
Contest-Winning Stuffed Pepper Soup
This is an excellent example of how convenience foods can be combined for a tasty entree. Ready in minutes when I get home from work, this soup becomes part of a balanced meal with a tossed salad, rolls or fruit. For a variation, try chicken, turkey or even venison instead of ground beef. –Tracy Thompson, Cranesville, Pennsylvania

Keto Chili
Just because you're following a low-carb, high-fat keto diet doesn't mean you can't eat your favorite comfort foods. Keto chili...

Chinese Beef Noodle Soup
If you're looking for a comfort food dish the whole family will love, try this recipe for Chinese beef noodle...

Cowboy Soup
Cowboy soup is a mix-and-match soup made with ground meat, beans and any vegetables you have on hand. The result...

Burgoo
A hearty regional stew, burgoo is chock full of various meats and lots of vegetables simmered long and slow for...

Drive-Thru Chili
I don't eat a lot of fast food but when I do I try to pick things that are fairly...

Instant Pot Chili con Carne
Although multicookers can’t replace every tool in the kitchen, they sure are coming close. Chili con carne is one of...

Pressure-Cooker Beefy Cabbage Bean Stew
While we were on a small-group quilting retreat, one of my friends made this wonderful recipe for dinner. We all...

Spiced Butternut Squash Chili
I love how a hint of heat with a touch of sweetness from the Gustus Vitae spicy chocolate cinnamon cane...

Cuban Ropa Vieja
I love having this as a go-to recipe for a weeknight meal. Its great authentic Cuban taste puts it at...

Beef Cabbage Soup
When I was a little girl, I helped my parents work the fields of their small farm. Lunchtime was always...

German Vegetable Soup
My sister-in-law gave me this recipe—it's a nice thick soup. It does call for quite a few ingredients, but the...

Slow-Cooker Vegetable Soup
This slow-cooker vegetable soup is an entire meal in a bowl, as it has beef, potatoes and of course, lots...

Zesty Steak Chili
This full-flavored, medium-hot, Texas-style chili tastes even better the second day. —Michelle Smith, Running Springs, California

Mushroom Salsa Chili
Green, sweet red and yellow peppers give this hearty chili a splash of color. I often fix it for my...

Stovetop Goulash
I created this recipe after trying goulash at a local restaurant. The blend of spices gives it fabulous flavor, and...

Vegetable Soup with Dumplings
This nutritious soup never gets boring, because the vegetables can vary depending on what's in season or on hand. In...

Beef Minestrone
This recipe pleasantly proves that decreasing fat intake doesn't mean saying farewell to ground beef's full-bodied flavor. This soup is...

Easy Hungarian Goulash Soup
This soup is similar to one made by my mother years ago. Brimming with potatoes, rutabagas, carrots and onions, it's...

Dandelion Soup
I like to use dandelion green in many recipes. With hearty meatballs in a wonderful chicken broth, this dish is...

Chipotle Beef Chili
I love spicy food, so I think this chili really hits the spot. If you are sensitive to chile peppers,...

Couscous Meatball Soup
This soup will warm you up and takes just 25 minutes of prep time, making it a perfect weeknight meal....

One-Pot Spinach Beef Soup
My idea of a winning weeknight meal is this beefy soup simmering in one big pot. Grate some Parmesan and...

Makeover Beef & Potato Soup
Slow-cooker easy, this soup is a Christmas Eve tradition after church services at our house. —Sheila Holderman, Berthold, North Dakota

Roasted Poblano Beef Stew
I like to keep my son's heritage alive through cooking, and this recipe reflects my wife's Hispanic background. The first...

Chipotle Chili
This thick slow-cooker chipotle chili is special to me because it cooks itself while I’m at work. My family and...

Chili with Corn
Our perfectly spiced slow-cooker chili with corn recipe, brimming with tender kidney beans, beef and sweet corn, will warm you...

Asian Beef and Cauliflower Stew
Next to hamburger, round steak is probably the most frequent dinner "guest" at our place! I'm always experimenting with recipes,...

Chunky Beef Vegetable Soup
For a satisfying lunch or dinner, serve bowls of this thick soup with fresh-baked bread. Brimming with chunks of veggies,...

Rock’n and Roast’n Chili
I got the basics of this recipe from a friend at a Super Bowl party and tweaked it from there....

Meaty Mushroom Chili
Since our two daughters did not like beans in their chili, I adapted a recipe to suit our whole family's...