19 Healthy Soups, Stews & Slow Cooker Dishes

Hello, friends! Like I mentioned, over the next few weeks as part of our Healthy Eating series, I will be sharing our family’s favorite healthy recipes from AOC’s archives – categories including main dishes, snacks & sweets, breads & breakfasts as well as today’s category of soups, stews and slow cooker meals.

Personally, I feel that soups and stews are just about perfect for the cold, winter months when a bowl of warm, comforting food is so welcomed. And when a meal is made in a slow cooker, all ready to eat when you get home? Perfection.

It’s part of what I enjoy about seasonal eating – I love the salads of summers just as much as the soups and comforting foods of winter. I have met people who do not feel the same as I do, though, and if you fall into that camp, I’d challenge you to try to embrace weekly soups just because they are usually so easy to make healthy! Sometimes I just can’t believe the amount of vegetables you can stuff in a soup – and not feel like you’re eating a lot of vegetables! And the variety – it’s so easy to add international flavors, spices, and more to make them so different from each other.

There, I’m off my ‘you should try soups’ soapbox – now go forth and make soup!