North american soups, stews & chilis recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing more than $3 per serving

New England Clam Chowder

Easy, creamy traditional clam chowder without hassle.

Mexican Pozole I (Posole)

A hominy stew with pork or chicken, this soup can usually be found where Mexican food is popular. Has a nice “heat” to it, and as with most stews,…

Slow Cooked Beef Stew

Mexican Seafood Chowder

There are two challenges to this dish: one is to get the right balance of salt, garlic, saffron, and jalapeno; and the other is to not overcook the…

Corned Beef and Vegetable Soup

For a change from sandwiches, use the last gasp of the corned beef to make soup! The leftover broth from simmering the meat forms the base of the…

Spicy & Smokey Tomato Lobster Soup

Tomato soup happens to be one of my favorites soups. The addition of smoke, pancetta and lobster takes this…

Easy New England Clam Chowder

Easy New England Clam Chowder is the soup of the season! Creamy and delicious; prepare this main dish meal in a little over an hour for a hearty…

Chicken Sausage, Sweet Potato and Kale Soup

My family loves the potato and sausage soup at Olive Garden. So I made up this soup to try & replace the Olive…

Mexican Pozole II (Posole)

This is the second installment on my mission to try different methods of making pozole. It has similar ingredients as the first one I posted (see…

Chicken soup

Money-saving recipe using bone-in whole chicken.

Corn Chowder with Crab

Corn Chowder with Crab

You can choose to leave the crab out if you want

Turkey Noodle Soup Express

Healthy Mexican Chille

Venison Chili

Our local venison is mild and tender - most deer spend their days munching in corn fields or nibbling people's gardens. This is a really quick…