North american soups, stews & chilis recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Chicken Potpie Soup

Chicken potpie is one of the all-time favorite comfort foods, but not too many of us labor making the pie crust version with the yummy creamy…

Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup

This butternut squash and sweet potato soup is more savory and less sweet tasting. I love making butternut…

Creamy Multiple Mushroom Soup

A rich creamy mushroom soup that makes a great lunch or dinner. Serve with nice homemade bread. The addition of multiple mushrooms (fresh and dried)…

Slow cooker pork stew - chile verde

This is an easy and tasty version of chile verde that I adapted from a slow cooker cookbook. This keeps very…

Comforting Sweet Potato Soup with Creamed Spinach

Chicken and Cannellini Bean Soup

We've been trying out several soups, chilies and stew variations, and this one grabbed the spotlight. The…

Beef Stew

The beef stew is a very good traditional beef stew. If you are craving the beef stew your grandmother used to make, then this will definitely hit…

Pepper Squash Soup

This soup is creamy, velvety, tasty and could be served as an entrée for a special meal and occasion.

Ham and Split Pea Soup

Ham and Split Pea Soup

Crock Pot Chicken Stew

The perfect Sunday evening supper, this basic stew is pure comfort fare! What I enjoy particularly are the ease of preparation, large chunks of…

Lentil, Black Bean & Brown Rice Soup

Hearty and healthy, this soup will satisfy your fall comfort food needs. I was inspired by a demo of lentil…

New England Chunky Herbed Quahog Chowder

Quahog's, also known as "chowder clams" are big hard-shelled clams. If you don't live New England, you use…

Weeknight Minestrone

This is a speedy version of the classic Italian minestrone. The food processor does the chopping and bottled marinara saves additional time, without…