It doesn’t get any more comforting than a bowl of Homemade Chicken Soup on a cold blustery day. This chicken soup recipe is another one of my favorite Best Fall Soup Recipes that’s perfect to serve all year long.
This is one of the earlier recipes I shared on my blog. I’ve been making this recipe for Homemade Chicken Soup for years. And I’m so glad that I finally got around to updating the photos and the post.
I hope you’ll enjoy this recipe as much as my family does. There’s nothing more comforting than a bowl of chicken soup and a few grilled cheese sandwiches…all year round!
Tips for Making Chicken Soup
- You can use a rotisserie chicken if you don’t have time too cook.
- I sometimes like to cook my chicken in the crock pot and then dice it up to add to the soup. Leftover roast chicken is great too!
- My family loves elbow pasta, but my favorite is to add cooked cheese tortellini or even cooked potato gnocchi.
Helpful Kitchen Tools
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- Cast Iron Pan – I really do cook with these and love them. You can find tips for cleaning a cast iron skillet here.
- Bamboo Spoon Set – these are my all-time favorite spoons to use when cooking.
- Large Stock Pot
- Vegetable Peeler – it took me years to find a vegetable peeler that actually works and is easy to use.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- Celery, about 3 stalks, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 32 oz chicken stock
- 4 cups water
- Bay leaf, one
- 1 ½ cups elbow macaroni noodles; cooked according to package
- salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh dill or parsley as garnish
Instructions
Heat oil in a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown both sides and season with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken until the juices run clear. Allow chicken to rest for 2-3 minutes before chopping into bite sized pieces. Set aside.
Heat a large stock pot on medium heat on top of the stove. Add the remaining oil. Add carrots, celery and onion to the stock pot – and stir to coat with oil. Cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the chicken stock, water and a bay leaf. Adjust heat to high and bring soup to a boil. Once boiling, adjust heat to a medium-low temperature and simmer soup for 8 minutes.
Chicken Noodle Soup recipe with Elbow Macaroni
My husband’s favorite noodle for this recipe is elbow macaroni. However, before adding the cooked elbow macaroni noodles, taste the chicken soup broth and add salt if needed. Add the noodles and chicken. Stir to combine and allow everything to simmer for a few extra minutes before serving.
How to Serve Homemade Chicken Soup
Serve this easy homemade chicken soup hot, garnished with fresh dill or chopped parsley. I like to also serve this recipe with homemade biscuits or a simple grilled cheese sandwich.
You can even serve this soup in bread bowls as a fun presentation. This soup is a meal in itself because of the vegetables and pasta.
More Delicious Soup Recipes
- French Onion Soup – with VIDEO
- Best Fall Soups – a delicious collection of soups from my site and a few of my foodie friends!
- Pasta Fagioli Soup – made in the crock pot.
- Potato Corn Chowder
- Beef Barley
Easy and Delicious Comforting Chicken Soup
It doesn’t get any more comforting than a bowl of Homemade Chicken Soup on a cold blustery day. Thankfully my family loves this recipe all year long and yours will too!
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
For the Soup:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 32 oz chicken stock
- 4 cups water
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 ½ cups elbow macaroni noodles; cooked according to package
- salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh dill or parsley as garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil in a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown both sides, cooking until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Allow chicken to rest for 2-3 minutes before chopping into bite sized pieces. Set aside.
- While chicken is cooking, start the soup by heating a large stock pot on medium heat. Add oil.
- Add carrots, celery and onion to the stock pot – and stir to coat with oil. Cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add salt, chicken stock, water and a bay leaf.
- Adjust heat to high and bring soup to a boil. Once boiling, adjust heat to a medium-low temperature and simmer soup for 30 minutes before adding noodles.
- Taste broth and add salt if needed.
- Stir in chicken and continue cooking for a few minutes till everything is combined.
- Just before serving, remove the bay leaf.
- Garnish with fresh chopped dill or chopped parsley before serving.
Notes
You can easily prepare this soup using a rotisserie chicken.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180Total Fat: 7.7ggSaturated Fat: 1.1ggCholesterol: 35mgmgSodium: 433mgmgCarbohydrates: 13.9ggFiber: 1.4ggSugar: 2.5ggProtein: 13.6gg
This recipe has been updated since it first appeared in 2011 with new photos and a new printable recipe card that includes nutritional information. I hope you enjoy the updates as much as I enjoyed working on them!
How to Cook Chicken in the Crock Pot for Recipes
I get a huge kick out of updated, “before and after” food photography posts: they remind me that I’m not alone in my quest to go back and update horrid shots from the beginnings of my blog! This soup looks just like a warm hug in a bowl. It would also be great for using up turkey leftovers, am I right?! 😉
I really didn’t know what I was doing when I first published this recipe! Thanks for visiting Michelle!
I'm trying not to covet your porch….
The chicken soup sounds yummy AND easy. I've been looking for a recipe like this. I'm sure it brought the Colonel much comfort. Enjoy your beautiful snow!
Oh I do hope the Colonel feels better soon. I'm sure that yummy soup will do the trick!
I love staying home on cold snowy days too. You must be a wonderful cook! I do hope your Colonel is feeling better now. Our grandson has strep….hope your hubby doesn't have that. I wish time didn't fly by so quickly online…its so much fun!
Wish we were having chicken soup. I hope and pray that Colonel gets well quick! sandie
Ooooh~ *BRRRR* it looks so cold there! Sorry your hubby is under the weather, but I'll bet your yummy soup will help him get back on his feet again!
So sorry to hear that your hubby is sick. I hope he feels better soon.
Looks yummy! I hope the colonel gets better soon!
Take care not to catch it.
Hugs!
A nice bowl of your chicken soup would be great today. Even if I am not sick. It is cold here in Pennsylvaina…. really cold.
Chicken soup, one of my favorite, and it seems to cure so many ills, Praying for the Colonel to feel better, and I know the soup and your TLC, will work miracles, Lois! ~smile~.
Love the snow pictures, enjoy!
Hugs,
Sue
I LOVE chicken soup when it's cold, love your snow, we still have none! Hope the hub gets better, stay warm and cozy! 😀
the couch seems to be the best place to stay but the pictures of the snow are beautiful!
Hope the Colonel recovers soon.
Thanks so much for visiting and encouraging me!
Best wishes
Christine
I'm sorry your husband is sick. This hearty soup will be very soothing to his sore throat. We are having heavy rain and thunder in GA today and this soup would be great.
I love your snow pics. Glad you can stay in and enjoy the view.
Hope the colonel feels better soon. Chicken soup certainly will help. Have a good weekend watching it snow.
Sorry the Colonel is sick…but I am sure he will soon be good as new with you nursing him back to health!
YUMMO…from your sister!