Autumn soups and stews for September (to use up carrots, onions and potatoes)
This set leans hard on the veg-drawer basics: onions show up in everything from Gordon Ramsay’s 20-minute coconut glass noodle soup to Joshua Weissman’s six-hour pho, and carrots appear right through the long, slow French and British stews.
Cook times range from a 10-minute miso-ginger noodle soup with poached eggs to an all-day cassoulet (1800 minutes). If you want low faff, the shortest ingredient lists are Maangchi’s two Korean soups (7 core ingredients each) and her clam stew isn’t far behind at 11.
Carrots-and-onions first
Boeuf Carotte (Bœuf en Daube)
120 minmediumFrenchserves 4French Cooking Academy’s boeuf carotte is built around carrots, onions and beef, with thyme, bay leaves and dry white wine in the pot. It’s a 120-minute, single-pot kind of stew that suits early autumn when you want something hearty without an all-day cook.
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Dumplings on top
Beef & Ale Stew with Mustard Dumplings
197 minmediumBritishserves 6Gordon Ramsay’s beef & ale stew goes all-in on comfort, with carrots, pearl onions and beef stock, then mustard dumplings made from self-raising flour and suet. It’s 197 minutes for a big batch (serves 6), so it works well as a weekend cook-up.
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If you’ve got potatoes to use
Navarin of Lamb (French Lamb Stew)
120 minmediumFrenchserves 4This navarin of lamb from French Cooking Academy uses both boiling potatoes and pickling onions alongside carrot and onion. It’s a 120-minute stew, finished with bouquet garni and tomato paste for a rich, herby base.
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Potato-and-chickpea supper
Spanish Chickpea Stew with Chorizo
60 minmediumSpanishserves 4Chef James Makinson’s Spanish chickpea stew brings potatoes, onions and chorizo together with paprika and saffron. It’s 60 minutes and gluten-free, with chicken stock doing the heavy lifting for the broth.
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Chicken, mushrooms, and a splash of wine
Chicken Chasseur
85 minmediumFrenchserves 4French Cooking Academy’s chicken chasseur is an 85-minute stew with onion, carrot and mushrooms, plus tomato paste and white wine (and a little cognac). A good option when you want autumny depth without a very long simmer.
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Cabbage-and-pork bowl
Soupe aux Choux (Cabbage and Pork Soup)
150 minmediumFrenchserves 4Soupe aux choux is a 150-minute French Cooking Academy soup using savoy cabbage and white cabbage, with carrot, onion and smoked pork belly for body. It’s one of the more straightforward ingredient lists at 8 core ingredients, with chicken stock underneath.
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Guinness and prunes
Beef and Guinness Stew
300 minmediumIrishserves 4SecondRFAccount’s beef and Guinness stew is a long, slow 300-minute cook that keeps the core list tight (9 ingredients). It pairs brisket and Guinness with prune juice and prunes, then finishes with bacon and butter for richness.
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The red-wine weekend pot
Boeuf Bourguignon
300 minmediumFrenchserves 6French Cooking Academy’s boeuf bourguignon is a 300-minute, one-pot beef stew with red wine and Madeira wine, plus mushrooms, bacon and pearl onions. It’s a bigger ingredient list (17 core ingredients) but pays you back in depth.
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Tomato soup with a pesto topper
Roasted Creamy Tomato Soup with Sundried Tomato Pesto
67 minmediumBritishserves 4Gordon Ramsay’s roasted creamy tomato soup takes 67 minutes and starts by roasting vine tomatoes with red onion and garlic. It’s finished with cream, and topped with a sundried tomato pesto that includes pine nuts and Parmesan.
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Fridge-clearer with noodles
Coconut Glass Noodle Soup
20 minmediumAsianserves 4This 20-minute Gordon Ramsay soup uses onions, garlic, chilli and ginger with lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, then softens it with cream coconut. Vermicelli noodles make it a proper bowl, and fish sauce plus coriander finish it off.
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Coconut and lime-leaf comfort
Tom Kha Gai (Thai Coconut Soup)
61 minmediumThaiserves 4Joshua Weissman’s tom kha gai takes 61 minutes and builds its base from lemongrass, galangal, Thai chillies and kaffir lime leaves. Chicken breast and coconut milk make it filling, with lime juice and fish sauce balancing the broth.
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If you’ve got ten minutes
Noodle Soup With Poached Eggs & Spring Onions
10 mineasyJapaneseserves 2Gordon Ramsay’s noodle soup is a 10-minute job using miso paste, ginger and soy sauce, with poached eggs on top. Spinach, spring onions and mushrooms make it feel like a meal without much prep.
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The 7-ingredient one
Beef and Radish Soup (Soegogi Muguk)
45 mineasyKoreanserves 4Maangchi’s beef and radish soup keeps it simple: radish, beef, garlic, green onions, fish sauce, salt and water. It’s easy, ready in 45 minutes, and great when you want a clear, savoury soup rather than a thick stew.
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Shellfish simmer
Clam Stew (Jogaetang: 조개탕)
180 minmediumKoreanserves 4Maangchi’s clam stew takes 180 minutes and uses dried anchovies to build the broth, with radish, onion and garlic underneath. It’s gluten-free and dairy-free, finished with sesame oil and black pepper for a clean, spicy edge.
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Seafood-heavy pot
Italian Fish Soup
70 minmediumItalianserves 6Piatto Recipes’ Italian fish soup is a 70-minute cook with a mixed seafood list (clams, mussels, shrimp, squid and whole fish) and a tomato purée base. Onion, garlic and chilli carry the flavour, with parsley stirred through at the end.
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The six-hour broth project
Vietnamese Pho
360 minmediumVietnameseserves 6Joshua Weissman’s pho is a 360-minute build, starting with beef bones and yellow onions, then spiced with cloves, star anise, cinnamon and cardamom. It’s finished with rice noodles and fish sauce, with coriander seeds and ginger adding aroma.
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Spicy, packed, and hands-on
Army Base Stew (Budae-jjigae)
60 minmediumKoreanserves 4Maangchi’s budae-jjigae is a 60-minute stew with one of the biggest lists here (23 core ingredients), including kimchi, cabbage and onion plus sweet potato starch noodles. The broth is driven by hot pepper paste and flakes, with soy sauce and sugar to round it out.
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Veg stew as a side
French Ratatouille
34 mineasyFrenchserves 4French Cooking Academy’s ratatouille is a quick 34-minute vegetable stew with onion, tomatoes, peppers and courgette, plus bay leaves and thyme. It’s vegan and gluten-free, and works when you want something warm but not heavy.
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Slow, simple chicken soup
Ginseng Chicken Soup (Samgyetang)
210 minmediumKoreanserves 2Maangchi’s samgyetang takes 210 minutes and keeps the core ingredients to 7, built around Cornish hen, rice and garlic. Dried jujube and fresh ginseng are the distinctive add-ins, with salted water as the base.
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All-day batch cook
Cassoulet
1800 minhardFrenchserves 10French Cooking Academy’s cassoulet is the longest cook here at 1800 minutes and serves 10. It’s built on broad white beans with onions and carrots, plus duck fat, pork ribs and a bay-and-thyme backbone.
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Pick one quick bowl for midweek and one longer pot for the weekend, and you’ll make a serious dent in carrots, onions and potatoes without cooking the same thing twice.
Common questions
- What are good autumn soup recipes for using up carrots, onions and potatoes?
- Start with stews where those veg are central, like boeuf carotte (carrots and onions, 120 min), navarin of lamb (carrot, onion and boiling potatoes, 120 min) and Spanish chickpea stew with chorizo (onions and potatoes, 60 min). For a British option, beef & ale stew with mustard dumplings uses carrots and pearl onions and cooks in 197 minutes. Scranner helps you match what’s in your fridge to recipes like these without guessing.
- What’s the quickest soup on this page for a busy weeknight?
- The quickest is Gordon Ramsay’s noodle soup with poached eggs & spring onions at 10 minutes. If you can stretch to 20 minutes, his coconut glass noodle soup is still fast and uses onions, garlic, ginger and vermicelli noodles.
- Which recipes here are best for slow weekend cooking?
- For a proper weekend pot, cassoulet is the longest at 1800 minutes and serves 10. Other slow options include boeuf bourguignon (300 minutes), beef and Guinness stew (300 minutes), and pho (360 minutes) if you want to focus on a long-simmered broth.
- Are there any low-ingredient soups and stews here?
- Yes: Maangchi’s beef and radish soup has 7 core ingredients and takes 45 minutes, and her ginseng chicken soup also has 7 core ingredients (210 minutes). For a stew with a shorter list, beef and Guinness stew keeps to 9 core ingredients across a 300-minute cook.
- Which recipes here are gluten-free or dairy-free?
- Several are marked gluten-free, including boeuf bourguignon, chicken chasseur, navarin of lamb, Spanish chickpea stew with chorizo, pho, and beef and radish soup. For dairy-free options, tom kha gai is gluten-free/dairy-free, and Italian fish soup is gluten-free/dairy-free; always check your own product labels before cooking.
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Last updated 2 September 2026