23 Comforting Stew Recipes to Warm the Spirits

Stew night is cozy perfection! Feeling beat after a long day? Or just craving something warm and comforting? A hearty bowl of stew is the answer! We’ve got tons of delicious recipes to choose from, including classic beef or pork stews, vegetarian options, and more. Each stew is packed with melt-in-your-mouth ingredients and rich, savory flavors that are guaranteed to chase away the blues. Get ready to discover your new favorite comfort food with these amazing stew recipes!

Curry Coconut Chickpea Stew

It’s easy to make curry coconut chickpea stew and this is a South East Asian or Indian-inspired recipe bursting with rich flavors. If you’re a fan of coconut and you also like chickpeas, or garbanzo beans as they’re also known, this curried chickpea stew will wow your taste buds.
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Pasta E Ceci

Have you tried pasta e ceci before? This Italian pasta and chickpea stew is a classic Italian recipe bursting with wonderful flavors. So if you’re looking for true comfort food from Italy, you have to give this easy dish a try.
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Boeuf Bourguignon

Boeuf bourguignon is one of the best French recipes with beef. This flavourful beef recipe combines the meat with red wine and herbs for an exquisite result. It is a version of Julia Child’s boeuf bourguignon aka beef bourguignon and a great alternative to a traditional stewed beef recipe.
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Chunky Ham, Potato, Cheese and Broccoli Stew

This slow cooker ham and potato soup with cheese and broccoli is a comforting and hearty meal. It’s full of flavor and nutrients and perfect for using leftover ham.
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Kielbasa, Cabbage and Potatoes

This slow cooker kielbasa, cabbage, and potatoes dish is the perfect comforting meal for a chilly evening. With a hearty combination of slow-cooked sausage, cabbage, and potatoes, this easy crockpot recipe is sure to become a family favorite.
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Creamy Chicken Stew

Creamy Chicken Stew is soulful and savory, silky and smooth, with each spoonful more satisfying than the last! In just an hour, you’ll be serving a luxurious chicken and potato stew that’s cozy and comforting, to warm you from the inside out!
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Beef Stew

This melt-in-your-mouth Beef Stew is bursting with flavor and texture. Tender beef is simmered to perfection in a roasted garlic red wine beef broth. A medley of root vegetables is cooked with potatoes to create an incredibly hearty, filling dish!
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American Goulash

If you’re looking for an easy-to-make, delicious comfort food recipe, you will love American Goulash. Perfectly cooked ground beef cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato sauce, with tender pasta, and topped with Cheddar cheese.
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Instant Pot Beef Stew

Instant Pot Beef Stew is a classic, comforting stew recipe that’s cooked to perfection in no time thanks to the pressure cooker! This soul-warming winter dish is loaded with tender beef, potatoes, carrots, and onions in a flavorful beef sauce.
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Instant Pot Beef Stew With Vegetables

This hearty instant pot Beef Stew recipe is quick to make and is the perfect dinner for the whole family
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Slow Cooker Cassoulet

This Slow Cooker Cassoulet recipe creates a gourmet stew with smoked meats, hearty beans, and vegetables, and only takes 10 minutes of work!
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Authentic Guinness Beef Stew Recipe

Have you ever had Guinness Beef Stew? My Guinness Beef Stew recipe is full of tender beef, hearty root vegetables, and a rich tomato broth with a deep savory flavor.
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Green Chile Stew Recipe

This Green Chile Stew Recipe is full of tender chunks of pork, potatoes, and a smoky broth made from freshly roasted green chiles. It’s brimming with flavor and is the perfect way to highlight Hatch chiles when they are in season. A bowl of this southwestern-style stew is warm and comforting, with a bit of smoky heat.
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Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash is a hearty beef stew with melt-in-your-mouth tender beef, perfectly sautéed onions, and a blend of delicious spices.
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Black Bean Sweet Potato Stew

Thick and hearty Black Bean Sweet Potato Stew is a vegetarian recipe featuring a blend of colorful vegetables, black beans, and warm taco seasoning, all simmered together to make a cozy, flavorful meal. Top with fresh herbs and some grated cheddar cheese for a meal ready in just over 30 minutes.
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Irish Beef Stew With Cheddar Dumplings

Beef Stew with Dumplings is the perfect Irish-inspired dish to make for St. Patrick’s Day. It has slow-roasted beef, potatoes, and carrots stewed in a Guinness-spiked broth that gets thick and glossy while it cooks. And to top it all off, homemade cheddar dumplings bake up extra fluffy in this beef and ale stew.
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Beef Stew

This is one of my family’s favorite meals ever. I can’t believe it has taken me this long to share it with you! It is a simple, down-home, comfort food dish that fills the bellies. It is a simple meat and potatoes kind of meal which is always a crowd-pleaser. It is also naturally gluten and dairy-free and made with all-natural ingredients.
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Cioppino Recipe (Seafood Stew)

Cioppino is a comforting San Franciscan seafood stew filled with shrimp, clams, mussels, white fish, and crab legs all simmered in a rich broth made from tomatoes, white wine, and fish stock. A family favorite, enjoy this easy and delicious one-pot seafood stew for a special weeknight or holiday meal.
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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

This nostalgic and cozy chicken and dumplings recipe is one of the best comfort food recipes you can make with chicken and a canned biscuits shortcut.
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Braised Beef Cheeks

Slow Braised Beef Cheeks in red wine is a flavourful, rich, and comforting dish that is elegant enough to serve for a dinner party and easy enough for a mid-week meal.
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Slow Cooked Lamb Tagine With Apricots

This succulent and incredibly flavourful Slow Cooked Lamb Tagine is a combination of lamb, apricots, squash, and exotic spices.
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Brazilian Feijoada (Black Bean Stew)

This recipe for Brazilian Feijoada with Garlic Butter Rice makes this iconic Brazilian Pork and Black Bean Stew approachable for any home cook. Made with 3 (!!!) kinds of pork and just 15 minutes of active prep time, this hearty, stick-to-your-ribs meal is sure to banish even your biggest hunger.
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Moghrabieh (Lebanese Pearl Couscous And Chicken Stew)

Moghrabieh is a hearty and comforting Lebanese pearl couscous and chicken stew that is popular throughout the Middle East. It’s spiced with rich and warm spices making it a perfect fall or winter meal.
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Lentil Stew

Hearty, comforting, and very flavorful, this lentil stew is a great way to beat cold weather, tastes even better the next day, and freezes wonderfully! You can use bacon and chorizo or make it completely vegetarian.
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Indian Eggplant Curry

This Indian eggplant curry recipe is one of my favorite comfort food dishes of all time. It is an effortless preparation with meltingly tender eggplant and a luscious sauce loaded with big Indian flavors. Indian cooking at its best!
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