There is nothing more comforting than a warm bowl of homemade soup or stew. Whether you are craving creamy potato soup, hearty lasagna soup, cozy chowders, copycat restaurant soups, slow-simmered stews, or easy Instant Pot soup recipes, this collection brings together the best homemade soup and stew recipes from Mommy’s Memorandum.
From creamy comfort food soups and vegetable-packed classics to hearty bean soups, chicken soups, chowders, and savory stews, these recipes are perfect for chilly nights, busy weeknights, holiday gatherings, meal prep, and cozy family dinners.
Pair these soups with fresh bread recipes from our Baked Goods & Bread Recipes, explore more cozy meals in our Comfort Food Recipes, or discover restaurant-inspired favorites in our Copycat Recipes collection.
Creamy soups are the ultimate comfort food. These rich, velvety soups are loaded with potatoes, cheese, vegetables, and hearty flavors perfect for cozy dinners and cold-weather cravings.
Love restaurant soups? These copycat soup recipes recreate your favorite restaurant bowls at home for less. Perfect for Olive Garden fans, Panera lovers, and comfort food cravings.
Love restaurant-inspired comfort food? Browse more favorites in our Copycat Recipes collection.
Instant Pot soups are fast, flavorful, and perfect for busy weeknights. These pressure cooker soup recipes deliver cozy comfort food with less time and effort.
These hearty soups are loaded with pasta, sausage, beans, vegetables, and bold flavors that turn soup into a full meal.
Chicken and turkey soups are comforting classics perfect for chilly nights, leftovers, and cozy homemade meals.
Bold spices, hearty ingredients, and comforting broths make these Mexican-inspired soups and stews flavorful family favorites.
Chowders are thick, creamy, and deeply comforting. These recipes are loaded with potatoes, seafood, corn, and hearty flavor.
Vegetable soups are hearty, healthy, and packed with comforting flavor. These soups are perfect for lighter meals and cozy homemade dinners.
Stews and chili recipes are thick, hearty comfort foods perfect for chilly evenings and satisfying dinners.
Homemade broth and stock recipes create deeper flavor in soups, stews, gravies, and comfort food meals.
Soup and bread are the ultimate comfort food pairing. Serve these cozy soups and stews with homemade bread recipes from our Baked Goods & Bread Recipes category.
Fresh breadsticks, biscuits, beer bread, dinner rolls, garlic bread, and crusty homemade loaves pair beautifully with creamy soups, chowders, stews, and chili recipes.
If you love cozy soups and hearty stews, explore more homemade comfort food favorites in our Comfort Food Recipes category.
You’ll find casseroles, baked pasta dishes, hearty dinners, slow-cooked meals, and cozy family recipes perfect for cold nights and comforting homemade meals.
Hearty soups like lasagna soup, loaded baked potato soup, Zuppa Toscana, and beef stew are perfect for chilly nights.
Bean soups, broth-based soups, chili recipes, and hearty stews generally freeze very well. Cream soups may separate slightly but can often be reheated successfully with stirring.
Fresh homemade bread, biscuits, beer bread, garlic bread, and breadsticks are all excellent soup pairings. Explore our bread recipes collection for ideas.
Popular copycat soups include Zuppa Toscana, Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup, and Wendy’s-style chili.
Whether you are simmering a creamy chowder, making hearty chili, recreating your favorite restaurant soup, or serving homemade stew with fresh bread, soup season is always worth celebrating.
From cozy weeknight dinners to comforting holiday meals, these homemade soup and stew recipes are designed to bring warmth, flavor, and comfort to your table one bowl at a time.
This Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana recipe combines Italian sausage, russet potatoes, kale, bacon, garlic, and heavy cream in a rich, comforting broth. Make the easy stovetop copycat soup at home in about 45 minutes.
The Dish copycat chicken and dumplings combine butter-roasted chicken, homemade broth, tender rolled egg dumplings, and rich gravy. This from-scratch comfort food recipe was inspired by the Charlotte restaurant featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
Make Wendy’s copycat chili at home with ground beef, three kinds of beans, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, and mild chili seasoning. This easy one-pot chili makes 8 to 10 hearty servings in about an hour.
This copycat Panera broccoli cheese soup is made on the stovetop with broccoli, carrots, cheddar, Velveeta, half-and-half, onion, and chicken broth. It is creamy, cozy, and easy enough for lunch or a family dinner.
This Copycat Shadowbrook Artichoke Soup recreates the creamy Capitola restaurant favorite with artichoke hearts, potatoes, leeks, stock, cream, and lemon. It is silky, nostalgic, and ready in about 45 minutes.