25 Cozy Homemade Soups and Stews

These 25 cozy homemade soups and stews bring classic comforting favorites of chicken noodle soup, chicken dumplings, beef stew, and more.

Grandmother’s Potato Soup

You can make many variations for this soup if you’d like, but I recommend starting with this simple, basic recipe like my Grandmother always made.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Homemade chicken noodle soup makes a classic, comforting, and cozy meal.

Best Chili Recipe

Delicious and satisfying, this easy, savory chili recipe is a favorite and cooks on the stovetop in minutes! Thick with beef or turkey or even made vegetarian, it is versatile and easy to adapt to your tastes.

French Onion Soup

There’s something so comforting about breaking through the cheesy, French bread exterior to get to the delicious brothy soup underneath!

White Chicken Chili

This white chicken chili is perfect for a cozy weeknight meal. Even kids will enjoy the creamy heartiness.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup is a tasty soup that is satisfying and spicy. It is filled with chicken, beans, and corn in my homemade enchilada sauce and topped with crispy tortilla strips, avocado, and fresh cilantro. 

Chicken and Dumplings

Thick and creamy, full of moist, tender chicken and dumplings that are light as a feather. It’s rich, delicious, hearty, and always a family favorite.

Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Beef Stew is one of my family’s favorite recipes for a hearty, delicious, and satisfying meal! Make it in the slow cooker for a super easy option.

Chicken Taco Soup

Every bite of this chicken taco soup is packed with flavor. This easy soup can be made in so many ways: on a stovetop, in a slow cooker, and in the Instant Pot.

Pasta Fagioli

This flavorful soup is made with white beans, pasta, and vegetables and can be made with or without meat. You can have this soup on the table in about 30 minutes.

Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup

During the winter, I love to use frozen vegetables that I keep stocked in our freezer such as green beans, corn, okra, or even a bag of mixed vegetables. You can also add ground beef if you wish.

Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

This easy-as-can-be Cooker Minestrone Soup recipe is so savory and scrumptious! It is loaded with vegetables and beans and cooks in a delicious broth.

Oyster Stew

There’s nothing like the deliciously rich seafood flavor of the oysters and the creaminess of the onions and milk from this stew! It is so comforting and satisfying and is ready in minutes.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Broccoli Cheese Soup is one of those soup recipes that I crave, especially during cooler weather. Full of broccoli and cheddar cheese, it is a soup that definitely comforts and is one that my whole family loves!

Tomato Soup

This tomato soup is comforting and delicious on a cold, winter day.

Vegetable Tortellini Soup

Add this Vegetable Tortellini Soup to your list of favorites! Loaded with fresh vegetables and cooked in a broth and tomato-based soup, the tortellini cooks to perfection for a mighty delicious bowl of soup every time! 

Best Instant Pot Chili

 I love that I can add all of my ingredients to my Instant Pot and then, in about 30 minutes, have chili that tastes like it has been simmering away on the stove all afternoon.

Best Instant Pot Beef Stew

The meat always turns out tender and practically falling apart, the vegetables are cooked to perfection, and the broth is rich and hearty like you’ve been stewing it all day when you make this family favorite in the Instant Pot. No one would ever guess that it came together so quickly!

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chili

Made in the Instant Pot, this sweet potato chili tastes like it has been simmering away on the stovetop all day even though it is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! 

Black Bean Chili

This Black Bean Chili is perfect for a weeknight supper. This is one of the best chili recipes and such a favorite because it’s so hearty – and so easy! And it doesn’t have to simmer all day long for it to be delicious! 

Butternut Squash Chili

The addition of butternut squash then makes this chili recipe even more filling and adds a hint of sweetness that is perfectly balanced in this spicy chili.

Spicy Black Bean Soup

With less than 10 ingredients, including the seasonings and the oil, it really doesn’t take long to prep for the slow cooker. Enjoy this hearty, delicious soup packed with flavor.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

This soup is hearty, warming, and oh so very comforting and can have this soup on the table and ready for supper in 20 minutes. 

Zuppa Toscano

Zuppa Toscana is made with potatoes, garlic, onions, kale, and sausage and is quick and easy to make at home! Made with simple ingredients for an incredibly flavorful soup recipe.

Brunswick Stew

Brunswick Stew, full of vegetables, shredded pork, and chicken, is so flavorful. It is such a hearty, delicious stew anytime but especially on a cold winter day.

Enjoy!
Robyn xo