Main Dish Soups and Stews

Make a complete dinner in a bowl with 180+ trusted main dish soup, stew, and chili recipes.

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Chicken Minestrone Soup

Slow Cooker Irish Stew

Chef John's Brunswick stew in a white bowl.

Chef John's Brunswick Stew

3 different typed of noodle soup variations

Noodle Bowl Formula

Creamy Tortellini Soup

Creamy Tortellini Soup

Moroccan harira soup served in a white bowl.

Moroccan Harira Soup

Farmer cheese dumpling served in a bowl.

Farmer Cheese Dumplings

Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Homemade Chicken Soup

a close up view of a single bowl of creole gumbo served with steamed white rice and fresh herbs

Good New Orleans Creole Gumbo

a close up view of a single serving of creamy bowl of absolutely ultimate potato soup topped with crispy bacon bits, cheese, and green onion

Absolutely Ultimate Potato Soup

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Split Pea Soup

Basic Ham and Bean Soup

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Turkey Carcass Soup

Classic Minestrone Soup

close up view of a bowl of ham and split pea soup in a bowl, with toasted bread on the side

Ham and Split Pea Soup Recipe — A Great Soup

a top down view on a couple bowls of homemade chili topped with fresh tomatoes and shredded cheese.

Easy Homemade Chili

My Best Clam Chowder

My Best Clam Chowder

Overhead view of two blue bowls of lentil soup with a spoon

a close up view of vegetarian chili in a bowl, with melted cheese on top

The Best Vegetarian Chili in the World

Caldo de Res (Mexican Beef Soup)

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Classic Goulash

bowl of cabbage soup with parsley garnish

Cabbage Fat-Burning Soup

a red bowl of creamy soup with chunks of potato, garnished with sliced green onions with sliced bread in the background

Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

close up view of Thai coconut soup in a bowl

The Best Thai Coconut Soup

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Best Damn Chili

Simple Turkey Chili

Simple Turkey Chili

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Slow Cooker Taco Soup

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Just Like Wendy's Chili

Green Chile Stew

A bowl of beef and sausage chili with beans, garnished with a sprig of rosemary

Boilermaker Tailgate Chili

Jeff's Hot Dog Chili

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a low angle, close-up view of a single bowl of chicken tortilla soup topped with shredded cheese, crispy tortilla strips, and slices of avocado.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Slow Cooker Chili

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crawfish in thick sauce topped with rice

Louisiana Crawfish Étouffée

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Italian Wedding Soup

sausage, potato, and kale soup in white bowl topped with cheese

Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup

overhead view of New England Clam Chowder in a bowl, against a pink background

New England Clam Chowder

high angle looking at a brown bowl of white chicken chili with beans and fresh herbs

Easy White Chicken Chili

looking down at a large bowl of albondigas, with meatballs, carrots, potatoes and fresh herbs with broth

Laura's Quick Slow Cooker Turkey Chili in a blue mug

Laura's Quick Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

a bowl of beef stew with mashed potatoes

Beef and Guinness Stew

Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

a top down view on a bowl of classic beef stew.

Homemade Beef Stew

a close up overhead view on a single serving of Hungarian Goulash served over egg noodles and dolloped with sour cream.

Hungarian Goulash

close up view of a bowl with Super Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Super Easy Chicken and Dumplings

overhead view of pho in white bowl with chopsticks on the side

How to Make Homemade Pho (Authentic)

close up view of Ham Bone and Green Split Pea Soup in a pot

Ham Bone and Green Split Pea Soup

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Authentic Cincinnati Chili

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Beef Barley Vegetable Soup

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White Chili with Ground Turkey

close up view of Pasta Fazool, garnished with grated cheese and fresh herbs in a bowl, next to bread slices

Pasta Fazool (Pasta e Fagioli)

overhead angle looking down at a bowl of etouffee with white rice

Chef John's Shrimp Étouffée

chef John's sausage and shrimp jambalaya

Chef John's Sausage & Shrimp Jambalaya

close up view of Puerto Rican Sancocho in a pot

Puerto Rican Sancocho

overhead angle, looking down at a bowl of pork Sinigang

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

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Instant Pot Best Beef Stew