Last Updated on February 3, 2024 by Sabrina Currie
I love a good seafood soup for dinner. It's easy, luxurious, and made in one pot! For easy inspirations, I've gathered the 60 best seafood soup and stew recipes to make at home for some truly delicious (and mostly easy) inspiration. Find creamy seafood classics to bold flavored fish stews from around the world that are perfect served with your favorite crusty bread!
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(For more seafood ideas, check out the top Thai seafood recipes and the best Greek seafood recipes.)
Clam Chowder Recipes
The most popular seafood soup recipe might just be creamy clam chowder. Full of sweet potatoes, littleneck clams and their clam juice, New England clam chowder simmers away before being finished with heavy cream. This hearty soup is popular for a reason, it is delicious! Try out a classic or pick a variation. If you prefer a cream-free version, there is also the tomato-based Manhattan clam chowder too. Stick with clams or add in some mussels or cubed white fish and be sure to serve it up with some toasty garlic bread.
Oyster Soups + Stews
Oyster soup and stew is smooth and rich. Often served during the holidays, this good soup is a must when visiting the coast. Oyster stew is easy to make at home too, with just a few simple ingredients and a good chicken or fish stock.
Scallops
Scallops are easy and fast to cook and taste great in this Thai curry flavored soup but they also go well in many of the other fresh seafood soups like chowders or cioppinos.
Lobster Chowder + Bisque
These lobster stews and brews are a great way to serve luxurious lobster at your dinner party without breaking the bank! Fill a large pot with this creamy, easy fish stew. Lobster soup starts with a good seafood stock (or chicken broth) that gets seasoned with a little tomato paste and/or sherry before being finished with heavy cream. A few pieces of slices lobster tail or claw meat on top adds a little extra WOW factor.
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Prawns, Shrimp + Crawfish Brews
Tasty, sweet and juicy crustaceans make great seafood soups and stews. There's classic, down-home gumbos with a deep, dark roux, creamy chowders with potatoes and corn. There is Thai curry, Japanese ramen or Mexican spices and tortillas, too. Prawns, shrimp and crawfish are so versatile and fast to cook. For maximum flavors, make a broth with the shrimp shells, roasting them in the oven or pan for a few minutes before simmering them over medium heat for 30-60 minutes. Try to add the shrimp only a few minutes before serving so they stay juicy and tender.
Crab Soup
Here are some great soup variations using crab. Blue crab, she crab (the female blue crabs), dungeness crab or other fresh crab works well in all of these recipes, except for the she crab soup. (She crab soup gets it's unique flavor from the golden orange crab roe only from the she crabs.) Frozen crab meat makes a good substitute for these recipes but try to avoid canned crab if possible as it has far less sweet flavor.
Salmon
Salmon makes a delicious seafood soup. Popular around the world, this brightly colored, sweet fish is right at home in broth based soups, chowders and Asian seafood soups too. If you've got a whole salmon, utilize all the parts by making tasty, rich salmon head soup, Filipino salmon belly sinigang, or a delicious fish stock.
Creamy Seafood Bisques + Chowders
Creamy and easy seafood stew recipes are a great way to cook up the day's catch! You can use almost any kind of fish you can catch. From flaky fish to shrimp or other shellfish, anything goes. Seafood cooks fast, so with just a little prep work, it makes an easy dinner for home cooks. Season these creamy soups with a little dry white wine or sherry, red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper and toss in a few chopped veggies like corn, sliced fennel or diced red pepper. These chowders are a hearty stew perfect for a cold night and taste even better the next day!
Seafood Stew + Gumbo
These seafood stew recipes are filled to the brim with delicious seafood. Try the classic easy homemade Italian fish soup cioppino, (invented by Italian immigrant fishermen in America) or a French-style bouillabaisse. What about a traditional gumbo recipe with chicken, shrimp and sausage? Whichever you choose, serve it up with some fresh Italian bread to mop up all the tasty broth.
Seafood Curries
These delicious seafood curry recipes are the taste of home for many around the world. Warm and fragrant, these fish soups and stews are full of bold flavors. Serve them up with a side of rice or naan bread.
Seafoods Soups + Stews From Around The World
Next time you want to try something different, make one of these seafood soups and stews from around the world! Spicy Thai flavors, a rich Norwegian salt cod recipe, Mexican seven seas soup and more are all here.
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