1,163 summer recipes

Beer-braised corned beef brisket simmered low and slow with potatoes, carrots, and cabbage. A hearty one-pot Irish-American classic for St. Patrick's Day or any cold-weather Sunday.

Spice-rubbed chicken baked crisp then simmered with okra, tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, and onions in a thick, aromatic Louisiana-style gumbo. Ladle it over rice and taste the bayou.

Oil-free curried chickpeas simmered with potatoes, tomatoes, and warm spices like cumin, cinnamon, coriander, and cloves. A naturally vegan one-pot meal that's rich, hearty, and packed with flavor.

From-scratch black bean soup with cumin, six cloves of garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce built in two stages. A hearty vegan bean soup simmered until thick and deeply flavored.

Veggie chili with chunky bell peppers, jalapenos, kidney beans, and Roma tomatoes simmered with chili powder and cumin. A hearty meatless chili topped with Monterey Jack and served with cornbread.

Hearty cabbage soup with stewing beef simmered into a rich broth, then loaded with tomatoes, green beans, carrots, and a whole head of chopped cabbage. A filling one-pot meal.

Vegan Sicilian lentil pasta sauce simmered with mushrooms, garlic, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. Low-fat, high-protein, and hearty enough to replace any meat sauce over pasta or rice.

Herbed tofu simmered in a creamy white wine sauce made from a simple roux with milk and a hint of ground cloves. Served over pasta for a quick vegetarian dinner.

Venison-beef stew combines wild game and beef with potatoes, carrots, celery, and peas in a rich broth. A hearty hunter's stew that simmers low and slow for tender results.

Tex-Mex turkey chili browns cubed turkey thigh in its own fat, then simmers with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, chili powder, and cumin. Lean, no-bean, fat-skimmed comfort food.

Indian gravy: a make-ahead curry base of onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, and garam masala bloomed in ghee, then simmered with tomatoes and yogurt. The foundation for endless curries.

Punchy black bean soup simmered with bacon, the holy trinity, and chili powder, then blended silky smooth. A smoky, chunky-or-creamy crowd-feeding pot with salsa and cream garnish.

Tex-Mex beans with chickpeas and kidney beans simmered in chili-spiced tomato sauce with green chiles. A vegan side or burrito filler ready in 25 minutes from pantry staples.

Chunky beef chili: cubed beef chuck simmered low with tomatoes, green pepper, onion, garlic, and chili powder until tender. Texas-style no-bean chili built for piling toppings on top.

Peasant soup is a humble Tuscan-style bean stew with great northern beans, carrots, celery, garlic, and tomato simmered low and slow. Plant-based comfort food made from pantry staples.

Tortilla black bean soup simmers black beans with celery, onion, and red bell pepper, finished with cilantro and served over warmed corn tortillas in each bowl. A rustic Mexican classic.