Stew

Like miso soup with chicken and squash, Instant Pot pho, and a greens-laced riff on pasta e fagioli.

A can of pumpkin puree adds richness, body, and an autumnal hue to this speedy chili, letting the flavors of the spices, aromatics, and ground beef shine.

Velvety chicken stew, pillowy dumplings, and tender veg combine in this bowl of pure comfort.

This Puerto Rican sancocho recipe is hearty, flavorful, and loaded with falling-off-the-bone beef, tender carrots, potatoes, squash, corn, plantain, and yuca.

Slowly caramelized sugar, sweet lychees, warming spices, and fiery ginger create the perfect base for tofu to simmer in.

A slow-simmering, comforting braise delivering healing to both body and soul.

This one-pot South Asian dish is simple and celebratory.

This hearty, comforting stew comes together in just one pot and in a fraction of the time as most traditional beef and barley soup recipes.

A few hours transform hunks of brisket, smoky chiles, and zero beans into this stunning bowl of red.

Tingly mapo tofu meets cozy Midwestern chili mac in this one-pot dinner.

This gentle take on Korean soondubu jjigae will soothe adults and little ones alike.

There's nothing more soothing than a bubbling pot of sulguk, a.k.a. alcohol soup. This spicy version is brimming with blood sausage, mushrooms, fish cakes, and instant ramyun.

Part chowder, part fish pie, this delightful blend of smoked fish, butternut squash, rutabaga, and potatoes creates a flavorful stew.

Bust out the cinnamon sticks for this simple, cozy one-pot braise—they’ll imbue the dish with a gentle warming flavor over 4 hours of hands-off cook time.

This rustic French soup is perfect cold weather comfort food—best made a day in advance and reheated to serve.

Whether you’re looking for a speedy stovetop recipe or a make-ahead slow-cooker one.

This homey one-pot stew boasts a short ingredient list but tons of complex flavors, built over three hours in a mostly hands-off braise.

Pair ground turkey with white beans and a robust dried chile purée for a bowl of winter comfort with major body and richness.

Simple to make, packed with flavor, and adaptable to whatever vegetables you have on hand, ratatouille belongs in your summer cooking rotation.

This one-pot dish is fallback comfort food—thick black-pepper-spiked chicken stew topped with tender, fluffy dumplings. 

Lightly mash some of the white beans for a creamy, velvety texture without any added dairy.

Inspired by Greek avgolemono, this versatile stew is a seafood party with a lemony punch in a creamy broth enriched with eggs.

In this fiery Indian classic, chunks of pork shoulder and succulent pork belly are cooked until tender in a tangy, spicy chile-vinegar sauce. 

A fiery, flavor-packed piri-piri sauce grounds this quick-cooking chicken and kale stew. Serve with fried toasts to mop up all the juices.