Soup/Stew
Gourmet’s Classic Ratatouille
Summer’s best produce cooked into one vibrant, silky, flavor-packed dish.
By Kemp Minifie and The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Tortellini in Preserved Lemon Brodo
A quick-fix dinner thanks to store-bought tortellini and chicken broth.
By Zaynab Issa
Smoked Mackerel Udon
Chewy noodles, tinned fish, and hardy greens in an umami broth.
By Becca Millstein and Vilda Gonzalez
Winter-Vegetable Soup
This nourishing soup comes together faster than you can say “sweater weather.”
By Lillian Chou
Lettuce Soup
Blend a crisper drawer’s worth of salad greens (romaine, arugula, spinach, watercress, etc.) into this vibrant, surprising soup.
By Shelley Wiseman
Classic Seafood Boil With Lemon-Butter
You’ll need your favorite seafood seasoning and your biggest pot for this seafood boil brimming with shrimp, sweet corn, smoky sausage, and tender potatoes.
By Rhoda Boone
Carne Guisada
This Puerto Rican pork stew—loaded with bright and briny flavors like fresh tomatoes and Manzanilla olives—can easily be a part of your weeknight meal rotation.
By Illyanna Maisonet
Mussel Chowder With Bacon, Leek, and Lime
This mussel chowder is both comforting in winter and well-suited for summer, given its straight-from-the-ocean brine that gets a lift from fresh lime and cilantro.
By Erin French
Gbegiri
Known as gbẹ̀gìrì in Yorùbá and miyan wakye in Hausa, this bean soup delights in its simplicity, and it’s often served as a trio of multicolored complements.
By Yewande Komolafe
Ofe Nsala
Steamed, mashed, and puréed yams are the base for this silky soup, which is served with large poached prawns.
By Yewande Komolafe
What’s The Difference Between Stock and Broth?
And bouillon and bone broth too.
By Zoe Denenberg and The Editors of Epicurious
Homemade Turkey Stock
The best part of this rich, savory turkey stock? You don’t need a leftover turkey to make it.
By Rick Rodgers
Vegan Pho
A rich vegetable broth, slightly sweetened with fruit, is the base of this comforting vegan pho.
By Helen Lê
This Book Proves That a Pot of Soup Is No One Hit Wonder
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel dreams up soups for every season and a million ways to reinvent leftovers.
By Anikah Shaokat
Carrot-Orange-Ginger Soup
This soup is inspired by ginger-turmeric carrot-orange juice at the juice bar. You can swap in cream to make it richer, or coconut milk to make it vegan.
By Shelly Westerhausen Worcel
Root Vegetable Mafé
This vegan root vegetable stew with peanut sauce is perfect for entertaining.
By Pierre Thiam
Tomato-Watermelon Gazpacho
Wait to make this tomato-watermelon gazpacho until it’s the scorching second half of summer when your farmers market is bursting with juicy tomatoes.
By Shelly Westerhausen Worcel
Qorma-e-nakhod (Stewed Chickpeas With Spinach and Goat Cheese)
This warm, comforting vegetarian stew of chickpeas and spices hails from Afghanistan and is topped with a creamy cumin-flecked goat cheese sauce.
By José Andrés
Matzo Ball Soup
These rich and tender matzo balls are cooked in homemade chicken stock that’s perfumed with parsnips, turnips, dill, and star anise.
By Mitchell Davis
Cheesy Potato Soup With Bacon
This hearty homemade potato soup owes its richness to plenty of melted cheddar cheese and a topping of crispy bacon.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen