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Soups & Stews

Soups are the universal comfort food. Featuring flavors from all around the world, this recipe selection puts the soup in super. Grab a bowl and fill it to the brim with one of these vegetable-rich stews. Whether you’re in the mood for a smooth and creamy vegan soup or a hearty chili, we can assure you that you’ll find what you’re looking for in the list below.

Tomato-Vegetable Shorba with Orzo

This thick and savory vegetable soup comes together in no time. It calls for Ras el Hanout, a classic North African spice…

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Moroccan Bean Stew with Sweet Potatoes

There’s something about the warmth and complexity of the spices in Moroccan cuisine that inspires me to create new dishes using them….

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African Yam Stew

Two popular vegetarian soups of Central Africa were the inspiration for this stew. In this region, sweet potatoes, beans, chili peppers, onions,…

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Sweet Potato Soup with Cannellini Beans and Rainbow Chard

When the weather starts getting cooler, all I can think about is soup. This one can be ready in less than 20…

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Mexican Black Bean Corn Soup

This is one of my family’s favorite soup recipes. I get requests for it all the time. Cooking your own black beans…

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Thai Green Curry Rice

This recipe is from Mary McDougall, who is co-author of, The Starch Solution.  The book, which includes more than 100 recipes from Mary,…

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Pumpkin and Anasazi Bean Stew

Anasazi beans are similar to pinto beans but have a richer flavor. They are considered an heirloom bean and are not readily…

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Sweet Potato Chili with Kale

This hearty sweet potato chili is just the thing for a chilly night—and there is no dish that can’t be improved by…

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Lotsa Vegetable Chowder

You might call this a “corny” chowder instead, because when I tell my two-year-old that I am making my “Heavenly and Heavily…

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Fragrant Kidney Bean Lentil Dal

This lentil dal dish is a dal of sorts, and is especially fragrant and flavorful, rich with spices, and yet not spicy in…

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Aloo Mattar

Aloo Mattar is a very common dish in India. Many households have their own original recipe. This is my mother’s recipe, which…

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Yam Chickpea Spinach Curry

I was looking for something to whip up for dinner one day and I found some diced frozen yams and spinach in the…

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