Soups & Stew recipe collection

Creamy vegetarian corn chowder pureed silky-smooth with sweet corn, sweated onions, fresh rosemary, and a hit of warming mace. Meat-free body from cream and pureed corn.

Louisiana gumbo built on a classic roux with okra, bell pepper, celery, onion, tomatoes, and your choice of shrimp, chicken, or crawfish. A Creole one-pot served over rice.

Quick Asian-style chicken soup with ginger, green onions, soy sauce, hoisin, and crunchy water chestnuts. A 30-minute leftover-chicken rescue with real flavor depth.

Andalusian gazpacho with 3 pounds of fresh tomatoes, bread, garlic, olive oil, and white wine vinegar, served ice-cold with a spread of diced vegetable garnishes. No cooking required.

Four-ingredient garlic and white bean soup made entirely in the microwave. Eight cloves of mellowed garlic, creamy pureed beans, vegetable broth. High-fiber, low-fat, vegan.

Annie Mae Jones' ham and white bean soup, a simple old-fashioned recipe that uses a leftover ham bone, white beans, and a few aromatics. Thickened with mashed beans the traditional way, no roux or cream required.

Apple-cheese soup blends tart Granny Smith apples, sharp aged cheddar, and a splash of port into a silky strained bowl finished with crisp bacon. A savory-sweet starter with real depth.

Ardshane House Irish stew is an authentic lamb-and-potato slow simmer with pearl barley and a homemade scratch stock. Six ingredients, two hours, and a hearty result that feeds eight.

Arkayagan abour is the Armenian royal meatball soup with tiny lamb-and-rice meatballs floated in a lemony egg-thickened broth. Light yet deeply savory, finished with parsley.

Thai-style aromatic broth infused with lemongrass, cilantro stems, jalápeño, and lime zest, strained clear, then filled with snow peas, carrot ribbons, radishes, and fresh cilantro.

New Orleans-style artichoke oyster soup built on a shallot-butter roux with cayenne, Tabasco, and oyster liquor. Oysters simmer exactly 5 minutes to stay tender, finished with whipped cream.

Cream of artichoke soup with lemon and garlic, simmered in chicken broth and pureed smooth. A velvety, elegant soup with bright citrus notes and no cream needed.

Louisiana chicken gumbo with stewing hen, andouille sausage, oysters, and file powder built in a cast iron pot. Browned-hen fond, holy trinity, and oyster liquor give this gumbo serious depth.

Asian beef noodle soup using ramen noodles in a ginger-soy broth with napa cabbage, mushrooms, carrots, and thinly sliced round steak. Ready in 25 minutes.

Asparagus and sesame chicken soup is a Chinese-style braised soup with bone-in chicken, ginger, sherry, and toasted sesame oil. Bone-in chicken builds rich body that boneless cuts cannot match.

Asparagus cream soup blends frozen asparagus with chicken broth, milk, and egg yolks into a silky velouté finished with a hit of hot sauce. Old-school stovetop classic that uses pantry staples and feeds a crowd.