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Make Your Bowl Of Soup Extra Hearty With A Simple Lunch Meat Topping By Moriah House Oct. 14, 2025 7:20 pm EST
Whether you prefer obscure old-school deli loaves or traditional cold cuts like roast turkey, lunch meat is a sandwich staple for millions of Americans. However, there's no reason to eternally trap this convenient midday protein between two slices of bread. If you're looking to use up that open lunch meat while it's good but you're sick of sandwiches, consider adding deli meat to another lunchtime classic: soup.
A handful of chopped, crispy deli meat adds a satisfying boost of savory protein to a wide variety of soups, stews, and bisques. Making this lunch meat topping is almost as easy as reheating leftover soup (which usually tastes better the n