
Turkey Chili with Penne
This turkey chili easily turns into a vegetarian dish by leaving out the meat or replacing it with soy crumbles....

Mexican Chicken Tortilla Chowder
A restaurant-style soup starting with a can? It's possible with this creamy, comforting soup.
Dana Rood, Oreana, IL

Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup
Here’s the perfect recipe for a busy week, because the slow cooker does most of the work for you! —Harold...

Sweet and Spicy Chili
This recipe for sweet and spicy chili is the result of much experimenting. I knew I had perfected it when...

White Chili with a Kick
Store-bought rotisserie chicken makes this spicy chili easy, but you could also cook your own. We like it with various...

Steak & Beer Chili
A cup of chili is always a pleasant way to warm up on a cold day. This one has a...

Fiesta Chorizo-Chicken Soup
Just place some crusty rolls on the table when you serve this soup and you'll have a hearty, comforting meal...

Chipotle Butternut Squash Soup
My hearty soup uses herbs and vegetables from the garden along with convenient pantry items, so it’s easy, fast and...

Tangy Bean Soup
This soup has a great southwestern flavor and is a real winner with my family. I love it because I...

Hoosier Chili
This chili is a little sweeter than other recipes I've tasted, but I like it that way. It reminds me...

Carne Guisada
While living away from Texas for a while, my boyfriend and I grew homesick for the spicy flavors of home....

Zippy Chicken Corn Chowder
In this full-bodied chowder, corn is complemented by a zesty pepper flavor that you can adjust to suit your family's...

Sally’s West Coast Chili
We often have chili cook-offs at our church, so we trade lots of different recipes. I was always mixing and...

Mushroom Salsa Chili
Green, sweet red and yellow peppers give this hearty chili a splash of color. I often fix it for my...

Cowpoke Chili
Many friends and relatives have requested my chili recipe, which I've been using for 25 years. It actually won first...

Hearty Vegetable Bean Soup
Chock-full of vegetables and beans, this hearty soup is sure to satisfy your hungry bunch on a winter night. Writes...

Colorado Lamb Chili
This hearty and spicy stew is wonderful with fresh rolls and your favorite green salad. —Karen Gorman, Gunnison, Colorado

Zippy Corn Chowder
"This thick colorful chowder was so well received the first time I made it that some of us had to...

Best Homemade Chili
I won a prize of the country fair with this homemade chili recipe! We like our chili hot, so I...

Salsa Chicken Soup
"You wouldn't guess that this quick-and-easy soup is low in fat," relates Becky Christman of Bridgeton, Missouri. "Since my husband...

Zesty Potato Soup
Zesty Potato Soup is suggested by Marsha Brenda of Round Rock, Texas, who informs, "This soup has a delightful zip...

Quick Gazpacho
Gazpacho is common fare here in the Southwest, and its variations are numerous. This one is simple, inexpensive, healthful and...

Cheesy Chili
My six grandchildren enjoy feasting on big bowls of this zesty chili. It's so creamy and tasty, you can even...

Zesty Steak Chili
This full-flavored, medium-hot, Texas-style chili tastes even better the second day. —Michelle Smith, Running Springs, California

Garden Harvest Chili
Meet the Cook: Anytime you're looking for a way to use up your zucchini and squash, this recipe gives a...

Southwestern Soup
A Southwestern kick adds zip and zest to this tomato basil-based soup. With corn, salsa and beans, this recipe is...

Mexican Bean Barley Soup
Wonderfully warming, this soup is always on the menu for the retreats we host on our woodland farm. Everyone enjoys...

Chili Macaroni Soup
Turn a boxed macaroni dinner into a thick zesty soup with this recipe from Flo Burtnett. The Gage, Oklahoma cook...

Chicken Chorizo Posole
“I first tasted posole while visiting a friend in Santa Fe. It was a
revelation! I have since been...