14 Favorite Soup and Stew Recipes
I returned from Houston last night just in time to sit down to supper with my family! It isn’t really fall there (yet!) but it sure is here in Bama, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite soup and stew recipes with you today.
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Christy
BBQ Joint Stew (Commonly Called Brunswick Stew)
At the first sign of chill in the air, BBQ joints around here start cranking out this delicious stew. It helps them use up any leftover shredded pork and chicken that they may have. By mixing in their signature bbq sauce (my No. 5 signature bbq sauce recipe is in my cookbook in case you need one) and whatever vegetables they have on hand they can turn out a flavorful and filling stew unlike any other.
My Favorite Potato Soup
Includes lots of ideas to customize this classic and make it your own!
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Full of flavor thanks to the Enchilada sauce, this soup is a cinch to throw together!
Christy’s Slow Cooker Chili
Any southerner worth their salt has a great chili recipe, preferably a signature one. This is mine
Ground Beef Stew (with a secret!)
Here is a fuss free, economical, and delicious beef stew to warm you from the inside out. I just love stew weather! To me, this tastes a lot like Cracker Barrel’s Vegetable Beef Stew, but with more goodies inside!
Our Family’s Chicken Stew Recipe
This stuff is good, you really need to make it!
Simple Tomato Soup
With a few ingredients and a few minutes, you can have an outstanding tomato soup. Can you say Grilled Cheese?
Shortcut Senate Bean Soup
Oh my goodness is this ever good. Warm, soothing, filling, and with shortcuts to save time!
Tina’s Corn Chowder
This corn chowder is a great meal for vegetarians. Simply substitute the chicken broth with vegetable broth and you’re off to the races!
Chicken Noodle Soup
This soup is the absolute favorite of my son and all of my nephews!
“Free Soup” – Dieter’s Best Friend!
This recipe is one my mother and I have used for over twenty years, and we still love it. Many diets have “free” vegetables, which are basically vegetables that are allowed without restriction. What this soup does is combine those vegetables in with a richly flavored broth and serves them up as the perfect anytime dish to fight off the munchies, serve as a quick and easy lunch, or a filling side dish with your evening meal.
Tomato-less Rustic Beef Stew
I worked up this recipe especially for my Aunt Sue, who makes the worlds best pound cake but can’t eat tomatoes. How are those two related? Well, beyond me just putting them in a sentence together I reckon that’s about it, but you can get her pound cake recipe in my cookbook ~winks~.
Spaghetti Lover’s Soup
So if you love Spaghetti…
Taco Soup
World’s Easiest Supper – Nuff Said!
If you’ve made any of these recipes I’d love to hear about them in the comments below!
Which of these recipes is your family’s favorite?
(I’m trying to decide which one I want to make for supper!)
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I made the ground beef stew this week. 2 other male friends came over and decided to stay for dinner when they saw what I had on the stove! It was a perfect meal for family and friends.
I don’t know if this is just me and my Southern upbringing but when I can make food that pleases a man’s stomach, I feel like I’ve really done something!! lol
Thank you for this great comment!
Gratefully,
Christy
I’m glad you enjoyed Houston. We don’t have fall here. Our seasons are almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas. (Or as my daughter said the other day, summer, summer, summer, Christmas.) However, we are expecting a major cold front tomorrow morning with falling temps all day.
I look forward to making the Free Soup! I need to drop some serious weight (as in surgery would be an option if we could afford it), so I think I’m going to keep that on hand.
I made your Taco Soup…..YUMMY!!!! ’nuff said!! lol
I fixed a big old batch of the taco soup this weekend and froze half of it. I also do not care for tomatoes in my stew so will be trying out your recipe next week. I’m having everybody and their dog over for gumbo this saturday so it will be a few days before soup will be on the menu again!
Hi Christy,
I’ve made your ground beef stew several times, my husband and I love it, especially with cornbread. The Spicy V8 juice gives it so much flavor, just delicious! Its been cool and very fall like here in Northern Virginia, so it has been perfect for supper.
Thanks much,
Heather
P.S.
As a born and raised Georgia girl, you are 100% right about the satisfaction of pleasing your man with a good meal
I have made the Free Soup a couple of times and also the Taco Soup. I bought ingredients for the Taco Soup last night and might throw it together at lunch and put it in the crock pot for the afternoon. I am going to use ground turkey instead of hamburger. We will see how that goes. There are several others here that I need to try. I love potato soup.
I made the chicken stew last night, again, and my friends loved it. My husband called me yesterday to ask if I had my chicken stew made yet. He really likes it. Made extra to freeze so we can take it out on a cold day and enjoy. Love, Love the recipe.
Looks like I am going to have to make them all. MMMMMMMMMM looks so good. I make refridgerator soup, mostly leftovers with diced tomatoes and added beans and sometimes onion soup mix. Its soup weather!
Hey Sweet Christy!! There is a batch of Our Family’s Chicken Stew in my fridge at this moment! Such a great recipe to double or triple and share with others. (We had the Taco Soup last week.) Looking forward to seeing you 11/10/11 at the big event! Is Brady going to be your “warm up the audience act”??
The BBQ Joint Stew is to die for. I made it for our latest annual Super Bowl party and what a hit! I froze the left overs and we enjoyed the last of it recently. Time to make more now that winter’s coming on. Comfort food!
I am so glad to hear that you like the BBQ Joint stew!!!
Christy, These are all such grear recipes! Once the weather gets a little chilly we could eat soup& stew everday. Thanks again for all of these wonderful recipes!
Once again with the the typos! Great recipes that we could everyday. In my enthusiasm to brag on you I never checkmy spelling unitl it’s to late. LOL
I completely understand Lisa! If it wasn’t for spell-checker I would be in some serious trouble!!
Oh I really like some of these right off the bat – I’ve added them to my recipes. Thank you for all your insight on good down home meals.
I hope you enjoy them Kat!
We’ve made the chicken stew a couple times and it really is just as amazing as you say!
I am so glad you like it Jen!! Hope you have a great day!!
The chicken noodle is awesome! Going to try ground beef stew tomorrow! Every recipe I have tried has been great and I have tried LOTS and LOTS….
I am so glad you are enjoying the recipes Mary!!! That just made my day!!!
I’ve made your Taco Soup, Tomatoless Beef Stew, Chili and Chicken Stew. The Chicken Stew kind of missed the mark with us (sorry to say) but the other three are among my favorite recipes
Can’t wait to try your BBQ Joint Stew, Chicken Tortilla Soup and Corn Chowder! I already have fantastic navy bean soup and potato soup recipes but I might give yours a try someday too 
That’s why I try to post all kinds of varieties of things. I know not everyone is going to like every recipe. But I am glad to hear that you like the others!!
I felt kinda bad posting that a recipe I made wasn’t a favorite, but like you said, everyone has different tastes
It can kinda hurt when you share a recipe and someone makes it and doesn’t love it- I’ve been there and can’t help but wonder if they did something wrong! As for your recipes, I’ve made probably 30 of them if not more (and many of them multiple times) and we are crazy about the vast majority of them. I make something from Southern Plate at least once a week, if not more often- yesterday I made your Chicken Planks for the second time (and posted about it on my blog!). Your “grilled” chicken tenderloins, hoe cake, sweet and sour green beans, mashed potatoes, chicken and dumplings, taco soup, beef stew, sugar cookie icing, cream cheese frosting, peanut butter balls, cheesy chicken casserole, and many more are amongst our all time favorites. And last night as we were falling asleep my husband randomly woke up and asked me if I could make the 7 Up pound cake soon.
Okay, I just added it up- I was wrong. I’ve made over 50 of your recipes in the past year and a half! WOW! And a lot of those I’ve made more than once and many, many of them are favorites now. I have a lot of cook books that I’ve only made one (or zero) recipes from and my AllRecipes recipe box has about 3,000 recipes I’ve saved but haven’t made yet so this is really very impressive. Where would I be without Southern Plate?
I love all your recipes!!! I have made the taco soup, tomato-less rustic beef stew, chicken stew & potato soup. They were all amazing & were scarfed right up!!! LOL Thanks so much for doing what you do. God bless.
WOW! Thank you so much Pam!!! I am so glad you are enjoying the recipes. Hope you have a blessed day!!
Christy, I’ve made the Senate Bean Soup and also the simple tomato soup.
It’s a shame that simple tomato soup is so simple, I’ve had it several times
the bean soup also, next in line is the crockpot chili and the potato soup.
Keep em coming.
Bob
I have made so many of these!!! My husband and I LOVE the corn chowder!! It freezes very well also. Thank You Christy for so much good eating!!!
We’ve made all of them and the potato is our favorite. We have it at least every other week in the fall and winter and I always double the recipe so we have leftovers for lunches!
I’ve made the potato soup 2x since finding your recipe a month ago. It is a favorite for me and my family!
Ooh those are some good lookin’ soups!
Dear Christy,What a wonderful thing you are doing!I am from Montgomery,Ala.,tranplanted to fllorida for many years.I have been a vegatarian for about 27 years!Hard to do when you are from the South,but I love animals so much that I can not eat them.However,I am not one of those weird vegi’s that judge other people that eat meat.I truly believe that some people can not exist without the animal protein.I am one of the lucky one’s blessed with a body that can handle it very well.My Mom said evan as a baby,I only liked fruits and vegtables!Being from the south we have such wonderful fruits and vegi’s that I would love to see you add more of these recipes.I come from a long line of old southern cooks and I remember so many recipes that were without meat!One reason because it was less expensive.I do eat fish now and we have some wonderful seafood in the South!Thank-you for your wonderful attitude!I love your Good-Morning song! And you do have a good voice!I am stuck out here in Texas,due to business but I am working my way back home.Bless your heart for making all of southern women stronger!Best regards,Karyn Hamel,Director of Sales,Choice Hotels
Hi Christy! It’s Aunt Missy from Texas! Good news…I think fall has arrived here! It feels like the kind of weather for soup, stew, gumbo, chili…yum!
Good morning christy! I love the brunswick stew!! My family every year when i was younger around this time would make a huge pot (like a witch’s pot Lol) outside over a real fire! It was so awesome! It was so much stew they would freeze what we didnt eat for the rest of the winter! I will be trying ur receipe for sure! Thanks!
In KY we call bar-b- q soup burgoo
Hey Christy!
I am a UNA Culinary major, and I take a lot of pride in trying out & sharing your recipes! I am a newlywed, and decided I better cook some chili to prove my talents & earn my keeps as we enter this sweater weather. (; He loved it, as did I! Your chili was great, & I can’t wait to try it again for friends.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 10th!!
Can’t wait to see you too!! It’s getting close!!
I made the Chicken Tortilla Soup, It was so good. I usually do not like Mexican food but this soup was very tasty. I would make it again.
I made the chicken noodle soup last night and was happy to find it’s the same recipe I have been making for over 13 years!! A friend of mine brought it to me after I had my daughter and I love it!! We use orzo noodles. I woke up with a bad cold this morning, so it was perfect timing. I’ve also found that if I don’t have time to boil a chicken and make a big pot, I console myself with some chicken boulion, paprika, and then toss the noodles straight into that. I have had that before when I’ve been sick and everything else is just too much!!
Love your recipes!! My husband is ready for me to make the rustic beef stew!! Since it’s deer season, we may try it with some deer around here!
I made this Taco Soup tonight for my boyfriend.
Very tasty, great flavor, easy, quick and it was quite the hit : )
I made the potato soup tonight for dinner! AMAZING!!! Thank you!
I love the Brunswick Stew….a.k.a BBQ Joint Stew.
I’ve made the Taco Soup a couple of times now. So easy and delicious! I usually through a few Fritos or tortilla chips in the bowl and add a dollop of sour cream on top.
I made the Taco soup. My family and I love it. Thank you very much.
I am so glad to hear they liked it Margo!!
These are all wonderful! Could sit right down and enjoy any one of them! What a great selection of recipes! You (and cold temps here in NC) are giving me a desire for your Potato Soup especially!
You are the best Debbie!!!
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Hi Christy,
I made your recipe for My favoirte potato soup and took it to my sunday school class party. Everyone loved it and I had to pass the recipe on to them. Thanks, and keep them coming. Peytie
WOW, I am so honored to hear everyone liked it. Thank you so much or sharing Peytie!!!
The Chicken Stew is to die for!!!!!!! I make it in my 18 quart cooker and take it to church events, i never have 1 drop left! Thank You Christi for this wonderful recipe! I double it and sometimes triple it!
The BBQ Joint Stew is my absolute favorite!..Tastes just like the Brunswick Stew my Grandma used to make, only she grew all the veggies and chicken on her farm!…If she was still here, she would love it!
Christy, I made the “Free Soup” today and it was so delicious! My husband and Mother both said, “This is a keeper.”
I LOVE the BBQ joint stew. It is a staple in my house in the fall and winter months. Excited b/c it won’t be long until this is crankin’ in my kitchen again! Thanks for the recipe.
I am so glad to hear that you like it Gina!!
Do you have a recipe for chicken gumbo soup?
I love reading and trying your recipes.
Hi Christy,I made the rustic beef stew last week. It was great! Thanks for the recipe.
I think it is so funny when people say they eat cornbread with chili. I have never done that. I love cornbread, but with chili, We eat crackers.
so far its chicken stew and navy bean soup.Have made them for a large group of people and they love it.Could use some more recipes for large groups of people ! Thanks
I am making the potato soup as we speak! My first attempt at making potato soup however most everything I make from you has been a big hit
I hope you enjoy the recipe Winona!!
Your “My Favorite Potato Soup” was the first one of your recipes I ever tried, and boy did it make a believer out of me! I’ve made it several times, and shared the recipe with friends and it always gets rave reviews. I even used the frozen hash browns to make it quick and easy. I was skeptical about that because I just didn’t think they could be as good as fresh potatoes, but if I didn’t tell them no one would know! It’s the best potato soup I’ve ever had.
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for sharing Connie!! Just made my day!! I am so glad to hear that you like the recipe!!
Made my gumbo Super Bowl got us hungry for some
Sounds delicious!