It’s about to get real cozy in here.

Fall inspires a whole new menu at our house.

I love stews packed with root vegetables and tender cuts of meat.

Two bowls of Jamaican beef stew on a table with a pot in of stew

Simply Recipes / Kalisa Martin

Usually, theres leftovers for lunch the next day, too.

There are many reasons to make stew on a chilly day.

Not only are they hearty, but theyre also inexpensive and easy to make.

Bowl of Easy Beef Stew Toped with Some Parsley and in the Background, a Kitchen Towel with a Spoon on Top

Simply Recipes / Mike Lang

If you might chop potatoes and stir a pot then you might make a mouth-watering stew.

Plus, stew is the originalone-pot dinner!

Most of the recipes below require little more than a loaf of crusty bread to complete the meal.

Ladle raising some nilagang baka from a Dutch oven with more, and in the surroundings, a stack of bowls, a serving of Filipino beef soup in a bowl, a bowl of rice, and a small bowl of fish sauce

Simply Recipes / Shilpa Iyer

So go ahead and embrace fall and enjoy a warming bowl of stew whenever the craving strikes.

Beef chuck roast makes this meal cost effective, as well as delicious.

Serve with rosemary garlic beer bread.

A blue bowl on a pink cloth filled with chicken and dumplings with an instant pot in the background.

Coco Morante

After quickly sauteing the onion, garlic, and scallions, dump everything else in and get it simmering.

Couldn’t be easier.

Rice for serving is essential.

Vietnamese Curry with Sweet Potato

Alison Conklin

This Instant Pot version speeds the cooking process up and foregos the bone-in chicken for chicken thighs.

ensure to use cake flour for the airiest steamed biscuits.

Ca Ri Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Curry)

I cant resist a steaming bowl of curry.

Budae Jjigae (Army Base Stew) in a large pot boiling on a portable induction stove

Simply Recipes / Cynthia Christensen

Instead of ordering it in, you’re able to make a whole pot to enjoy.

This is her mother’s recipe, and it’s brimming with comfort.

The whole meal is in the pot!Recaitoand sazon give the dish its traditional aromatic, herb-forward flavoring.

Puerto Rican Stew with Pigeon Peas

Marta Rivera

Kimchi Jjigae (Korean Kimchi Stew)

Kimchi Jjigae is a spicy Korean stew.

While the stew can be made mild, its meant to be as spicy as it is vibrant red.

Serve with rice and sigeumchi namul.

Overhead View of Doenjang Jjigae in a Clay Pot on a White Kitchen Towel and Surrounded by a Bowl of Rice, a Small Bowl of Sauce, and a Wooden Spoon

Simply Recipes / Irene Yoo

Look for brown lentils because they hold their shape when cooked.

Hearty Roasted Vegetable and Chicken Stew

This stew is sunshine in a bowl.

Harissa, turmeric, and cumin season the broth and flavor the chicken.

A bowl of Korean kimchi and pork belly stew.

Simply Recipes / Vivian Jao

To finish the stew, shred the chicken and blend with an immersion blender.

Quick Easy Fish Stew

Fish is notoriously quick cooking and this stew is no exception.

you’re free to make an even heartier stew by adding shellfish and potatoes.

Vegan Stew Recipe

Erin Alderson

Serve with shredded parmesan and crusty bread.

Leftovers make an excellent lunch.

Chicken Stew Recipe

Sally Vargas

Quick and Easy Fish Stew

Elise Bauer and Coco Morante

Italian Sausage Cabbage Stew

Elise Bauer