Our Best Soups

It's 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.

Table of Contents

My Two Must-Try Soup Recipes
Old Fashion Soups
Stews

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Introduction

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.

They there are many other choices. Please check all of them our complete Soup Recipes collection.

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

My Two Must-Try Soup Recipes

Two super easy but wonderful soups.

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.

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.

French Onion in a bowl covered with browned cheese

Old Fashion Soups

A collection of six soups with old fashion 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.

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.

Crock Pot Ham Bone and Bean Soup

Let's use that leftover ham bone to make a great hearty and delicious ham and bean soup. There is nothing much more traditional than this classic soup. Please enjoy one of the best soups you can make at home.

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.

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.

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.

ladel of beef barley soup over a full crock pot

Stews

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

Smaller Crock Pot Chicken Stew

Great for the smaller households but easy to double for larger families. With tender chicken, potatoes, and veggies all in a seasoned chicken broth, this chicken stew is both healthy and delicious.

Easy Beef Stew for Smaller Crock Pots

Cut down for smaller households but easy to double for larger families. This easy slow cooker recipe is the best traditional comfort food—full of tender chunks of beef with rich, hearty sauce and vegetables.

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.

Comments

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 .

- DrDan
  
  January 21, 2019 at 6:27 pm
  
  Hi Sandra,
  A stick to the bone soup like this works almost anywhere.
  Dan
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!

- 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
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

Maryellen

January 06, 2018 at 6:13 pm

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

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.

- 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
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.

- 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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