20 Classic Stews and Chilis That Are Always a Winner

Classic Ground Beef Chili

This is a super tasty, easy-to-make, chunky ground beef Chili Recipe with red kidney beans. It’s one of the recipes that is always on our meal rotation. To make this recipe, you’ll need five simple ingredients plus spices: beef, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and beans.
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Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash is a hearty beef stew. Imagine melt-in-your-mouth tender beef, perfectly tender sautéed onions, and a blend of delicious spices.

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Classic Beef Stew With Root Vegetables

This melt-in-your-mouth Beef Stew is bursting with flavor and texture. Tender beef is simmered to perfection in a roasted garlic red wine beef broth.
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Chicken Chili

Did you know that Chili is a stew with origins in Tex-Mex cuisine? This Chicken Chili recipe is a lighter version of the classic comfort food – Chili con Carne. Juicy chicken and tender white beans are simmered to perfection in a rich and flavorful broth! Perfect comfort food that will make you crave for seconds.

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Irish Stew

This stew has chunks of beef and veggies with a savory beer broth. It is complex and completely delicious. You will love this stick-to-your-ribs option on a chilly night.
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Crockpot Beef & Sausage Chili

This Crockpot No-Bean Beef & Sausage Chili is hearty, flavorful, and packs just the right amount of heat. It’s perfect for everyday dinners and an excellent addition to your weekly meal prep.

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American Goulash

If you’re looking for an easy-to-make, delicious comfort food recipe, you will love American Goulash. Perfectly cooked ground beef cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato sauce, with tender pasta, and topped with Cheddar cheese.
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Cowboy Stew

With meat, potatoes, veggies, and beans, this slow cooker stew is so hearty and filling that it could satisfy a hungry cowboy. It is so delicious and easy that your family will want to grab a bowl or two as well.
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Mushroom Stew

A vegetarian bowl of mushroom stew makes a great meal. This stew is healthy and filling with meaty mushrooms, chunks of carrots, and cream.
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Venison Stew

This deer meat stew is perfect for dinner. It has tender venison, spicy chorizo, and all the veggies you expect to find in a stew.
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Pork Stew 

This pork stew has butternut squash, potatoes, and herbs to make a cozy fall dinner. This aromatic dish can feed a crowd, but if you have leftovers, you can freeze them for an easy meal in the future.
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Rich and delicious, this recipe uses low-sodium beef broth, bay leaves, and tomato paste to enhance the meat’s natural flavors.

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Vegetable Beef Barley Stew

A hearty beef and barley stew with lots of vegetables that is simple to prepare and incredibly rich and flavorful.

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Oxtail Stew

Oxtail stew is a perfect winter meal. It has tender, fall-apart beef with the classic blend of stew veggies for a satisfying dinner that tastes like it has simmered all day to make stick-to-your-ribs comfort food.
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Stew with Cheddar Dumplings

This dish has all of the components of a great stew. With a glossy Guinness base and plenty of tender veggies and beef, you will love this for dinner any time of the year. This recipe has the fluffiest cheddar dumplings!
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Stove Top Beef Stew with Red Wine

You can make this beef stew on the stovetop. It is easy and flavorful with the red wine and fall-apart beef for the ultimate cold night meal.
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Cowboy Stew

With meat, potatoes, veggies, and beans, this slow cooker stew is so hearty and filling that it could satisfy a hungry cowboy.
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Chicken Stew

Let your instant pot cook tonight with this chicken stew recipe. With chunks of potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, and chicken, you will want to grab seconds of this bacon-topped stew!
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Brazilian Fish Stew

Give your taste buds a treat with this fresh and flavorful fish stew. It has a medley of unique flavors that play off of each other perfectly for a unique pot of stew.
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Nordic Crab Stew

Tender chunks of crab meat with potatoes and carrots make this stew unforgettable. This recipe uses a seafood broth that is a perfect balance to crab meat.
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