Chicken soup across its many forms is synonymous with comfort. Chef Gerard Craft calls his Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup “a warm hug of a dish”; F&W’s Breana Lai Killeen refers to Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup as “the culinary equivalent of a well-worn sweater: familiar, forgiving, and instantly soothing.” It’s no wonder chicken soup is what we reach for when we’re under the weather! This collection of chicken soup recipes runs the full gamut of flavors, textures, and colors to keep you satisfied. From pho and pozole to tangy hot-and-sour chicken soup and simple chicken with dumplings, work your way through these chicken soup recipes and you’ll never have a dull bowl.
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
A splash of cream and a few tablespoons of white miso enhance the creamy texture and umami flavor in this surprisingly quick-to-make chicken noodle soup. (It’s ready in just 25 minutes.)
Chicken and Shrimp Laksa
Top Chef winner Buddha Lo’s homemade laksa paste — made with fresh lemongrass, pungent shrimp paste, and nutty peanuts — joins forces with coconut cream to form the base of this soupy chicken noodle dish.
Coconut Curry Chicken Soup
Brimming with shredded chicken breasts and tender egg noodles in a coconut-creamy Thai red curry broth, this soup gets its balancing brightness from a touch of lime juice stirred in at the end. Have it on the table in less than an hour.
Chicken Soup with Ginger and Cilantro
Cookbook author Mary-Frances Heck infuses chicken broth with ginger and cilantro and arranges mixed herbs, jalapeños, red onion, and citrus wedges on a platter for guests to customize their bowls as desired.
Marry Me Chicken Noodle Soup
This flavorful soup is a cross between Marry Me Chicken and chicken noodle soup. The savory broth — enriched with sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and heavy cream — is packed with rich chicken thighs and egg noodles.
Tortilla Soup
This spicy and hearty soup is bolstered with rotisserie chicken and served with all the fixings: cilantro leaves, sliced avocados, lime wedges, pickled onions, queso fresco, and its namesake tortilla chips. For less heat, remove the seeds from the chipotles.
Easy Chicken and Dumplings
This satisfying one-pot meal of silky chicken and tender dumplings starts with searing chicken thighs to render fat for cooking the mirepoix, building a flavorful base for this classic dish. Self-rising flour, buttermilk, and butter are the only ingredients in the pillowy dumplings, which come together in the final minutes, simmering right in the creamy soup.
Stewed Chicken
2019 F&W Best New Chef Kwame Onwuachi says this comforting chicken recipe is “the soup all grannies make their grandchildren, cooking by eyeor by feel, with a million variations.”
Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup
St. Louis chef Gerard Craft sears juicy chicken thighs until their skin is crispy, then shreds the meat into a rich, Parmesan-suffused chicken stock. He serves it with fresh basil, al dente spaghetti or angel hair pasta, more Parmesan, and a soft-cooked egg, but it’s the final dollop of spicy Calabrian chile paste that lends a touch of heat — add more or less to adjust the fiery factor.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Here’s your new go-to chicken noodle soup recipe. Make your own stock for an extra-flavorful bowl, or use store-bought chicken broth to keep prep easy. A splash of dry white wine and the optional Parmesan rinds take the soup from standard to extraordinary.
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Thyme, garlic, and the classic base of onions, carrots, and celery add aromatic depth to this one-bowl meal for busy nights. After it simmers, finish the soup with a drizzle of cream for a touch of richness and sophistication.
Chicken Pho
In this recipe from the late chef Charles Phan, roast quartered onions and smashed ginger, then simmer low and slow with chicken bones and a quartered bird to draw out a crystal-clear, deeply aromatic broth. Chewy rice noodles, shredded poached chicken, and a tableful of fresh garnishes — mung-bean sprouts, basil, jalapeño, lime, hoisin, and chile-garlic sauce — allow each person to customize their own bowl’s heat, tang, and crunch.
Tomato Chicken Pasta Soup
Food writer Ian Knauer mashes up two classics — tomato soup and chicken noodle — by simmering mirepoix in olive oil, then adding chicken stock, a can of whole tomatoes, sliced boneless thighs, and ditalini until the pasta is tender and the broth turns velvety red.
Chicken Ramen
Chef Bill Kim’s chicken ramen starts by doctoring store-bought chicken broth with shiitakes, kombu, and plenty of aromatics for a flavor-packed bowl that comes together quickly without leaning on any instant soup shortcuts.
Tom Ka Gai (Thai Hot-and-Sour Coconut-Chicken Soup)
Made with juicy chicken thighs and fragrant with ginger, lime, lemongrass, and tamarind, Andrew Zimmern’s tangy, creamy Thai chicken soup comes together in just 35 minutes.
Chicken Pozole Verde
Food writer Anya von Bremzen simmers bone-in chicken breasts in stock, then shreds the meat into a vibrant broth bulky with chewy hominy. Cook down a puree of tomatillos, poblanos, jalapeños, cilantro, and onion for deep green color before stirring into the pot, giving the pozole tangy brightness and gentle heat.
Avgolemono Chicken Soup with Rice
Avgolemono is a classic sauce of chicken broth, egg yolks, and lemon juice; the addition of a bit more broth, rice, and shredded chicken turns it into a satisfying soup.
Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Puff Pastry Croutons
Ina Garten reinvents the soul-warming chicken potpie as a hearty soup with a creamy, savory base, swapping in squares of flaky, golden store-bought puff pastry for the traditional full crust.
Escarole Soup with Chicken and Rice
Use quick-cooking boneless, skinless chicken breasts and store-bought broth to get a jumpstart on this hearty one-bowl meal that’s brimming with vegetables and made extra satisfying with the addition of arborio rice.
Moroccan Chicken and Couscous Soup
You’ll need a pound of boneless, skinless chicken thighs to make this spicy Moroccan mainstay. For our streamlined version, everything cooks in a single pot — it’s ready to eat in just over half an hour.
Passover Matzo Ball Soup
You don’t need to wait until Passover to enjoy this hearty chicken and matzo ball soup. Andrew Zimmern adapted the recipe from a family friend after tasting it at a Seder and concluding it achieves the “perfect balance for a matzo ball: light enough to float, dense enough to be a good ‘sinker.'”
Chicken soup
Mexican caldo de pollo begins with a stock of chicken legs, aromatics, jalapeños, and tomatoes. Hearty vegetables including potatoes, celery, and carrots fill the rich stock with savory, garden-like flavors. This warming soup is a pretty collection of colors and textures.
Herbal Chicken Bone Broth with Soba Noodles
Fresh soba noodles, hearty vegetables, and replenishing herbs come together in a soothing chicken bone broth. Look for soba noodles made from 100% buckwheat for the best flavor. If you cannot find Shaoxing wine, use sake or soju as a substitute — or omit this ingredient if you are avoiding alcohol.
Chicken Soto
“Chicken in soups can be dry and overcooked, but the chicken in this soto ayam is so tender,” cookbook author Khushbu Shah says of this Indonesian soup. “The hard-boiled egg is a nice touch, too — it always makes me laugh when there’s a chicken and an egg together in a dish.”
Chicken Tortellini Soup with Kale
Made with packaged frozen cheese tortellini and boneless skinless chicken thighs that cook in a flavorful tomato broth, this recipe gets a comforting dinner on the table in just over 30 minutes.
Chicken-Orzo Soup with 10 Vegetables
Chef Hugh Acheson chooses turnip, sweet onion, fennel, carrot, celery, green beans, cherry tomatoes, frozen peas, arugula, and basil for this nutrition-packed chicken soup with boiled and drained orzo.
Drunken Chicken Soup
Made with an entire bottle of Shaoxing wine or dry sherry, this drunken chicken–inspired soup from F&W’s Justin Chapple has incredible depth of flavor. It’s loaded with veggies — kohlrabi, shiitakes, and bok choy — plus a whole chicken that cooks in the simmering wine along with ginger and scallions.
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