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    🏠Home » Recipes » 101's Best Recipes

    Our Best Soup Recipes

    Jan 24, 2022 | Last Updated Jan 24, 2022 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

    Fire up the crock pot or pull out the soup pot. It's time for a hearty soup that will warm you to the bone. All are easy to make, delicious, and are bound to please.

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    Table of Contents
    • My Two Must-Try Soup Recipes
    • Old Fashion Soups
    • Two Crock Pot Stews
    • 💬 Comments

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    Introduction

    With a foot of snow today, it is time for the annual roundup of my best soup and stew recipes. All with easy-to-follow step-by-step photo instructions to help you get it right the first time, every time.

    It is winter, and our thoughts go to soups, stews, and crock pots. I have selected some of our best soup recipes for this roundup. There are stovetop recipes and some in a crock pot. There are beef, chicken, pork, and even two non-meat offerings.

    Please see our complete Soup Recipes collection for other great choices.

    Also, please check out the collection of great Chili Recipes.

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    My Two Must-Try Soup Recipes

    Here are my two must-try soups—they are both super easy but wonderful soups. The best of the best that everybody will love.

    Easy Broccoli Cheese Soup
    One pot, one hour, one of the best broccoli cheese soups is yours with this quick and easy recipe. Make it a copy-cat Panera version or even better with your own variations.
    Check Out This Recipe
    broccoli cheese soup in blue bowl
    Crock Pot French Onion Soup
    Classic French onion soup features beefy broth loaded with caramelized onions topped with crusty bread and melted cheese. Elegant comfort food made ridiculously easy with your slow cooker. Perfect for a small crock pot or double to make the family size.
    Check Out This Recipe
    French Onion in a bowl covered with browned cheese

    Old Fashion Soups

    A collection of six soups with old fashion great taste. All easy to make with simple instructions.

    Vegetable Beef Soup
    Make it on the stovetop or in your crock pot, this hardy old fashion vegetable beef soup is like grandma would make. The perfect comfort food with tender beef and lots of vegetables.
    Check Out This Recipe
    Old Fashion Vegetable Beef Soup from 101 Cooking For Two
    Chicken Noodle Soup
    This simple classic chicken noodle soup can be made in a crock pot or on the stovetop—get great homemade taste with this Betty Crocker inspired recipe. Bring on the cold weather; I'm ready now.
    Check Out This Recipe
    Ladle of chicken noodle soup over the crock pot
    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
    Ham and bean soup on spoon
    Crock Pot Taco Soup
    Taco Tuesday in a bowl. This great taco soup has a ton of spicy taste. Make it is thick enough to be called taco chili. Make it spicy or mild. Make a big or small amount. Make it in your crock pot or on the stovetop.
    Check Out This Recipe
    Kick Tail Taco Soup from 101 Cooking for Two
    Thick Crock Pot Cheeseburger Soup
    This crock pot cheeseburger soup is extra thick and cheesy with loads of potatoes and other vegetables. This “stick to your bones” soup will become a family favorite this winter.
    Check Out This Recipe
    Extra Thick Crock Pot Cheeseburger Soup from 101 Cooking for Two
    Crock Pot Beef Barley Soup
    This hearty beef barley soup recipe has chunks of tender beef and vegetable with plump and tender barley. This easy comfort food only needs a few minutes of preparation, and your slow cooker will do the rest.
    Check Out This Recipe
    ladel of beef barley soup over a full crock pot

    Two Crock Pot Stews

    There is nothing like a great hearty stew on a cold winter day. Give these easy recipes a try.

    Small Crock Pot Chicken Stew
    This dump-and-go crock pot chicken stew recipe has tender chicken, potatoes, and veggies in a seasoned chicken broth. It is both healthy and delicious. This smaller recipe is ideal for a small household or is quickly doubled to full size.
    Check Out This Recipe
    Closeup of chicken stew in a ladle
    Small Crock Pot Beef Stew
    Everybody loves this delicious crock pot beef stew with tender meat and vegetables. This smaller recipe is ideal for a small household or is quickly doubled to full size.
    Check Out This Recipe
    beef stew in a white bowl
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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 a total of 9 recipes. I will be updating this roundup yearly with my current recommendations.

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    Comments

    1. Sandra

      January 20, 2019 at 6:35 pm

      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 .

      Reply
      • DrDan

        January 21, 2019 at 6:27 pm

        Hi Sandra,
        A stick to the bone soup like this works almost anywhere.
        Dan

    2. Linda Lee

      January 20, 2019 at 10:09 am

      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!

      Reply
      • DrDan

        January 20, 2019 at 10:20 am

        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

    3. Sonia

      January 07, 2018 at 9:45 am

      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 BURRRRRRRR

      Soup is great at this time

      Reply
    4. Maryellen

      January 06, 2018 at 6:13 pm

      North Dakota girl here!! Soup = winter comfort food for sure!!

      Reply
    5. Joan

      January 06, 2018 at 4:25 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • DrDan

        January 06, 2018 at 5:08 pm

        Ahh, the south snow/tornado belt. Be careful on I-94 around there. I'm near Grand Haven.
        Dan

    6. Joan

      January 06, 2018 at 12:48 pm

      It looks good! We are moving back to Michigan after 25 years in Florida. I know the soup recipes will come in handy.

      Reply
      • DrDan

        January 06, 2018 at 1:50 pm

        Hi Joan,
        OK, I'll bite, where in Michigan and hopefully not for a few months.
        Dan

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