Soups & Stew recipe collection

Chilled cantaloupe soup pureed with cinnamon, orange juice and lime, served ice-cold in frosted bowls with fresh mint. A no-cook summer starter that takes 15 minutes plus a chill in the fridge.

Chilled cantaloupe soup blended with fresh mint, white wine, and yogurt. A no-cook summer starter with just 5 ingredients that needs only a blender and a couple hours to chill.

Chilled honeydew melon soup with mint, honey, lime juice, and buttermilk for a tangy edge. A refreshing 6-ingredient summer first course or light dessert.

Chilled pea soup with watercress, basil, and potato, pureed silky and finished with cream. Topped with crumbled bacon, sour cream, and whole peas for textural contrast in every spoonful.

Sweet and sour borscht: a hearty Eastern European beet soup with crumbled sausage, cabbage, and carrots, balanced with lemon juice and sugar. Serve hot or chilled with sour cream and dill.

Chilled tomato soup with cilantro, jalapeno, avocado, cumin, lime juice, and shredded napa cabbage. A no-cook Mexican-style cold soup that's refreshing, spicy, and vegan.

A 3-ingredient chilled bisque that blends frozen cream of potato soup with peppery fresh watercress and milk into a smooth, elegant cold soup. Ready in minutes, no cooking required.

Chilled zucchini basil soup pureed smooth with lemon juice and a touch of hot sauce. A light, creamy cold soup for summer that uses up garden zucchini.

Try something new for dinner with this authentic Chinese dish that calls for prawns, chinese mushrooms and succulent pork.

Chinese steamed translucent dumplings (fun gor) filled with shrimp, ground pork, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts in a wheat starch wrapper.

Chive vichyssoise is a chilled potato-leek soup made lighter with buttermilk instead of cream. Silky, tangy, and brightened with lemon juice and a dash of hot sauce.

Chowning's Tavern Brunswick stew: a Colonial Williamsburg classic with stewing hen, lima beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, and potatoes slow-simmered into Southern comfort.

Chunky avocado soup blends creamy pureed avocado with milk and chicken broth, then layers in diced corn, cucumber, tomato, and jalapeño. Chilled Mexican-style summer soup.

Chunky gazpacho with diced cucumber, bell pepper, carrots, celery, and fresh tomatoes in a spiced tomato juice base. A no-cook chilled soup for hot summer days.

Chilled cinnamon peach soup with ripe summer peaches, warm spices, orange juice, and yogurt. A refreshing first course or light dessert that captures peach season in a bowl.

Cold clam bisque blended with baby clams, half-and-half, Worcestershire, and hot pepper sauce. A creamy no-cook chilled seafood soup sprinkled with chives and paprika, ready in 15 minutes.