Soup
The Ultimate Creamy Potato Soup
65 minOne-pot bacon and potato soup — puree half for creamy texture while keeping real potato chunks; ancho chili powder is the secret
Easy Dahl Lentil Soup
25 minFragrant Indian lentil soup with mustard and cumin seeds bloomed in oil — quick, vegan, and endlessly adaptable
French Onion Soup
70 minTyler Florence's classic — deeply caramelized onions in red wine beef broth topped with Gruyère croutons
Merwin's Shrimp Gumbo
165 minClassic Louisiana dark-roux shrimp gumbo with smoked sausage — the darker the roux, the better
Mexican Meatball Soup (Albóndigas)
60 minJill Cole's Christmas Eve albóndigas — beef and pork meatballs with rice and cilantro in a tomato-salsa broth
Rosemary Pork and Garbanzo Bean Soup
140 minCarl's hearty pork and chickpea soup with rosemary and warm spices — simmers for hours and gets better over time
Zuppa Toscana
70 minOlive Garden-inspired Tuscan soup — Italian sausage, bacon, russet potatoes, and kale in a cream broth