Soups and Stews

This delicate, brothy grain soup manages to be comforting and fortifying—but without requiring a nap afterward.

Name a better activity for an autumnal, sweater-weather Sunday than simmering a cozy soup. (Oh, and apple-picking doesn't count.)

If you prefer pasta instead of polenta, stir the basil, parsley, and butter into 24 oz. cooked spaghetti or rigatoni and serve alongside the pork.

Make this simple and super-satisfying soup your go-to weeknight meal.

Brisket, bacon, and beans are the culinary trifecta you’ve been waiting for.

When 5:15 p.m. hits and there’s still no dinner plan, Deb Perelman makes this Instant Pot soup in 45 minutes flat.

Warming cumin, cardamom, turmeric, and ginger make this Somali chicken stew recipe from Hawa Hassan a rich aromatic experience.

That one letter makes a biiiig difference.

This stew recipe is all about those lovingly cooked and seasoned dried beans and the glorious (vegan!) broth they create.

Any vegetable or meat would be in good company with this stew’s spicy-funky base of kimchi, gochugaru, and gochujang.

For this soup recipe, we skipped browning the meatballs and poached them instead. This will keep them very tender and their flavor light, which is ideal for this seasonal dish.

With leeks, fennel, sugar snap peas, and English peas, this soup is perfect for ushering in spring.

This dish is a perfect choice for those blustery but bright early spring days: It's comforting from the simple-but-flavorful broth and bright from the crunchy fresh topping.

Exactly the kind of hearty-but-not-too-hearty soup you want on a rainy spring day.

If chicken noodle soup is a winter blanket, then this brodo is a light spring sweater.

To really understand what it meant to me, first I had to reject it.

The healthyish comfort food recipe you won't be able to get enough of.

A straight-down-the-middle, nostalgic-tasting tomato soup with long-cooked flavor and a short cook time.

Onions, garlic, oil, wine, and salt are all it takes to make a rich vegan broth that still evokes the classic version.

This comforting, fried garlic-topped chicken soup tastes like it took hours to make but comes together in a flash.

This fiery, bubbling Korean broth is a powerhouse mixture of alliums, kimchi, gochugaru, and briny, fresh seafood.

Slightly sweet, deeply savory, and yep, you can make it in a Dutch oven.

You don’t need a tagine, a conical earthenware pot typically from Morocco, to make this warming, fragrant, tender lamb stew.

I actually like watching football, but this chili is the thing I'm really looking forward to.