A soup that seems to have split can be the result of a few issues.

One common issue that comes up with soups is separation.

It happens to a lot of different kinds of soup, but especially ones with dairy.

Southern Living Vegetable Soup in the pot ready to serve

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Weve tried to cover multiple scenarios so you might hopefully figure out what went wrong.

Often, you just need enough to saute your veggies, and not much more.

After chilling the soup, you might see that fat come to the surface and harden.

Southern Living Tomato Soup in bowls to serve

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