Recipes Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Our 20 Best Stew Recipes of All Time Will Warm You Up From the Inside Out Cozy up with these top-rated stew recipes. By Bailey Fink Bailey Fink Bailey Fink is a devout home cook and assistant editor at Allrecipes. She has written over 200 stories covering everything from cooking methods and storage techniques to grocery shopping on a budget, how-to guides, product reviews, and important food-related news. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on November 7, 2024 Close If your idea of getting cozy involves curling up with a hearty bowl of stew, you've come to the right place. At its very best, a stew is a complete one-dish meal packed with protein and vegetables, cooked together slowly to let the ingredients permeate every bite with comforting flavor and fork-tender texture. Allrecipes has an extensive collection of stew recipes from many cultures and cuisines, and we've rounded up 20 of our very best—from classic American beef stew to traditional Irish lamb stew, Italian cioppino, Southern gumbo, and jambalaya. Scroll through and you'll also find top-rated recipes for chicken stew, black bean stew, oyster stew, and more. Your next bowl of stew is waiting for you now. 01 of 21 Chicken Stew with Dumplings Photo by Deb C. This extra comforting stew makes cooking so easy by using a rotisserie chicken and a bag of frozen vegetables. Voilà, you'll have hearty stew on the table in under an hour. Recipe creator 2ND COURSE suggests mixing the dumpling dough in a food processor for added ease. View Recipe 02 of 21 Instant Pot Best Beef Stew "This Instant Pot stew recipe is the ultimate, hearty, melt-in-your-mouth comfort food. It's so easy to make in an Instant Pot for a simple midweek dinner." —Fioa View Recipe 03 of 21 Pasta e Ceci (Italian Chickpea and Pasta Stew) Buckwheat Queen "Pasta e Ceci, or Italian chickpea and pasta stew, is an Italian classic, and the star in my favorite Italian movie, "I Soliti Sospetti", where the Usual Suspects try to steal money from a bank vault, but instead break into the wrong building and end up eating pasta with chickpeas in someone's kitchen. This is Italian comfort food." —Buckwheat Queen View Recipe 04 of 21 Chef John's Beef and Barley Stew nursethalia "What a wonderful pot of stew for the cold days in the Midwest. Delightful to make. My husband said 'what smells so good' while it was cooking. Very tasty but be prepared to cook this for some time. One pot meal well worth the wait," says reviewer cookingqueen. View Recipe 05 of 21 Good New Orleans Creole Gumbo AJW This Cajun-spiced stew is packed with sausage, crabmeat, shrimp, and veggies in a spicy broth. Serve over cooked white rice for the perfect Creole gumbo. "This is one of the best gumbos I've ever had, and my family is from the South, so that is saying a lot. Just don't tell my mother or grandmother. I doubled the recipe and brought over to my in-laws for a family dinner and they all loved it," says home cook mellie18_99. View Recipe 06 of 21 Best Jambalaya sanzoe This one-pot dish is a Louisiana favorite, and reviewers say this recipe produces authentic, spicy Cajun jambalaya. The andouille sausage, chicken, and rice make this Jambalaya extra hearty. Reviewers also like to add shrimp and sometimes replace the andouille sausage with smoked sausage or Italian sausage. View Recipe 07 of 21 Cioppino Kim Cornelison/Allrecipes Magazine If you love seafood, you'll want to try this Italian fish stew filled with shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, crabmeat, and cod. Reviewers like to use crushed tomatoes instead of stewed tomatoes, and olive oil instead of butter. "Wow, this was amazing! It definitely tasted like a restaurant-quality dish. I had a dinner party for four people — my guests kept talking about it the entire evening," says home cook Post-It Poet. You'll want to serve it with crusty bread to sop up every bit of the savory broth. View Recipe 08 of 21 Dublin Coddle (Irish Sausage and Potato Stew) Chef John "Coddle is a delicious stew featuring Irish sausage and potatoes. Cooked low and slow on the stovetop or in the oven, it is the perfect dish for St. Patrick’s Day." —Chef John View Recipe 09 of 21 Chef John's Brazilian Fish Stew Dotdash Meredith Food Studios "My interpretation of Brazilian seafood stew (or moqueca) uses just fish, so I'm calling it the weeknight version. It's ready to serve in less than 30 minutes." —Chef John View Recipe 10 of 21 Pork Stew in Green Salsa (Guisado de Puerco con Tomatillos) KC This authentic Mexican pork stew is best served with Spanish rice and warm tortillas. Recipe creator PLATO712 has since updated their recipe and now uses chicken broth in place of the water. "Delicious, with wonderfully complex but balanced flavors. All the ingredients and seasonings come together and mellow into something uniquely its own," says reviewer naples34102. View Recipe 11 of 21 West African Peanut Stew Bauchou "A hearty stew that's super easy to make and great for peanut butter lovers. Can be made vegetarian or with chicken. In a pinch, feel free to use vegetable or corn oil for peanut oil, powdered ginger for fresh, water for stock, etc. Kale works well in place of collard greens," says recipe contributor km1312. Reviewers say you can also make this recipe in a slow cooker. View Recipe 12 of 21 Homemade Beef Stew Marisa "Thick beef stew, good eaten from a bowl or poured over biscuits. If thicker stew is desired, add more cornstarch and/or take the cover off for the last 15-20 minutes. The longer this simmers, the better! Vary the herbs to your taste," says recipe contributor Paula Antoniou. For extra flavor, reviewers recommend seasoning the beef and adding ketchup, steak sauce, and Worcestershire sauce to the stew. View Recipe 13 of 21 Irish Lamb Stew Photo by Allrecipes Magazine. This authentic Irish Lamb Stew only takes 20 minutes to prep and can be made even easier by using a slow cooker. If you use the slow cooker, you don't have to brown the lamb — just throw everything in the pot and leave it for a few hours. Some reviewers like to thicken this stew with flour and use beer instead of wine in the broth. View Recipe 14 of 21 Brazilian Black Bean Stew Nan "This is absolutely and BY FAR the most delicious stew I've ever made. I thought initially that my family wouldn't like it because, well, mango + beans + ham + cilantro? But I got compliments all around for the absolutely amazing flavor! This collection of tastes is fantastic, I couldn't believe it. SO easy to make too," says reviewer SunshyneGoddess. View Recipe 15 of 21 Make-Ahead Vegetarian Moroccan Stew diane "This delicious, healthy, North African-inspired stew is a family favorite, served with warm bread or even over couscous. You can make the entire stew ahead of time, let it cool, and refrigerate it for up to three days or freeze it for several months. You can also chop the veggies and mix the spices ahead of time, freeze them, and assemble it with the canned ingredients the day you wish to cook it for a wonderful, exotic meal in just 30 minutes," says recipe creator Make-Ahead Mamas. View Recipe 16 of 21 Frogmore Stew tswanson1 A Southern classic, this Frogmore Stew has red potatoes, hot smoked sausage, corn, and fresh shrimp. "I actually live about five minutes from Frogmore, SC and I have to tell you that we all love this stew!! Easy to prepare and feeds many people. Our kids get excited when we serve the stew because they love peeling the shrimp. We also add onions to the stew with the potatoes to give it more flavor," says reviewer Bcrumley. View Recipe 17 of 21 Chile Colorado taquizas Don marcos If you aren't a fan of tomatoes then this tomato-free chile recipe is for you. Some reviewers have trouble finding New Mexico chiles, so they recommend using guajillo chile peppers instead. Serve this stew with sour cream, cheese, and corn tortillas. View Recipe 18 of 21 Oyster Stew Jennifer Michels Kirby Quick and easy oyster stew ready in a little over 30 minutes? Sign us up! Try serving this stew with homemade bread and a few drops of hot sauce. "This was very easy and foolproof. The taste was surprisingly delicious even though there were so few ingredients. We added a few oyster crackers before serving and it was exceptional. I highly recommend this stew," says home cook IW8FORSNO. View Recipe 19 of 21 Brunswick Stew Get a Husband Brunswick Stew. autumneyes "I have made this recipe twice now...once for just my family, the second time for a large crowd. Both times received raved reviews. My 14-year-old said, 'Mom, this is the best stew we've ever had!' It was an all-out hit. Everyone loved the slight sweetness that the barbecue sauce gave it," says home cook KLEEW17. Some reviewers like to substitute pulled pork, roast, or steak for the ground meats and make this stew in the slow cooker. View Recipe 20 of 21 Chef John's Brunswick Stew ALLRECIPES / KAREN HIBBARD "My take on a Southern classic stew featuring pork, chicken thighs, and veggies. This comforting dish is hearty and meaty with a rich flavor profile." —Chef John View Recipe 21 of 21 More Inspiration Photo by Allrecipes. 10 Chicken Stew Recipes That Make for Comforting Dinners 18 Recipes to Make with Stew Meat Besides Stew Browse our collection of Stew Recipes. Was this page helpful? 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