Meaty Soups

Let's be honest: nothing beats a big bowl of soup on a chilly day. Dive into the delightful mix of lamb, veggies, and barley that makes Olga's Kitchen Peasant Soup a...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Quick, simple, tasty and easy to make a big batch for leftovers. Don't stress about a complicated dinner. This veggie beef soup is the way to go.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Recreate O'Charley's comforting chicken harvest soup at home with this rich blend of chicken stock, fresh veggies, melt-in-your-mouth chicken, and tender egg...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Stay home, save money, and learn a delicious new recipe. A medley of slow-simmered veggies make this Carrabba's copycat chicken soup hearty without being...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with cilantro, cumin, boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves, chicken broth, Rotel tomatoes, green chiles, onion, olive oil, garlic, lime juice

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

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The golden roux with diced veggies can accommodate all sorts of meats, from chicken to chorizo to shrimp in this classic gumbo. Pour it all over rice for some real down-home comfort...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Lentils, sausage, and a veggie-packed broth make up this copycat recipe for Carrabba's famous lentil soup.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

The soup that eats like a meal! Beef stew meat, onions, and potatoes are cooked in a hearty broth.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

A light and quick meal. If you've never tried making Pho (pronounced "fuh") this is a great recipe to start with.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Of course old-fashioned chowder is made from scratch. It's amazingly quick, though (under 30 minutes) so there's no excuse to cheat with canned stuff.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Doesn't matter what country it's from, comforting chicken noodle soup is universal. This slow-simmered Yugoslavian version has plenty of cabbage and parsley, and...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Something about barley just feels right in a hearty, veggie-stuffed soup. This recipe is great for using leftover chicken, and is pretty accomodating to whatever spare...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Beef shank soup is the kind of dish that smells amazing as it cooks and tastes even better when served. Grab your ingredients and let's whip up some home-cooked happiness.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Slow cooked comfort food at its best. Tender bites of chicken are slowly simmered in a creamy potato and corn chowder.

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

There's nothing like chicken soup to warm the body and soul, especially from a scratch-made recipe like this one. The chicken and veggies make an unbelievably rich-tasting broth...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

This chicken and rice soup is as "set it and forget it" as it gets. Plenty of chopped veggies help make up a savory soup that's a whole meal in a bowl.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

There's nothing like a bowl of good chicken soup to hit the spot when you need it. This one's a keeper, cooking chicken from scratch is the key to a savory broth that...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

This could easily be called "a little bit of everything" soup with its unusual but delicious blend of flavors.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with parsley, salt and white pepper, chicken stock, orzo pasta, boneless skinless chicken breasts, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

This copycat recipe for Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana (Tuscany soup) is made with spicy sausage, potatoes, onion, bacon, kale, and heavy whipping cream.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

An ideal use for the leftover Thanksgiving turkey carcass. Celery and carrots along with the carcass make a savory broth for a sensational soup packed with veggies, cubed...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with ground beef, onion, carrots, celery, cabbage, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, beef bouillon or stock

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with smoked sausage, salt, onion, oil, green cabbage, potatoes, chicken broth or homemade stock, water, bay leaf, dried thyme

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Comfort food made from scratch with the help of your crock pot.


Time:   2-5 hours

Made with celery, corn kernels, venison or beef short ribs or shanks, water, onions, tomatoes, bell pepper, okra, potatoes, carrots

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours