Broth and Stock Recipes

Canned stock is convenient, but homemade broth makes a world of difference in flavor. Beef, chicken, or vegetable, these easy broth recipes make versatile basic stocks that jump-start your favorite soup and sauces.

 
 
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Strip Steak With Rosemary Red Wine Sauce

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

Egg Drop Soup with Chicken & Noodles

From Family Circle

This classic Asian one-dish recipe is filling enough to be considered a meal and takes less than 30 minutes to prepare.

Egg Drop Soup with Chicken & Noodles

Brats and Beer Cheddar Chowder

From Midwest Living

Use your favorite beer to flavor the creamy cheese base for this main-dish sausage soup.

Brats and Beer Cheddar Chowder

Smashed Potato Chowder

From Better Homes and Gardens

This cheesy potato and bacon soup recipe can warm even the chilliest winter day. Add ham or beans for a tasty variation.

Smashed Potato Chowder

roasted squash soup

From Family Circle

Serve this velvety soup made with pureed butternut squash and apple as a first course to autumn meal.

roasted squash soup

Fish Stock

From Better Homes and Gardens

Try this recipe to create a full-flavored fish stock to use in soup and stew recipes.

Fish Stock

Skillet Chicken-Chervil

From Better Homes and Gardens

Chervil is an herb related to parsley that has a mild anise flavor. It adds a hint of fascinating flavor to this brothy chicken dish with homemade spinach pasta.

Skillet Chicken-Chervil

Classic Chicken Noodle Soup

From Food & Wine

From one deeply flavorful chicken broth, F&W's Grace Parisi creates four exceptional soups.

Classic Chicken Noodle Soup

Stephanie Foley
Brazilian Seafood Soup

From Food & Wine

This tangy, buttery, gorgeous soup -- bright red with dende oil -- is Daniel Boulud's riff on a recipe by French chef Claude Troisgros.

Brazilian Seafood Soup

Stephanie Foley
Dill-Flavored Matzoh Ball Soup

From Family Circle

This mouth-watering soup recipe is a must-have at any Passover meal. This version offers a cool hint of dill.

Dill-Flavored Matzoh Ball Soup

Morel Mushroom Cream Sauce with Pasta

From Midwest Living

If you're a fan of morel mushrooms, you'll want to try this creamy pasta dish. Fresh thyme adds flavor to the sauce.

Morel Mushroom Cream Sauce with Pasta

Chicken Hot Pot with Mushrooms and Tofu

From Food & Wine

Cooks in Asia serve hot pots communally, setting a big pot of bubbling broth on the table alongside a platter of raw ingredients (like vegetables and thinly sliced chicken) for dipping. It's a fun way for guests to feel like they have a hand in making their own meal. In his version, Ethan Stowell gives each person at the table an individual bowl of sliced mushrooms, tofu and scallions, then adds piping hot chicken broth loaded with chunks of tender cooked chicken.

Chicken Hot Pot with Mushrooms and Tofu

Kana Okada
Chilled Edamame Soup with Ginger Creme Fraiche

From Food & Wine

One of the basic rules of pairing wines with food is that rich dishes match well with wines that have good acidity. This silky soup -- a simple puree of onion, edamame and chicken stock -- is no exception.

Chilled Edamame Soup with Ginger Creme Fraiche

Cedric Angeles
Bouillabaisse

From Food & Wine

This classic Provencal seafood stew is loaded with clams, lobster and fish in a broth delicately flavored with fennel and pastis, a licorice-flavored aperitif. "There are no real rules to this dish except to use what's fresh," chef Ethan Stowell says. Make or buy a good fish stock and add different seafood at different times, so nothing is under- or overcooked (clams go in first; snapper and halibut go in last). The rouille, a sauce made with cayenne, garlic, bread crumbs and olive oil, is the perfect finishing touch.

Bouillabaisse

Kana Okada
Zucchini-and-Watercress Soup

From Food & Wine

Sophie Dahl likes eating peppery watercress in the spring and has figured out a way to highlight its bright flavor in this silky soup. A single tablespoon of cream gives the vivid green soup a touch of richness.

Zucchini-and-Watercress Soup

Jan Baldwin
Spiced Basmati Rice with Peanuts

From Better Homes and Gardens

Basmati rice adds a unique aroma and flavor to this spicy side dish.

Spiced Basmati Rice with Peanuts

Thai Mini Meatballs & Noodles

From Family Circle

Here's a Thai version of pasta and meatballs. Toss pork meatballs with fettuccine and a coconut milk sauce.

Thai Mini Meatballs & Noodles

Beef Daube

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

Creamy Bean Soup

From Family Circle

Cannellini beans, also known as white kidney beans, are pureed in the blender adding to the creaminess of the cheesy soup. Egg yolks make it extra rich.

Creamy Bean Soup

Cream of Reuben Soup

From Midwest Living

This main-dish soup, which includes beef brisket, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese, is topped with rye bread croutons. It's like a Reuben sandwich in a bowl.

Cream of Reuben Soup

Zesty Fish Soup

From Family Circle

Keep chicken broth, rice, and salsa in the cupboard and frozen corn in the freezer for this 20-minute recipe. Then, you're just one quick stop at a fish market away from a satisfying soup supper.

Zesty Fish Soup

Roasted Vegetable Stock

From EatingWell

Roasting the vegetables yields rich and flavorful results.

Roasted Vegetable Stock

Lemon Couscous

From Midwest Living

Serve this 15-minute side dish with grilled steak, chicken, or fish.

Lemon Couscous

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