Kid friendly American soups, stews & chilis recipes with 400 or fewer calories

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Ground Beef Soup

Ground Beef Soup

Simple. Healthy. Hearty. Delicious. What more can one ask for? *** Variations **** Try using ground turkey, ground chicken, or even crumbled…

Wendi Taylor
Jan 2013
Professional
5 votes
9650 views
Awesome Split Pea Soup

Awesome Split Pea Soup

We made this soup by combining the best of two recipes...one from America's Test Kitchen and one from Cook's Illustrated's the Best New Recipe. I…

John Spottiswood
Dec 2009
Advanced
8 votes
11858 views
After Thanksgiving Turkey Noodle Soup

After Thanksgiving Turkey Noodle Soup

There's nothing better than a basic Turkey noodle soup. We all look forward to this after Thanksgiving. This…

Denise Sherin
Dec 2014
Advanced
1 vote
9134 views
Cheeseburger in Paradise Skinny Soup

Cheeseburger in Paradise Skinny Soup

Okay, so this is a soup not the burger Jimmy Buffett was singing about but it has all the fabulous flavors of a…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Jan 2012
Professional
3 votes
7876 views
Potato leek soup

Potato leek soup

This is a dish I make at the end of the gardening season and everyone loves it !! I use my scallions that I have left in the garden and allowed to…

Chef Paul McGovern
Sep 2016
Professional
2 votes
4048 views
Hala Kahiki Chili - Pineapple Chili

Hala Kahiki Chili - Pineapple Chili

Hala Kahiki means Pineapple, this is a tropical pineapple chili. It's a nice change from regular chili. It…

Denise Sherin
Mar 2014
Advanced
1 vote
7475 views
Pork Stew with Wine

Pork Stew with Wine

This is another phenomenal recipe that I adapted from a recipe from James Villas in Stews, Bogs, and Burgoos. I still have not found a recipe from…

John Spottiswood
Nov 2010
Advanced
4 votes
5258 views
Easy Chicken Posole

Easy Chicken Posole

This is a super easy and tasty recipe you can whip up in 20 minutes! You can use the meat from a standard rotisserie chicken for this soup. I got…

Nancy Miyasaki
Sep 2010
Intermediate
6 votes
7129 views
Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup

Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup

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

Caryn Talty
Nov 2012
Intermediate
2 votes
6781 views
Beef Stew

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…

Nancy Miyasaki
May 2010
Intermediate
6 votes
11887 views
Creamy Homemade Tomato Soup

Creamy Homemade Tomato Soup

I love a big bowl of creamy tomato soup on a cool Fall day and with the start of our cooler temperatures, my mind has been on that big bowl of soup!…

Carolinaheartstrings
Nov 2013
Intermediate
2 votes
6368 views
chicken pot pie soup

chicken pot pie soup

easy as 123a

sue
Nov 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
6037 views
Creole Vegetable and Beef Soup

Creole Vegetable and Beef Soup

This was a tasty soup that we gladly ate two nights in a row. I added quite a bit of extra creole seasoning to my bowl, because I love the flavor.…

John Spottiswood
Feb 2011
Advanced
3 votes
2555 views
Slow Cooker Beef with Barley Soup

Slow Cooker Beef with Barley Soup

Cooking the pearl barley a long time gives this soup a nutty flavor and smooth texture. It's very different…

John Spottiswood
Oct 2010
Advanced
7 votes
7649 views