Soups & Stew recipe collection

Silky pureed black bean soup simmered low and slow in chicken broth with garlic, carrots, and bay leaves, then finished with heavy cream and a dollop of sour cream.

Pureed black bean soup simmered in chicken broth with garlic and carrots, finished with heavy cream. Topped with sour cream, cilantro, and diced tomatoes.

Pureed lentil soup simmered with cumin, coriander and saffron, finished with a squeeze of fresh lemon. A silky, spice-warmed vegetarian bowl that turns pantry staples into something genuinely soulful.

Another scrumptious beef stew that will add a pleasant aroma to your kitchen and feed your appetite.

Hearty one-pot stew with rabbit, veal, or chicken simmered with pearl barley, leeks, garlic, and sage until the meat falls off the bone. No thickener needed.

Loaded vegetarian vegetable soup with broccoli, cauliflower, squash, potatoes, lima beans, corn, and peas in a cumin and chili-spiced tomato broth.

Chilled raspberry bisque, a cold fruit soup made with fresh raspberries stirred into a butter-flour cream sauce with lemon juice. Elegant and refreshing.

Red lentil soup with paprika, bay leaf, dried mint, and parsley simmered in beef or chicken stock until the lentils dissolve into a thick, velvety potage. Puree optional.

Light red snapper stew with potatoes, tomatoes, and white wine in a brothy base built on the Cajun trinity of onion, celery, and bell pepper. Low-fat and full of clean flavors.

Hearty beef and barley soup with tender chuck cubes, pearl barley, potatoes, carrots, celery, tomatoes, peas, and mushrooms. A one-pot meal scented with paprika and marjoram.

Kentucky-style burgoo with three meats: stewing beef, pork shoulder, and whole chicken simmered for hours with fresh corn, lima beans, tomatoes, and potatoes.

Roman Holiday Soup: a low-fat Italian minestrone with white beans, green beans, macaroni, and a tomato-garlic-basil swirl stirred in at the end. Ready in 40 minutes, topped with Parmesan.

Black bean and corn stew with cumin, chili powder, sherry, cilantro, and honey. One cup pureed back in for a thick, creamy base. Vegan, high-fiber, and ready in an hour.

"There are many versions of this stew-soup in Central and South America. Scented with cumin, it makes a hearty supper on a chilly winter night."

Hearty lentil, rice, and barley soup with corn, evaporated milk, and sweet basil, topped with cottage cheese. A thick, creamy vegetarian grain soup with serious staying power.

Armenian sauerkraut soup with bulgur wheat, potatoes, and tomato puree in chicken broth. A tangy, hearty bowl with Eastern European roots.