From Family Circle

Made from pan drippings, onions, and wine, the simple sauce is reduced over high heat to concentrate the rich meaty flavors. It's the ideal accompaniment to your perfectly cooked steak.

Strip Steak With Rosemary Red Wine Sauce

From Midwest Living

Canned tomatoes and frozen vegetables make this ground beef soup fast and easy to make. Serve it for dinner with corn bread or crackers.

Kansas City Steak Soup

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This chili has a pleasant kick. It thickens as it sits overnight, and the flavors round out and deepen. We like it best with chipotle and New Mexico chile powders, but ancho, another pure chile powder, is a good substitute for New Mexico. Both ancho and chipotle powders are available from McCormick in your grocery store.

Texas Beef Chili with Poblanos & Beer

From Family Circle

Daube is a French recipe with must have ingredients like beef, vegetables, and wine--all cooked slowly in the oven. This version uses boneless beef chuck steak, potatoes, mushrooms, pearl onions, and sherry.

Beef Daube

From Better Homes and Gardens

Simple French Dip Sandwiches

From Family Circle

Ancho chili powder provides the Southwest heat in this hearty stew.

Tex-Mex Beef Stew

From Midwest Living

The ribs are simmered until tender then coated in barbecue sauce to make a hearty topper for the flavorful soup.

Prairie-Style Bean Soup with Beef Ribs

From Tyler Florence

Lamb Shank Stew with Russet Potato Top

From Better Homes and Gardens

Meaty oven-braised beef short ribs perch next to pile of savory onions and cheese-topped toast in this nod to the French onion sandwich. Although it may be tempting to skip the browning of the ribs, do take the trouble. The searing process adds complex caramelized flavor to the finished dish.

French Onion Beef Short Ribs

From Better Homes and Gardens

This minestrone tastes even better if if you use the make-ahead directions. Just reheat the chilled soup and add the cooked pasta and fresh spinach for a quick low-fat main dish.

Minestrone

From Fine Cooking Magazine

My food is meant for sharing. But how do you share French onion soup politely? In my version, you get everything that's great about the classic--crispy bread, gooey cheese, and luscious soup--in one delicious bite.

French Onion Soup Dumplings

From Midwest Living

This beef, bean, and vegetable soup is loaded with spices, including cumin, ginger, and garam masala. It makes a satisfying low-calorie meal.

Beef and Bulgur Soup with Chickpeas

From EatingWell

This beef stew for two replicates the flavors in tzimmes, a sweet stew traditionally served at Rosh Hashanah to start the New Year. This version gets natural sweetness from cherries and butternut squash.

Sweet & Savory Beef Stew

From Family Circle

This thick and meaty slow cooker recipe is your answer to satisfying family meals any day of the week.

Beef, Bean & Barley Stew

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This ultimate version of the bistro classic is made with homemade beef broth and caramelized onions. Aged Gruyere is key to getting the traditional bubbling crust of cheese; it's rich, smooth, and melts easily.

Classic French Onion Soup

From The Food Channel

This hearty and rich soup is easy to make and has a dramatic presentation. Use leftover bread slices that have been left out to dry for a couple of days for the best results. By using low sodium broth you can season according to your own preference.

Onion Soup Gratinee

From Family Circle

If your palate leans toward spicier recipes, add this beef stew to your collection. Perfect for weeknights, this one-dish meal simmers all day in the slow cooker and is ready when you get home.

Spicy Beef Stew

From Midwest Living

This main-dish soup, seasoned with fresh herbs and red wine, is quick to make because it uses fast-cooking beef tenderloin.

Chef Bill's Beef-Barley Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Because onions, similar to garlic, may lower cholesterol and protect against heart disease, this soup is both healthful and delicious.

Caramelized Onion Soup

From Family Circle

While this pasta recipe calls for ground meat mix (usually pork and beef), you can use 1 pound of any ground meat you like--beef, pork, turkey, or even sausage.

Meat-and-Mushroom Sauce Fusilli

From Family Circle

Spicy kielbasa sausage lends its robust flavor to this chunky stew. A container of hummus stirred into the slow cooker near the end of cooking provides flavorful thickening.

Garbanzo Bean Stew

From Better Homes and Gardens

Fava beans are the standout in this Italian-style soup. The beans (also called broad beans) are large, brown, and flat ovals that have an assertive taste and firm texture.

Vegetable-Fava Bean Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Barley Beef Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Beef and Noodle Toss

From Midwest Living

We used ground beef, jarred salsa, beans, and potatoes to make this soup extra satisfying. Omit the meat to create a hearty meatless main dish.

Chipotle Black Bean Chili