4,893 summer recipes

From-scratch beef chuck chili with dried pinto beans, blended vegetables, tomato paste, and a slow 3-hour simmer. A big-batch recipe built for deep, layered flavor.

Hearty vegetarian stew with potatoes, carrots, parsnips, and turnips topped with homemade walnut dumplings. Slow-simmered for deep, rustic flavor.

Elu mus is a rich Sri Lankan mutton curry. Vinegar-marinated mutton simmers for an hour in coconut milk with coriander, cumin, fenugreek, and curry leaves until fork-tender and deeply spiced.

Slow cooker Italian beef sandwiches: chuck roast braised tender, shredded, and simmered with tangy pepperoncini, sweet peppers, and garlic, then piled on Italian bread. Feeds a crowd.

Italian chicken escarole soup with homemade broth simmered from chicken pieces, onion, celery, and parsley, strained clear, then finished with chopped escarole and grated cheese.

Slow cooker Italian spaghetti sauce loaded with ground beef, Italian sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms, and green peppers. Set it in the morning and come home to a rich, simmered-all-day meat sauce.

Flour-coated round steak browned and slow cooked with tomato sauce, onions, and green peppers until fork-tender. A hands-off comfort food dinner that simmers all day while you do your thing.

Slow-simmered white bean soup with diced ham, potatoes, celery, garlic, and a hit of liquid smoke. Beans cooked separately for the most tender texture, then folded in to finish.

A tender and juicy beef roast that is simmered to perfection with the help of your crockpot.

Red beans and rice with smoked sausage and ham shank simmered low and slow with thyme, sage, cayenne, and garlic. A classic Louisiana Monday night dinner from dried beans.

Turkish lamb stew (Kuzu Tas Kebabi) with leg of lamb, three colors of bell pepper, tomatoes, and potatoes. Slow-simmered for two hours until the lamb falls apart.

Chicken livers simmered in butter with prosciutto and sage, perched on sautéed bread triangles, and drizzled with a Marsala wine pan sauce. An Italian classic ready in 20 minutes for two.

Greek braised lamb with fresh peas simmered in tomatoes, butter, dill, and parsley. Tender one-pot comfort food ready in about an hour.

Irish pork stew with apples, onions, and cream. Tender meat simmered for 2 hours with sweet-tart apples and finished with rich cream for elegant comfort food.

Red snapper Veracruz simmered in picante sauce with tomato paste, green olives, and lime juice. A quick Mexican-style fish dish with bold, briny flavor.

A traditional Portuguese-style bacalhau casserole layering salt cod, golden potatoes, and caramelized onions with parsley and black olives. Soaked, simmered, and baked to golden comfort.