Main
1022.51.4
20452.8
40905.6
501127
601358.4
701579.8
10022414
A Chart of How Much Soup per Person

How Many Gallons for Child-Sized Entrées

– Children will not need as big portion sizes as the adults

– Your meal will last twice as long if you serve them smaller portions.

You can reduce the amounts in the table by 40% when serving children.

Serving Soup for a Big Family Gathering Top Tips

  • Make sure you have enough room on your kitchen stovetop for a large pot
  • Maybe Consider Cooking on a Portable Cooker, this will leave more room in your kitchen for other cooking
  • Cooking Soup for a crowd, use a portable cooker and ask one of the guests to stir it every 5 minutes – people love to help if asked.
  • Don’t forget about the sides! Think about how many people you are serving and plan accordingly.
  • Be careful when adding ingredients to hot liquids. They might boil over and cause burns
  • Be careful in handling hot soup also.

A Handy Table of How Much Soup Per Person For 10 – 100 People For A Side Dish Or Starter

Soup is often served as a side dish, especially if it is a cold soup. Or it is usually served at room temperature, do not make it so hot it may burn your mouth, especially if you are feeding younger family members.

– It is best to serve soup as a starter rather than as a main course, for a big special event,

– Also, most people find it easier to eat small portions from a small bowl.

Number Of PeopleHow Many Cups Of Soup For StarterHow Many Gallons of Soup For Side Dish
10100.65
20201.3
40402.6
50503.25
60603.9
70704.6
1001006.5
How Much Soup Per Person For A Side Dish

How Much Soup per Kid when It Is Served as A Side Dish

Most will only have around half a cup, as you know kids will choose other things they like rather than soup most of the time, so unless you are being strict a half cup of soup per person is enough for most children

How much soup do I need for 6 people

How much soup do I need for 6 people

Six people need about 14 cups of soup for a main course, of a little over 2 cups each

How much is a serving of soup in ML

How much is a serving of soup in ML

Around 400-500 ml, leaving a little for seconds

How much is a serving of soup in ML

Around 400-500 ml, leaving a little for seconds