Soups / Stews – FoodWatcher

Minted Pea Soup

This Minted Pea Soup is refreshing and light. Perfect for spring gatherings, it’s fast and easy to make using fresh or frozen peas. Vegan-adaptable.

This Minted Pea Soup is refreshing and light. Perfect for spring gatherings, it's fast and easy to make using fresh or frozen peas. Vegan-adaptable.

Chicken Kale Soup

This chicken kale soup with chickpeas is comforting and delicious! It’s topped with a crispy rosemary garlic crouton.

This chicken kale soup with chickpeas is comforting and delicious! It's topped with a crispy rosemary garlic crouton.

Ginger Coconut Potsticker Soup

This delicious ginger coconut potsticker soup recipe is quick and easy to make with your choice of frozen potstickers and veggies. It’s a cold and rainy week here in Kansas City, which always means one thing in my book — soup time! ♡ This recipe is a simple twist on my favorite potsticker soup that […]

This delicious ginger coconut potsticker soup recipe is quick and easy to make with your choice of frozen potstickers and veggies.

It’s a cold and rainy week here in Kansas City, which always means one thing in my book — soup time! ♡

This recipe is a simple twist on my favorite potsticker soup that our whole family loves, but made this time with the yummiest creamy ginger-lemongrass coconut broth simmered with loads of mushrooms and spinach, and finished off with a zing of fresh lime juice. It’s a vibrant and flavorful soup that’s filling without feeling too heavy. And thanks to a few shortcuts, it can easily come together quickly on a rainy weeknight like this one. Win-win!

Feel free to use your favorite vegetarian or meat-filled potstickers (we love the vegetable gyoza from Trader Joe’s). And if you’d like to also make the soup completely gluten-free, just be sure to purchase a brand of potstickers that’s certified gf (I love these).

This recipe instantly became a favorite here with our family, so I feel certain you’re going to enjoy it too!

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Lemony Chicken Stew

This one-pot lemony chicken stew recipe is simmered with hearty vegetables in a creamy lemon-herb broth. Easy to make and always so comforting and flavorful. After the past few years living in the blissfully temperate Mediterranean, I have to admit it’s been a bit of an adjustment returning to the roller coaster that is spring […]

This one-pot lemony chicken stew recipe is simmered with hearty vegetables in a creamy lemon-herb broth. Easy to make and always so comforting and flavorful.

After the past few years living in the blissfully temperate Mediterranean, I have to admit it’s been a bit of an adjustment returning to the roller coaster that is spring weather here in the Midwest. In the past week alone, we’ve swung from summery temps to blustery cold winds to heavy thunderstorms to a sprinkling of snow flurries this morning…with a weekend in the 70s forecasted ahead. (Lol, naturally.) But while I’m very much eager for warm weather to return, I’m happy to soak up at least one more day of snuggles in front of the fire with this little cuddle bug. And I’ve gathered up the ingredients to make one more round of this cozy chicken stew for dinner. ♡

This lemony chicken stew is made with a simple mix of tender chicken thighs and rustic-cut veggies, all simmered together until tender in a creamy garlic-herb broth and brightened up with a generous splash of fresh lemon juice. We love serving this stew in warm bowls with big hunks of crusty bread for dipping, but it would also be delicious ladled over egg noodles or rice if you prefer. And while I find it’s easiest to just simmer everything together in a big pot on the stovetop (ready in under 1 hour), you’re welcome to cook this one in the pressure cooker or slow cooker too.

It’s one of those classic comfort foods that always hits the spot. So if you’re looking for a good meal to warm you up through and through, round up some chicken and veggies and let’s make a big pot of stew together!

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Colcannon Soup (Potato Kale Soup)

This Irish-inspired colcannon soup is easy to make with creamy potatoes, kale and cheddar cheese. The last time I made colcannon (traditional Irish mashed potatoes with kale), the thought occurred to me while gathering the ingredients that they would also be perfect in a soup! So…here we are. ♡ I’m pretty sure this isn’t a […]

This Irish-inspired colcannon soup is easy to make with creamy potatoes, kale and cheddar cheese.

The last time I made colcannon (traditional Irish mashed potatoes with kale), the thought occurred to me while gathering the ingredients that they would also be perfect in a soup!

So…here we are. ♡

I’m pretty sure this isn’t a traditional soup in Ireland, so I make no claims for authenticity here. But the traditional ingredients in colcannon (potatoes, kale, garlic, bay leaves, cream) form a fantastic base for a potato soup. And when simmered with extra leeks in veggie broth, partially blended until thick and creamy, and topped with a vibrant sprinkling of chopped scallions, this simple soup was just as delicious as I had imagined. So cozy and flavorful!

I decided to take a bit of extra inspiration from the Irish and add in a big handful of shredded cheddar make it extra cheesy, but the soup is plenty flavorful without the cheese if you’d like to leave it out. You could also add in some bacon or sausage here for extra protein if you’d like. Or if you prefer cabbage instead of kale for the greens in your colcannon, chopped green or Savoy cabbage would be wonderful in this soup as well.

Let’s make some colcannon soup!

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