Category: Soups & Stews

Fragrant and healing spices can help to diversify any dish because of the unique flavor that each individual spice offers. Smoked paprika infuses a smoky (but not spicy) essence to this version of bean chili. In just one hearty serving you’ll get a variety of vegetables — onions, green bell pepper, celery, and carrots — as well as a variety of legumes — kidney beans, chickpeas, and lentils. The colorful array of plants makes it not only delicious, but beautiful and nutritious, too!

Misir Wot (also spelled wat) is a traditional Ethiopian stew filled with lentils, vegetables, and layers of fragrant spices. Its aromatic spice blend, berbere, often includes more than ten spices such as coriander, cumin, fenugreek, chili powder, and paprika. Enjoy this flavorful stew on a bed of organic brown rice or with traditional Ethiopian bread, injera.

Love chili but don’t love that it’s not serving you or your family’s health? We have you covered with this Champion Tempeh and Bean Chili. Tempeh and beans provide “meaty” texture, the spices and aromatics provide delectable flavors, and all of the ingredients provide a remarkable amount of nutritional value. This is a dish the entire family will love!

Creamy and comforting, this delicious soup uses nutrient-rich carrots and sweet potatoes as its base. These root veggies get their vibrant orange colors from carotenoids, compounds that act like antioxidants in the body, scavenging free radicals and protecting from lifestyle diseases. They’re also both packed with fiber, making this soup gut-loving and satisfying.

This dish is a cross between a casserole and a stew. It is cooked stove-top, much like a stew, but is much more like a casserole in texture. The quinoa and chickpeas are simmered with warm, earthy spices, and balanced with the sweetness of dried figs and sautéed fennel.

Split peas are different from other types of legumes in that you don’t need to soak them before cooking, making their preparation simple and straightforward. The ingredients may be minimal, but don’t let that fool you — this soup is packed with nutrition like fiber, protein, folate and iron, not to mention oh so satisfying flavor.

Sweet and savory fans, this one’s for you! Slightly sweet watermelon combined with naturally salty cucumber plus tart lime and refreshing mint will have you dancing around your kitchen wondering where this flavorful combo has been all your life! Pro tip: the flavors are even better the next day, so make it the day before you plan to enjoy it.

Turns out this soup is delicious hot OR cold. We love making this for dinner one night and savoring the rest for breakfast the next morning. There are so many healing elements in this soup like onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, and sweet potatoes that also give this soup a burst of flavor!

Who doesn’t love a hearty, nourishing soup? This soup has it all — lots of colors, tons of flavor, and all the nutrition you need to thrive: calcium from the kale, lycopene from the tomatoes, iron from the beans, vitamin C from the tomatoes, and so much more!

Making your own homemade veggie broth means you save on cost, eliminate packaging, and get all of the fiber that’s missing in store-bought broth. One of the reasons I personally love this bouiIIon so much is that you can freeze and use it as needed. Just one tablespoon of the bouillon plus one cup of water is equivalent to one cup of store-bought broth. It’s also versatile. Feel free to experiment by substituting any of the ingredients with vegetables you have on hand or, even better, fresh veggies from your garden! Have fun with this simple staple and make it your own.