1,163 summer recipes

Texas-style Brazos turkey chili loaded with poblano, jalapeno, serrano, and chipotle peppers, simmered with Mexican beer and finished with grated dark chocolate. Bold, smoky, and layered with heat.

Hearty lentil soup loaded with smoked sausage, tomatoes, and oregano that simmers for 2 hours into a thick, soul-warming bowl. Feeds a crowd of 12 with minimal prep.

Caldo Gallego: hearty Galician white bean stew with salt pork, ham bone, chorizo, potatoes, and collard greens. A slow-simmered Spanish comfort stew that warms you to the bone.

Moroccan beef tagine slow-simmered with saffron, ginger, cumin, and sweet pitted prunes, finished with toasted sesame seeds. Serve over couscous with chickpeas for a fragrant North African feast.

Simmer pink lentils with turmeric and lemon juice until creamy, then finish with a sizzling ghee tempering of cumin, garlic, and ginger for North Indian comfort in a bowl.

This hearty vegetarian three-bean chili is loaded with mushrooms, roma tomatoes, and earthy cumin. Chickpeas, kidney beans, and pinto beans simmer for hours in a rich, smoky broth.

Slow cooker beef and pork chili with secret Southern twists: bacon drippings, coffee, cocoa, and a touch of sugar for deep complexity. Simmer for hours until thick and rich.

Multigrain breakfast mush with brown rice, oats, cornmeal, buckwheat, and bran simmered with ginger, cinnamon, and honey, then topped with fresh blueberries. A fiber-rich, vegan hot cereal powerhouse.

Hearty venison stew with carrots, potatoes, and a warm blend of paprika and allspice. Brown the meat, simmer low and slow, and let the crockpot do the heavy lifting.

Southern-style green beans simmered low and slow with a smoky ham bone until fork-tender. Just 5 ingredients and the kind of home cooking that feeds the soul.

Ground beef and black bean chili with green peppers, carrots, and red pepper flakes simmered in tomato juice. Ladle it over hot rice for a filling 45-minute dinner.

Rich, velvety black bean soup with bacon, ham, brown rice, and eight onions simmered for hours then blended smooth. Finished with white wine and sherry for a luxurious bowl.

Sarma cabbage rolls stuffed with a three-meat filling of ground beef, pork, and ham with rice and paprika, simmered in tomato broth for over two hours until tender.

Homemade bourbon barbecue sauce with molasses, ketchup, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, and dry mustard simmered until thick and smoky. A rich, complex glaze for ribs, chicken, or brisket.

Homemade vegan vegetable broth simmered for 3 to 4 hours with white wine, carrots, celery, potatoes, mushrooms, leeks, and fresh herbs. A clean, flavorful base for soups and sauces.

Spanahorizo is a traditional Greek one-pot dish of spinach and rice simmered in a garlicky tomato broth with olive oil and fresh parsley. Naturally vegan and deeply comforting.