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Easy Soups, Stews, and Chowders
Warm yourself up this fall and winter with some of these delicious soups, stews, and chowders! There is nothing on a cold winter day that will warm you up and fill you up with a hearty bowl of soup. These warm and hearty soups, stews, and chowders are more than just a meal, they are a lifestyle. Get yourself a big bowl and do the cold weather months right. There's nothing better than a homemade Dungeness crab bisque! This soup is so full of flavor, it can turn any meal into something special. Smoked Chicken Tortilla Soup is a simple but flavorful soup full of chicken, seasonings, and ALL of the toppings. Make some today! Hearty French Onion soup is made with onions that were smoked on the pellet grill for the ultimate bowl of rich broth, melted cheese, and soft toasted bread. Our Smoked Broccoli Cheese Soup uses fresh ingredients and the magic of live wood fire on the pellet grill combined with smoked cheddar cheese to make the best bowl of broccoli chedd Tender smoked beef gets mixed with vegetables and the big bold flavors of a classic stuffed pepper! Serve over steamed rice for an incredible bowl of stew! This creamy, delicious soup is SO simple to throw together. Sweet Italian sausage meets cheese tortellini in the best way possible. Easy for a weeknight dinner, but tasty enough to serve for your Sunday best. Shut out that cold weather and serve up a hearty bowl of this beef barley soup with prime rib. Tender bits of prime rib, hearty barley, paired complimentary vegetables for one delicious bowl of soup. Delicious hearty chili is made even better with the addition of leftover Traeger-smoked brisket. Use your favorite beans and your favorite toppings to make this chili your own! Hearty French Onion Soup is full of delicious caramelized onions, wine, and stock. Topped with a crusty toasted baguette and aged swiss cheese melted on top. This easy chicken taco soup uses ingredients you probably have on hand already. This soup is not only super delicious, but it also is simple to toss together too. You literally just brown some beef and open some cans. EASY. Make it. Eat it. Love it. Chicken pot pie soup is alllll the good things about chicken pot pie, but faster and in soup form. You're going to love this warm and hearty recipe! Wild Rice Hotdish Soup is a warm, comforting bowl of rich, delicious beef broth, onions, celery, ground beef, and tender wild rice. It is your favorite casserole, in soup form and minus all of the "Cream Of" additives. Creamy homemade cream of broccoli soup! I love this all fall and winter long! This hearty soup is filled with vegetables and amazing traditional flavors. Traditional Sarma, or cabbage rolls, are deconstructed and made into a rich and filling soup. It is so much less work than rolling cabbage rolls! Leftover turkey? Turn it into delicious homemade turkey noodle soup! This is easy, delicious, and a perfect way to transform that leftover turkey. This delicious chicken noodle soup is made with homemade broth, and starts out as inexpensive chicken legs! Quick, easy, delicious soup is a perfect pairing for a hot grilled cheese sandwich! Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup is one of my favorite quick and easy dinners to throw together for those hectic fall and winter evenings. It is super flavorful, with just a touch of red bell pepper for some extra kick. Delicious creamy grilled vegetable bisque is an easy fall dinner featuring all the flavors of your favorite veggie tray! Homemade ham and potato chowder is the perfect way to use up the leftover ham you have laying around! Creamy rich copycat Dooger's Clam Chowder is going to warm you up and keep you full! This is one of my favorite cream-based soup, and we make it several times a year. This stew is super easy, and one of the best dinners that has ever come out of my kitchen. We LOVE it. This easy steak chili uses that prime rib you couldn't quite finish up or those extra steaks! If you don't have enough, just fill in the gap with some ground beef and you'll have a delicious dinner that By the time you get to this point, you might be a little mad at me. I promise that's going to go away when you taste the end result of all of your labors. This Spicy Tonkotsu Miso Ramen is now the stuff of legends in this house. This hearty and creamy soup is perfect for even the coldest fall or winter day! Full of chicken, wild rice, chicken, mushrooms, sage, and cream, it might be in my top 5 favorites for soup! This homemade seafood bisque is so full of flavor and also all the seafood. Make it at home and skip the lines. Turn beef stroganoff into a hearty and comforting soup! Have a bumper crop of zucchini this year? Make this delicious, rich, and cream zucchini bisque and serve with a big loaf of crusty bread. Homemade vegetable soup is full of fresh vegetables, and the cooking liquid becomes the base of the soup. Make this to add to casseroles, or serve all on its own. Make your own cream of mushroom soup with fresh chanterelle mushrooms for the deepest, richest, woodiest flavor that will have you tossing all of those cream of mushroom soup cans out the window. A delicious and easy soup that is full of ground beef, Italian Sausage, tomatos, cheese, and tortellini. The whole family will love this hearty, filling soup that can DEFINITELY be made into a full meal. This homemade tonkotsu pork ramen is going to amaze you when it comes out of your very own kitchen. Rich, delicious, and endlessly customizable. A delicious and easy soup that is full of ground beef, spinach, tomatoes, cheese, and tortellini. Quick family favorite dinner option that is hearty and comforting. Comforting, homemade soup with chicken, fresh vegetables, and fresh homemade dumplings! Easy homemade miso soup is going to be on your table in no time! Traeger Cioppino is a hearty seafood stew that is made with fresh fish and seafood from the waters of the Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest coast! Rich and hearty with tomato and white wine, this is something you need to try at least once in your life. Corn & Potato Chowder with Wild Rice is a hearty comfort food that will fill you up and keep you warm. Full of hearty vegetables and wild rice, this is the perfect fall or winter soup. Delicious and hearty smoked salmon chowder is full of carrots, potato, celery, thyme, and of course all of the lemon pepper smoked salmon you can possibly take. Nothing is better than a big bowl of clam chowder that's full of freshly dug clams. It is also easy to make and relatively quick to get on the table as well. Soups, Stews, and Chowder
Traeger Grilled Lobster Tail
This Traeger Grilled Lobster Tail is a delicious way to use one of the best shellfish in the sea, and make a special dinner that is also shockingly fast and easy. Plus, wood fire does such amazing things to lobster! Traeger…
Taco Pizza
This delicious and simple Taco Pizza is homemade, and a perfect change-up to your typical taco Tuesday. Also a favorite of mine to turn that leftover taco meat into something new. Taco Pizza This Taco Pizza is delicious with big…
Spring Meal Plan to say GOODBYE to Winter
I am SO DONE with winter. I don’t even live in a bad enough climate to feel at all justified in feeling this way, yet every year I do. I’m going with it. You can’t control your feelings, and I…
Reverse Seared Hanger Steak
Our Traeger Reverse Seared Hanger Steak with Bourbon Pan Sauce is the perfect impressive dish to make for your next dinner party or family gathering. Reverse Seared Hanger Steaks Sometimes my husband goes into the kitchen (or out to the grill,…
Smoked Salmon Dip
My Smoked Salmon Dip uses our Traeger Smoked Salmon and a few other simple ingredients to create the best salmon dip that I’ve ever had. Serve with crackers or a sliced baguette and prepare to be really popular. Smoked Salmon…
Easy Traeger Beef Recipes
These easy Traeger Beef Recipes will keep you smoking all year long. Fire up your Traeger or wood-pellet grill and get yourself to the butcher for a main dish that is worthy of even your favorite guests. Looking for those…
Beef Barley Soup with Prime Rib
Shut out that cold weather and serve up a hearty bowl of this beef barley soup with prime rib. Tender bits of prime rib, hearty barley, paired complimentary vegetables for one delicious bowl of soup. Beef Barley Soup with Prime…
Traeger Smoked Cornish Hens
Traeger Smoked Cornish Hens are a fast and easy dinner grilled on the Traeger wood-pellet grill and liberally seasoned with my favorite Spiceology rubs. Traeger Smoked Cornish Hens These little grilled Cornish hens are so tiny that they are basically…
Instant Pot Cornbread
Did you know you can make Instant Pot Cornbread? Grab that springform pan and make homemade cornbread right in your electric pressure cooker. Instant Pot Cornbread You can have a moist and tender cornbread with a slightly crispy edge, no…
Instant Pot Pork Chops with Dijon Cream Sauce
My easy Instant Pot Dijon Cream Pork Chops are cooked until they are fork tender in the electric pressure cooker with onions, seasonings, and a white wine mixture. The whole dish is finished off with cream and dijon mustard for…
Blood Orange Cider Mimosas
Blood Orange Cider Mimosas became one of my go-to winter cocktails this chilly, wet winter. It is bright, bold, and I love the orange cider twist to the boozy beverage. Blood Orange Cider Mimosas You can whip up these mimosas for…
Easy Side Dish Recipes
These amazing side dish recipes will never leave your table lacking. From pasta to rice to vegetables and potatoes, I’ve got it all here ready and waiting for you to rock it out.
Nicole Johnson
Nicole Johnson, a self-taught expert in grilling and outdoor cooking, launched Or Whatever You Do in 2010. Her blog, renowned for its comprehensive and creative outdoor cooking recipes, has garnered a vast audience of millions. Nicole's hands-on experience and passion for grilling shine through her work. Her husband, Jeremiah Johnson, also plays a pivotal role in recipe development, adding his culinary flair to the mix. Together, they form a dynamic duo, offering a rich and varied outdoor cooking experience to their followers.