These chicken soup recipes range from whole-chicken broth to creamy noodle bowls, tortilla soup and vegetable-filled pots. Choose a broth style and cooking method, then follow the linked recipe for the complete ingredients, quantities and instructions.
- Chicken Soup Recipes with Noodles and Clear Broth
- Creamy Noodle, Gnocchi and Rice Soups
- Tortilla Soups with Beans and Corn
- Vegetable and Cheese Filled Chicken Soups
Some soups start with raw chicken, while others require chicken that is fully cooked already. Pasta may cook in the soup or in a separate pot. Read those details first, keep dairy additions over gentle heat, and cool saved soup promptly in shallow containers.
Chicken Soup Recipes with Noodles and Clear Broth
Whole chicken, bone-in pieces and a slow cooker give these broths different preparation schedules.
1. Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
A whole chicken simmers with aromatics to make the broth before fresh vegetables and egg noodles are added for the soup. Only part of the cooked meat is needed for the measured batch. Plan to chill the extra meat promptly for another use.
2. Polish Chicken Noodle Soup
Bone-in chicken and root vegetables build a clear broth with allspice, bay and peppercorns. The broth is strained and the noodles are cooked separately before bowls are assembled. This is a longer simmering project, suited to a day when you can tend the pot.
3. Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Soup
Chicken and vegetables cook in clear broth in the slow cooker, but the refrigerated tortellini finishes in a stockpot. Allow for that transfer and final stovetop stage. Parsley is added at serving, and there is no cream thickener in this version.
Creamy Noodle, Gnocchi and Rice Soups
Choose the starch you want, and keep its cooking schedule distinct from the chicken when the method calls for it.
4. Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
This soup starts with cooked shredded chicken and a flour-thickened vegetable broth. Egg noodles boil separately and are portioned into bowls before the creamy soup is ladled over. Store saved noodles apart when possible so they do not absorb all the broth.
5. Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup
The slow cooker prepares the chicken and vegetables, then a stockpot handles the flour, milk and cream thickening stage. Refrigerated cheese tortellini cooks in the simmering soup afterward. It is a creamy alternative to the clear-broth tortellini recipe above.
6. White Lasagna Soup
Broken lasagna noodles cook with chicken pieces, beans and herbs in a creamy broth. Spinach, Parmesan and mozzarella finish the pot. Stir during the noodle stage to help prevent sticking and allow the chicken to cook through before adding the final cheeses.
7. Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Ready-to-use potato gnocchi joins a thickened half-and-half broth with carrots and cooked diced chicken. Spinach goes in near the end. Follow the gnocchi package timing and keep the finished soup at a gentle heat while warming the cooked chicken thoroughly.
8. Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup
Dry white long-grain rice simmers with raw chicken, carrots and celery. The chicken is shredded after cooking, and cream finishes the broth over low heat. This gives you a rice-based soup without a separate noodle pot.
9. Creamy Slow Cooker Wild Rice Soup
Whole wild rice supplies the longer cooking stage in this recipe. The breasts are removed when ready and returned after the rice softens and the dairy thickener simmers. Choose it when you can allow several hours rather than expecting a quick-cooking rice blend.
Tortilla Soups with Beans and Corn
These two versions offer the same broad flavor family through different chicken cuts and cooking methods.
10. Chicken Tortilla Soup
Diced chicken thighs simmer on the stove with tomatoes, chili spices, corn and black beans. Lime finishes the broth, while ready-to-eat tortilla chips are shared at serving. Keep those chips separate until eating so they retain their texture.
11. Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Whole thawed breasts cook with canned beans, corn and tomatoes with green chilies before being shredded into the broth. Tortilla chips and optional avocado or cheese finish the bowls. This option shifts the main cooking stage to the slow cooker.
Vegetable and Cheese Filled Chicken Soups
Potatoes, broccoli, spinach and cheese make these bowls distinct from the noodle options.
12. Creamy Chicken Broccoli Soup
Broccoli, onion and celery simmer with the chicken before part of the vegetable broth is blended. Cream cheese and cream are incorporated over gentle heat, giving the soup body without noodles. Take care with hot blending and never seal a full vessel of hot liquid.
13. Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Potatoes and mixed vegetables give this cooked-chicken soup its pot-pie character without a pastry lid. A butter and flour base thickens the broth before cream is added. Cut potatoes evenly and let them become tender before the final warming stage.
14. Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken and Potato Soup
Bacon starts the pot, followed by chicken, onion and a creamy sun-dried tomato broth. Potatoes cook in the soup, with Parmesan and basil added near the finish. The chicken can be lifted out if it is ready before the potatoes.
15. Chicken Bacon Cheddar Soup
Cooked shredded chicken, ready-to-eat bacon and ranch seasoning make a rich broth with cream cheese, sour cream and cheddar. Spinach joins near the end. Reserve some cooked bacon for the bowls, and keep the dairy mixture below a vigorous boil.
Before You Choose Your Recipe
For clear broth, begin with the whole-chicken or Polish-style soup. For a shorter assembly using cooked meat, consider pot pie, gnocchi or creamy noodle soup. Slow cooker versions still need attention to the chicken temperature and any final stovetop steps.
