Chicken Noodle Soup
The American classic — poached chicken, soft vegetables, and noodles in a golden broth.
Ingredients
- 400 g Chicken
- 150 g Noodles
- 2 Carrot
- 1 Onion
- 1500 ml Stock
- 1 tbsp Neutral oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 stalks Celery (optional)
- 2 cloves Garlic (optional)
- 1 leaf Bay leaves (optional)
- 2 tbsp Parsley (optional)
Method
- Dice the onion, carrot, and celery into small even pieces.
- Smash and peel the garlic cloves.
- Soften the diced vegetables in the oil in a soup pot over medium heat, about 6 minutes.
- Add the garlic, bay leaf, stock, chicken, and salt and simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
- Lift the chicken out onto a board and shred it with two forks.
- Return the shredded chicken to the pot with the noodles and cook until the noodles are tender, about 8 minutes.
- Taste the soup for salt, scatter the parsley over, and ladle into deep bowls.
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About Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup is the American home-kitchen classic, the bowl reached for at the first sign of a cold and the definition of comfort in liquid form. Its foundation is simplicity done right: a mirepoix of onion, carrot, and celery softened in oil, then simmered with chicken, garlic, and bay leaf into a golden, deeply savory broth. Poaching the chicken directly in that broth means the meat and the liquid season each other, so nothing tastes thin or watery.
The pleasure of it is in the textures as much as the flavor — soft sweet vegetables, tender shreds of chicken, and noodles that go in near the end so they stay springy rather than bloated. It's light and restorative rather than heavy, the kind of soup that fills you up without weighing you down. A shower of fresh parsley at the finish keeps it from tasting flat, and a final taste for salt is what separates a good pot from a great one. Ladle it into deep bowls and serve with crusty bread or crackers; it reheats well and only tastes better the next day.
Chicken Noodle Soup: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Chicken Noodle Soup?
A serving has about 549 calories — 33.7g protein, 48g carbs, 23.8g fat, 2.5g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 33.7g of protein, roughly 25% of its calories.
Is Chicken Noodle Soup gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Noodles. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
How long does Chicken Noodle Soup take to make?
About 45 minutes start to finish, but only around 28 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Chicken Noodle Soup?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out celery, garlic, bay leaves — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Chicken Noodle Soup make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.