19 Hearty One-Pot Stews to Keep You Warm All Winter

Warm and comforting, these all-in-one stew recipes deserve a place on your menu this winter! These delicious stews are packed with hearty protein and flavorful winter vegetables like carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, and leafy greens. You can easily make a large batch of these stews and freeze the leftovers to enjoy later. Options like our Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew and Chorizo ​​and Black Bean Stew with Collard Greens will keep you warm and satisfied all season long.

Slow Cooker Chicken and White Bean Stew

This take-out slow cooker chicken recipe is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. Serve this Tuscan-inspired dish with crusty bread and a salad.

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Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew

Potatoes and beans make this tomato-based slow cooker vegetable stew super hearty. A dollop of pesto on top and some homemade garlic croutons are an easy way to jazz up this healthy dinner.

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Chorizo ​​and Black Bean Stew with Collard Greens

This quick stew is inspired by feijoada, Brazil’s national dish made with black beans and a variety of meats (usually multiple cuts of pork and beef). In place of the Portuguese chouriço sausage, we use similarly spicy chorizo ​​and sprinkle just a little on top to avoid the sodium. Serve over rice.

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Slow Cooker Korean Beef and Cabbage Stew

Brown sugar makes this slow cooker beef stew a little sweet, which complements the spicy kimchi wonderfully. You can make this soup in advance and refrigerate it until ready to eat. If you choose to prepare it in advance, wait until the soup is reheated to add the cabbage.

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Leftover Turkey Stew

This hearty turkey stew is just about the best use for leftovers we can think of. And we’re not just talking turkey: Leftover gravy is used to add flavor and body.

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Hearty Chickpea and Spinach Stew

This satisfying stew comes together in a snap. The chickpea puree adds body to the broth and the tomato paste adds a savory note without adding too much sodium in this healthy weight loss recipe.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Garlic, Herbs and Cannellini Beans

Mixing all the ingredients in a slow cooker makes this Italian-inspired beef stew a virtually hands-off meal. The long simmering time is the secret to the beef’s tender texture and rich, tomato-based sauce.

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Lentil Stew with Salsa Verde

This healthy vegetarian recipe is hearty and satisfying. Don’t skip the parsley relish (salsa verde): it’s easy to prepare and provides a tangy accent that balances the flavors of the lentil stew. We prefer French green lentils for this stew because they don’t fall apart when cooking; however, regular brown lentils (found in most supermarkets) will also work.

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Beef and mushroom stew with mashed potatoes

This hearty beer-spiked beef stew is served with creamy mashed potatoes for a shepherd’s pie vibe.

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Chicken and hominy stew with green vegetables

Have a healthy weeknight meal with this easy chicken stew recipe. We love the bitter bite of mustard greens in this lightly spiced stew, but any dark green leaf will be delicious. The cabbage on top adds crunch.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Load the slow cooker and opt for this stew recipe that’s made in the morning and simmers all day so you come home to a Sunday-worthy dinner. Tender beef, tender potatoes and carrots in a rich broth: this could be the best, easiest beef stew you’ve ever made.

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Chicken, Sausage and Kale Stew

A little vinegar is a long-time chef’s tip for soups. Added just before serving the soup, the vinegar considerably enhances the taste. Use your favorite style of chicken sausage to add variety to this dish.

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Vegan Jambalaya

You won’t miss the meat in this healthy jambalaya. Vegan smoked sausage takes its place while the classic “trinity” of vegetables – onion, red pepper and celery – gets a spicy kick from jalapeño peppers. And it’s all cooked in one pan, which means cleanup is a breeze!

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Southwestern Sweet Potato Stew

This hearty, Southwestern-inspired stew may take a while in your slow cooker, but it’s definitely worth it! Full of sweet potatoes, black beans and hominy, it will satisfy your taste buds and keep you full for hours.

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Sausage, tomato and white bean stew

This white bean stew combines cannellini beans and sweet turkey sausage for a hearty and flavorful meal. Serve this hearty bean stew for lunch or dinner.

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Basque chicken stew

Straddling the coastal border between northern Spain and southern France, residents of the Basque Country have a deep affection for fork-tender chicken, simmered in a vibrant tomato-pepper sauce. Briny green olives stuffed with Spanish chiles further ground the dish.

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Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo

Filled with shrimp, chicken, sausage, okra, and tomatoes, this flavorful stew is a Louisiana staple. Make a meal of it and serve it with real cornbread (see related recipe).

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Brunswick Stew

This classic Southern stew has as many variations as there are people who make it, but historically it contains fresh game and smoked meats along with a few vegetables. This veggie-loaded version gets great smoky flavor from a smoked turkey drumstick.

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Chicken stew with turnips and mushrooms

In this healthy chicken stew recipe, we save prep time by using pre-sliced ​​mushrooms and pre-chopped kale (found near packaged fresh greens). If you don’t like turnips, potatoes are an easy substitution.

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