16 Stews That Bring Back Everything You Love About Grandma’s Cooking
There’s something magical about a pot of stew simmering away on the stove—it’s the kind of warmth and comfort that instantly transports you back to Grandma’s kitchen. These 16 stew recipes are rich with nostalgic flavors, slow-cooked goodness, and the kind of love you just can’t rush. Whether it’s tender meat, hearty vegetables, or perfectly seasoned broth, each bowl feels like a hug from the past. Get ready to rediscover the dishes that made family dinners unforgettable.
Georgian Chicken Stew with Tomatoes and Herbs
This Georgian Chicken Stew with Tomatoes and Herbs [Chakhokhbili] is an easy, traditional dish from the country of Georgia. This one pot meal consists of seared chicken pieces cooked in a bright, comforting tomato sauce that is delicious over rice or with fresh garlic naan bread for sopping juices.
Italian Seafood Stew
Italian Seafood Stew is adapted from Mario Batali’s Lifeguard Stew, which I first sampled on a trip to Turks and Caicos. One of my sister’s friends whipped this up for lunch in just 20 minutes.
Easy Lamb Stew
Lamb Stew using ground lamb is made in just 30 minutes! Flavorful broth, crispy veggies and lentils make this fall stew recipe an easy weeknight meal.Lamb Stew using ground lamb is made in just 30 minutes! Flavorful broth, crispy veggies and lentils make this fall stew recipe an easy weeknight meal.
Roman lamb stew (abbacchio alla cacciatora)
This traditional Roman lamb stew, abbacchio alla cacciatora, uses a relatively simple combination of ingredients including rosemary, garlic and vinegar to create a wonderfully comforting and flavorful dish. Easy and delicious.
Sausage, Cabbage and Lentil Stew
Pork sausage and lentil stew is the perfect one-pot wonder and it gets a helping hand from savoy cabbage, English mustard and apples. This delicious winter-warming stew takes around an hour to cook and prepare but it is an easy dish to cook with very little hands-on cooking.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Beef Stew is one of the most iconic comfort foods to make! This version has beef and vegetables in a lavish stew. Your whole family will love this easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew recipe!
Chile Colorado Recipe (Mexican Stew)
Chile Colorado is a flavorful and hearty stew recipe made with stew meat simmered in a Mexican style red chile sauce until fall-apart tender. This Chile Colorado recipe can be made in the oven, stove top, Instant Pot or slow cooker.
Mulligan Stew
An oldie but a goodie! This hearty and easy recipe for Mulligan Stew features tender beef chunks simmered with carrots and potatoes in a tomato soup broth. This stovetop recipe is perfect for a quick family dinner.
Irish Inspired Ground Beef Stew
Looking for a delicious and hearty dinner? Try out my Irish inspired ground beef stewrecipe. It is loaded with seasoned ground beef, celery, carrots, potatoes, and more. This is a rich and delicious Irish stew with a twist.
Traditional Beef Stew Recipe
This easy beef stew recipe requires only 15 minutes of prep, then a long slow simmer to draw out the best flavor and make for the most tender bites of beef with plenty of chunky vegetables and potatoes. It’s savory, rich, and satisfying.
Rustic Harvest Stew
This hearty stew will have you embracing the crisp fall weather. Rich flavors of Italian sausage, potatoes, sweet corn, polenta and okra will have your tummy full and satisfied.
Beef Stew with Wine
There is nothing quite like a steaming bowl of Red Wine Beef Stew to warm your soul on a chilly winter night. It’s like your food is giving you a giant hug.
Dublin Coddle (One-Pot Irish Potato, Sausage & Onion Stew)
Dublin Coddleis a classic savory Irish one-pot meal of tender potatoes, sausage and onions. Everything is cooked slowly in beef broth to create a rich, filling stew that makes great weeknight fare and is perfect for a one pot dinner!
Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon
Stew Beef is cooked in red wine alongside bacon, carrots, mushrooms, and onions, for a deep, umami-rich meal. We are cooking this French classic in an Instant Pot to cut the cook time for this recipe in half!
Crockpot Pork Green Chili Stew
This Pork Green Chili recipe is perfect for those busy days when you want to come home to something warm and savory but don’t have a lot of time. Just 15 minutes of prep in the morning (or even the night before!) and then you can turn on the crock pot and let this delicious and savory stew cook all day to be ready when it’s time for dinner!
Irish Stew Recipe
A good Irish beef stew is meaty, filling and full of great flavor. It’s one of those meals that was born of necessity but has carried on through generations because it is simply so good and so easy to make for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. It’s particularly popular in the United States on St. Patrick’s Day, but this dish is too good to only be enjoyed once a year.
