by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan · Last modified: · 12 Comments
Warm up on a cold winter day with delicious hardy soup from this collection of 14 of our best soup and stew recipes. From traditional to change-of-pace soups, all are easy to make and delicious.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- My 2 Favorite Soups
- 5 Traditional Soups
- 3 Ham Soups
- 2 Change of Pace Soups
- 2 Crock Pot Stews
- Bonus—3 Top Chili Recipes
It is time for a roundup of my best soup and stew recipes. We have traditional soups, a few change-of-pace soups, and some traditional stews. There are stovetop and crock pot recipes. There are beef, chicken, pork, and even a few non-meat offerings.
Please see our complete Soup Recipes collection for other great choices.
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My 2 Favorite Soups
It is hard to pick, like picking a favorite child. But these are this year's favorites.
Broccoli Cheese Soup
This amazing Broccoli Cheese Soup is delicious and creamy. One of the best soup recipes for home cooks. It is a simple one-pot soup from scratch with multiple options to make it your way.
Crock Pot French Onion Soup
Crock Pot French Onion Soup is an easy and economical way to make classic French onion soup at home without standing at the stove all day. With rich buttery caramelized onions in a rich broth, topped with toasted crusty bread and melted cheese.
5 Traditional Soups
A collection of old-fashioned soups with great taste. All are easy to make with simple instructions.
Old Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup—Stovetop or Crock Pot
ThisOld-Fashioned Vegetable Beef Souprecipe with tender beef and vegetables in a flavorful broth is a classic homemade comfort food adapted from a 1972 Betty Crocker recipe.
Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
This simple classicChicken Noodle Souprecipe can be made in a crock pot or on the stovetop—get a great homemade taste with tender chicken, noodles, and vegetables.
Crock Pot Beef Barley Soup
An easy and delicious dump-and-go crock pot beef barley soup recipe with tender stew meat, beef broth, vegetables, and plump barley. Use any size slow cooker, from mini crock pots to full-size.
Crock Pot Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup
Rich and creamy, this easy Crock Pot Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup is made with frozen or fresh broccoli, cheddar cheese, and common ingredients in only a few minutes of prep before going in your slow cooker—the perfect comfort food for a cold winter day.
Healthy Tomato Basil Soup—Quick and Easy
This Healthy Tomato Basil Soup has a thick, creamy texture and deep, rich flavor. A fast and easy recipe that only takes 25 minutes (or less) to make.
3 Ham Soups
Most people only know about ham and bean soup, but there are more delicious choices to use a ham bone.
Crock Pot Ham and Bean Soup
Fire up the slow cooker to make some delicious ham and bean soup from that leftover ham bone. There is nothing much more traditional than this classic soup. Please enjoy one of the best soups you can make at home.
Ham Bone Vegetable Soup
Don't toss that leftover ham bone; make a delicious hearty soup loaded with tender vegetables and ham instead. Super easy on in your crock pot or on the stovetop.
Puerto Rican Ham Bone Soup with Potatoes and Beans
An excellent ham soup bursts with potatoes, rice, carrots, and beans in a spicy broth. Give that ham bone a great ending today with this hardy soup you will love.
2 Change of Pace Soups
When you want something delicious but different.
Easy Pasta e fa*gioli Soup—Stovetop or Crock Pot
Pasta e fa*gioli soup is thick and hardy with beans, pasta, vegetables, a spicy tomato sauce, and optional meat. You can easily make this Olive Garden copycat at home on the stovetop or in your crock pot.
Crock Pot Cheeseburger Soup
Loaded with ground beef and vegetables in a cheesy broth, this Crock Pot Cheeseburger Soup is an easy dinner the whole family will love.
2 Crock Pot Stews
There is nothing like a great hearty stew on a cold winter day. Give these easy recipes a try.
Crock Pot Chicken Stew
The perfect old-fashioned Crock Pot Chicken Stew recipe packed with tender chicken, potatoes, and lots of vegetables in a tasty broth. Fast and easy to make in any size crock pot.
Small Crock Pot Beef Stew
Everybody will love this delicious crock pot beef stew with tender meat and vegetables. The ultimate comfort food that will warm you to the bone. This smaller beef stew recipe is ideal for a small household or is quickly doubled to full size.
Bonus—3 Top Chili Recipes
Not soup, not stew, but still, you will love these recipes.
Small Crock Pot Chili
Easy to make and one of the best homemade chilies, this small-batch crock pot chili recipe is versatile—you can make chili for two in a mini crock pot or larger for a crowd. It's a classic recipe with ground beef, a mildly spicy tomato-based sauce, and tender beans.
Easy Crock Pot White Chicken Chili
This Easy Crock Pot White Chicken Chili recipe only needs 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of preparation to make the best chili for dinner, potlucks, or game-day parties—creamy, cheesy, and delicious.
Texas Style Chili
Texas Style Chili with tender chunks of beef with a rich, warm heat from three types of chili peppers. Easy to cook on the stovetop or small crock pot, but adjustable for larger amounts to fit your needs.
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Editor's Note: Originally Published as "A Week of Soups" on January 6, 2018. At that time, I updated and republished yearly with variations. I will be updating this roundup yearly with my current recommendations.
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Reader Interactions
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Nancy Fish
I have used several of these recipes before but I have now saved this post with them all together. I have printed a couple of them to make in the next few weeks.
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Thank You for helping save some of our old but favorite soup recipes.Nancy Fish
P.S. I love the head shot photos of your dogs in the main picture for this post.Reply
Celesti
I sent my daughter your recipe for Crock pot French onion soup and she loved it. We made this soup several times at my husbands request. Onions are so delicious in the beef broth we always double up on this recipe. We call this an eat today and enjoy later in the week meal. Your recipe for Cheesy broccoli was delicious, and so was your Taco soup.
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Sandra
The cheeseburger soup is my husband’s all time favourite. Can’t get enough of it. We’re out here on the wet west coast, no snow but the soup still fits the bill for comfort food .
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DrDan
Hi Sandra,
A stick to the bone soup like this works almost anywhere.
Dan
Linda Lee
As a Michigan gal myself I was thrilled to get the recipe again for the soups. I had tried the Broccoli Cheese Recipe and it was a keeper! Today a great day for a warm hearty easy to make yet delicious and filling. Dr. Dan maybe you could create a good tomato basil soup? Quite hearty and good with a grilled cheese some evening:) Thank you for the time taken to provide these recipes!
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DrDan
Hi Linda,
Welcome to the blog.
I was "due" to do this post a few weeks ago but we hadn't had snow for weeks. I saw the forecast so brushed it off for today.
I do have a tomato basil soup that I just published last week. I didn't include it in this roundup since I just published it. https://www.101cookingfortwo.com/tomato-basil-soup/
Dan
Sonia
can't have more colder winters than what we have here in Canada
I am in Montreal, Quebec and we are going through a real chill now temperatures
minus 30 including wind chill factor feels like minus 40 no kidding BURRRRRRRRSoup is great at this time
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Maryellen
North Dakota girl here!! Soup = winter comfort food for sure!!
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Joan
Actually, we have agreed to leave February 22 and will try to stretch the trip until March. We are returning to Kalamazoo, our hometown. We have some excited children and grandchildren. It’s a change of lifestyle, but we did it before when moving to Florida. We sold turnkey so we will just pack the car and leave.
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DrDan
Ahh, the south snow/tornado belt. Be careful on I-94 around there. I'm near Grand Haven.
Dan
Joan
It looks good! We are moving back to Michigan after 25 years in Florida. I know the soup recipes will come in handy.
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DrDan
Hi Joan,
OK, I'll bite, where in Michigan and hopefully not for a few months.
Dan
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