Discover the ultimate collection of 50+ best soup, chili, and stew recipes. Features easy meal prep tips, freezer-friendly ideas, and award-winning chili favorites.
50+ Best Soup and Chili Recipes for Cozy Nights
When the temperature drops, nothing beats the comfort of a steaming bowl of soup or a hearty, spicy chili. Whether you’re looking for a 30-minute weeknight dinner, a slow-cooker meal that preps itself, or a healthy, vegetable-packed lunch, this collection has you covered.
From award-winning beef chilis and thick stews to creamy vegetable purees and classic chicken noodles, I’ve hand-picked these 40+ recipes because they are foolproof, family-approved, and perfect for meal prep.
Quick Guide: Find Your Perfect Recipe
- Best for Busy Weeknights: 20-Minute Chicken Taco Soup
- Crowd-Favorite Chili: White Chicken Chili
- Healthy & Plant-Based: Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup
- Set-it-and-Forget-it: Slow Cooker Beef Stew
I love to make Bread Bowls, Cornbread, Crescent Rolls, or French Bread to go along with the soup or chili I am making for a complete meal.
Below you’ll find a list of soup recipes, followed by chili recipes, and then stew recipes. Enjoy!
Soup Recipes
Copycat Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup
This Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe tastes just like the original! Save money by making this soup at home!
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Italian Wedding Soup
This shortcut Italian Wedding Soup recipe is an easy and delicious meal that is perfect for soup season. The soup is so easy to make and also filling!
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Jalapeno Popper Soup
If you love jalapeno poppers then you are going to love this Jalapeno Popper Soup! Loaded with vegetables and chunks of chicken it is hearty enough to be served as a meal.
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Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup
This Instant Pot Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup is a delicious copycat recipe. It’s great for busy weeknights or a cozy winter weekend meal.
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Creamy Potato Soup
This Thick and Creamy Potato Soup recipe is the definition of comfort food! It’s made with golden potatoes, bacon, half-and-half, and seasonings.
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Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana
This Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana soup recipe is easy and some serious comfort food! This recipe costs just $10.79 to make. That's just $1.35 per serving!
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Crockpot Lasagna Soup
Our Crockpot Lasagna Soup recipe is the easiest way to get your lasagna fix. It’s meaty, it’s saucy, it’s cheesy, and it’s delicious! The best part is that it takes just 10 minutes of prep.
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Chicken Barley Soup
This flavorful chicken Barley Soup is a comfort food classic that is perfect for soup season. It’s quick and easy to make and full of delicious veggies.
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Easy Tomato Soup
This Easy Tomato Soup recipe is creamy, simple to make and an all-time favorite recipe. It's the perfect soup recipe at any time of the year.
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Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Broccoli Cheddar Soup is a classic soup that is great any time of the year. It’s velvety-smooth, creamy, cheesy, and full of perfectly cooked broccoli and carrots.
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Turkey Noodle Soup
This Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup recipe is a great way to use up leftover turkey. It’s a hearty soup that’s perfect for weeknight dinners any time of the year.
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Tuscan White Bean Soup
Crock-Pot Tuscan White Bean Soup is a healthy and easy dinner that is packed with vegetables and so much flavor. It comes together with just 15 minutes of prep!
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Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)
This Copycat Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup recipe is better than the original! It serves 6 and costs $9.08 to make. That’s just $1.51 per serving!
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Leftover Ham and Bean Soup
This Leftover Ham and Bean Soup is an economical recipe that makes use of a ham bone. This ham bone soup is easy to make and incredibly flavorful.
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Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup
Make this easy, one-pot Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup recipe in just 30 minutes. It’s the comfort food recipe your family craves for easy weeknight dinners.
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Instant Pot Potato Soup
Instant Pot Potato Soup is some serious comfort food. It’s velvety, smooth, and savory. It’s loaded with bacon, cream, cheese, and toppings.
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Creamy Vegetable Soup
Warm up with a bowl of Creamy Vegetable Soup! Loaded with fresh veggies and comforting flavors, this easy-to-make soup is perfect year round.
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Slow Cooker Taco Soup
This Slow Cooker Taco Soup recipe is an easy dinner for busy weeknights. Just 8 minutes of prep time are needed to get this soup cooking in the crockpot!
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Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup is an easy dinner packed with tasty flavor and meaty goodness. It’s just the recipe you need when the temperature drops.
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Chicken Enchilada Soup – a quick and easy recipe
This quick and easy Chicken Enchilada Soup recipe is cheesy, thick, and deliciously loaded with black beans, corn, tomatoes, green chili, and cheese! The best part is that it’s ready in 30 minutes or less!
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Slow Cooker Italian Harvest Soup
This Slow Cooker Italian Harvest Soup is easy to make and SO flavorful! It serves 8 people and costs just $6.86 to make and 86¢ a serving!
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Black Bean Soup
This is the best homemade, from scratch Black Bean Soup recipe out there! It is even better than anything you’ll have at a restaurant!
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Nourishing Herby Farro Soup with Mushrooms
Hot soup filled with nourishing herbs, carrots, garlic, lemongrass, and hearty farro. Sip slowly and enjoy this hot bowl of soup when you are not feeling well or enjoy it because it’s ssoooo tasty.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
This Chicken Tortilla Soup is a delicious dinner that the entire family will love. It’s full of veggies and sprinkled with the most delicious homemade tortilla strips.
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Butter Bean Soup
This Butter Bean Soup is a quick and easy recipe in just 30 minutes! It's a hearty soup loaded with Italian sausage, perfect for cooler weather.
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Ham Chowder
This Slow Cooker Ham Chowder is creamy, cheesy and so easy to make. It’s a great way to turn leftover ham into a comforting weeknight dinner!
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Recipe for Hungarian Goulash
Goulash is the ultimate Hungarian Comfort food. It’s a hearty beef stew that’s so flavorful thanks to sweet Hungarian paprika, peppers, onions, garlic, tomato paste, and caraway seeds.
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Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
This Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup is so delicious and so easy to make. I know it will become an instant hit at your house and your family will ask for it week after week!
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Borscht Soup Recipe
Polish Beet Soup, barszcz czerwony or borscht, is an easy and delicious vegetable-packed soup that is bright in color and flavor! Your family will love this sweet and sour soup.
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Instant Pot Lentil Soup
This Instant Pot Lentil Soup is hearty, healthy, and easy to make. Plus, it makes a great one-pot meal for a cold winter night.
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Cheeseburger Soup
Cheeseburger soup is a creamy blend of ground beef, cheese, and veggies with all the flavors of a classic cheeseburger.
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Chicken Quinoa Soup
Whether you want to recover from a cold, detoxify your body, or want something cozy and delicious, you will love this Chicken Quinoa Soup. Imagine a warm bowl of tender carrots, softened onions, and aromatic, juicy chicken meatballs to warm you up.
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Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup
Roasted cherry tomato soup bursting with natural sweetness, garlic, and basil. This easy soup recipe is perfect for any season!
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Crockpot Chciken Noodle Soup
Whip up this comforting crockpot chicken noodle soup effortlessly in your slow cooker and enjoy a warm, hearty meal with minimal effort.
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Gazpacho Soup
This Gazpacho Soup is served cold and so fresh and rich with flavors of tomato while accompanied by cucumber, pepper, onion, and garlic. The spices of cumin and coriander top it off.
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Chili Recipes
Flank Steak Chili
This flank steak chili is a one-pot comfort meal full of chopped steak, bold spices, and classic chili flavor. It’s perfect with tortilla chips, on top of a potato, or with cornbread.
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Copycat Sonic Chili
Recreate Sonic’s famous chili in your kitchen with this easy, cozy recipe made with ground beef, peppers, spices, and beans. Finish it off with a sprinkle of cheese for an ultimate comfort food indulgence.
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Smoked Chili
This hearty bowl of Smoked Chili is perfect year-round but especially comforting during the winter months. This is a simple recipe with very little prep time.
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White Chicken Chili Stovetop Recipe
This White Chicken Chili stovetop recipe is easy to make and will quickly become a family favorite! Plus, it's ready in just 30 minutes!
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Pumpkin Chili Recipe
This Pumpkin Chili is the ultimate fall chili recipe. It’s hearty, comforting, and has just a touch of delicious pumpkin flavor.
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Easy Crockpot Chili
Easy Crockpot Chili is a classic go-to recipe for busy weeknights during the fall and winter. Repurpose leftovers on baked potatoes, nachos, and more!
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Ground Turkey Chili
This Ground Turkey Chili is a simple and hearty recipe that packs many flavors and tastes even better the next day!
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Easy Beef Chili
This is a delicious and easy beef chili recipe. It freezes well, so it’s a good freezer meal option. It costs $11.46 to make and $1.91 per serving.
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Crock Pot White Chicken Chili
This Crock Pot White Chicken Chili recipe is an easy dump-and-go recipe that’s perfect for weeknights. It serves 6-8 people and costs $12.40 to make. That’s just $2.07 per serving!
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Stew Recipes
Meatball Stew
Meatball Stew is a quicker and easier version of the classic. It’s thick, saucy, hearty, and perfect for cold, cozy nights.
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Classic stick-to-your-ribs beef stew that’s loaded with vegetables, and made in the slow cooker. It’s perfect for chilly days and for company!
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Southwest Quinoa Stew
This Southwest Quinoa Stew recipe is the perfect comfort food for helping you keep your healthy living goals for the New Year.
New Mexico Posole Recipe
This New Mexico Posole Recipe is a hearty, flavorful pork soup or stew made with New Mexico red chiles, garlic, pork, and hominy.
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Papa’s Gone All Day Stew
Gone All Day Beef Stew is a recipe our grandpa first made over 30 years ago. It’s a comfort food classic that feeds 12 people, making it perfect for Sunday family dinners.
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Instant Pot Turkish White Bean Stew
Instant Pot Turkish White Bean Stew cooked with satisfying cannellini beans cooked with spicy Turkish sausage, aromatic oregano, and the perfect amount of garlic.
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Soup & Chili FAQs
What is the difference between soup and chili?
The main difference between soup and chili is in one ingredient: stock. Soups are often made with stock or broth as a base. Chili does not use stock but uses the juices from the meat and tomatoes to create the base.
How many types of soup are there?
Six different types of soup fall into two main categories. Those categories are clear and thick soup. The six types of soup are Bouillon, Broth, Consommé, Bisque, Cream, and Potage.
An example of a clear soup would not have a thickening agent, such as Chicken Noodle Soup. In contrast, thick soups, such as Creamy Potato Soup, use thickening agents like flour, cornstarch, and cream to thicken the base of the soup.
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I love the variety of chilis. I would love to try some of the recipes.
love this round up. we love chili. we make ours with turkey meat. we love all kinds of soup too. I like lighter dinners.
Just made chili, so chili’s on my brain! Looking forward to looking through these recipes. Thank you!
The best part about soup is that almost any variety freezes great and lasts forever.
I love a good soups what a variety you have posted here thanks
Love the collection! I will definitely try some of these new soups soon!
What tasty looking recipes. Thank you for sharing.
This makes me want to cut off a thick slice of buttered cornbread and grab a spoon! These all look so good!
What a great list to stumble upon! So perfect for this time of year!
These recipes look really good. I’m going to have to try some of them. I really like Italian Wedding soup and Corn Chowder. Thanks for gathering them up.
Sorry, I did not mean to do a double post. My first comment did not show up so I posted it again.
No worries. 🙂
I love eating spicy hot chili with cheddar cheese in this cold weather.
I love eating spicy hot chili with cheddar cheese.
This is awesome! And perfect for now!
It is going to take me awhile to go through all of these, but I know I have to try the Italian Wedding Soup!!!
What a great collection of soups! Pinning!
Great round-up….thanks for including my recipes….pinned!