Soups & Stew Recipes

Hearty Creole gumbo pot loaded with shrimp, eggplant, okra, corn, and rice in a smoky paprika-tomato broth. One pot, one hour, six happy bowls.

Herb dumplings made with sour cream, milk, and thyme, dropped onto bubbling soup or stew and steamed under cover for 15 minutes. Light, fluffy, and ready to soak up any savory broth.

Creamy lima bean soup blended smooth with carrots, mushrooms, and soy sauce. A hearty vegetarian soup with an earthy, savory depth from five cups of mushrooms.

Swedish bread soup made from stale bread, onions, and stock, strained into a smooth, nutmeg-scented broth and topped with grated cheese. Simple Scandinavian comfort food.

Chicken mulligatawny soup: a curried Anglo-Indian classic with carrots, celery, apple, rice, and tender chicken in a spiced broth. Comfort food with serious depth.

Milzsuppe is a traditional Bavarian and Austrian spleen soup built on butter-browned onions, scraped spleen, and a whisper of roux. Rustic peasant cookery with deep, iron-rich flavor.

Traditional Swiss Basle flour soup (Basler Mehlsuppe) made with just butter, flour, and stock. The flour is toasted to a deep chestnut brown for a rich, nutty flavor topped with grated cheese and nutmeg.

Pinto beans simmer with quinoa and butternut squash in this hearty vegetarian stew where Spanish paprika and tomatoes build a robust base that's pure cold-weather comfort in a bowl.

Vegan cabbage soup with tender tofu and whole-wheat dumplings in a soy-seasoned broth. Filling, nourishing, and completely plant-based.

This silky chilled carrot vichyssoise blends sweet carrots, leeks, and potatoes with a whisper of dill and nutmeg. A refreshing cold soup that's ready to chill and thrill.

Light Italian-style chicken dumplings with lemon zest and nutmeg poached in a bright lemony broth. A comforting, elegant soup ready in 40 minutes that feels like a warm hug.

Old-school chicken foot soup with sauteed breast meat, carrots, onions, garlic, and herbs simmered in a roux-thickened broth with white wine. Rich, collagen-loaded comfort food served over rice.

Traditional Chinese chicken soup with dried lotus seeds, black mushrooms, Smithfield ham, ginger, and sherry, thickened with lotus root powder. A refined, aromatic broth with healing roots.

Luxuriously creamy Colombian avocado vichyssoise with leeks, potatoes, and heavy cream. Serve it hot or cold as an elegant first course before fish. Ready in just 30 minutes.

Velvety spinach soup with garlic, cream, and tender pasta ready in just 20 minutes for an elegant weeknight dinner that tastes like it took hours.

A simple and delicious soup that can easily be made with some help from your slow cooker.