21 Chicken Soup Recipes To Make for Dinner This Week

And there are so many ways to make it!

We have recipes from China, Mexico, Vietnam, and Greece, plus multiple recipes from multiple moms.

We have soups with noodles, rice, tortillas, and dumplings.

chicken and noodles

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We have brothy soups and creamy soups.

Put on aCarole Kingfavorite, get to cooking, and turn everyone’s frown upside down.

Chicken and Rice Soup

There are a few schools of thought on chicken and rice soup.

A bowl of One-Pot Chicken and Rice Soup with a spoon and a napkin to the side

One-Pot Chicken and Rice Soup.

you could use shelf-stable, refrigerated (I prefer this), or frozen gnocchi.

Simply take note of the cook time on the packaging to verify it cooks through in the soup."

Tip: the vital ingredient is salt.

Bowl of copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup on a beige table napkin

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Use it generously and your soup is in no danger of blandness.

Even with regular canned whole tomatoes, your soup will still have plenty of flavor."

Then I bring them home to transform into lightening-fast soups like this.

Easy chicken noodle soup in a white bowl.

Elise Bauer

you could even freeze the carcass to later make intochicken stockfor soups of the future.

This pozole is chicken-based and much lighter in color and flavor.

The assortment of fresh toppings remains the same.

Soba Noodle Soup with Chicken and Bok Choy

Sally Vargas

And also much easier to pull off than you might suspect.

They cook up eggy and soft and absorb a ton of flavor from the chicken-y broth.

Now, I look to my IP.

Bowl of chicken pot pie soup topped with toasted oyster crackers on a plate with a spoon and next to it, a mustard colored napkin

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It’s twice as fast, with results just as classic.

Add rice, noodles, or whatever carb your heart desired.

Though its colonial origins may be complicated, it’s very much worth making.

Bowl of Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup Garnished with Cilantro, Crema, and Jalapenos Surrounded by Little Bowls with Toppings (Jalapenos, Lime Wedges, Cotija, and Crema)

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Curry powder, diced apples, and a little cream distinguish it from the average chicken soup.

Sopa de Lima

This soup hails from Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.

At first glance it may look like tortilla soup, but the flavors are a whole other ballgame.

Two bowls of rotisserie chicken noodle soup

Nick Evans

These matzo balls are fluffly and light and total keepers.

The broth is aromatic with clove and coriander seed.

Serve with plentiful fresh herbs.

A bowl of chicken pozole with corn tortillas to the side and a garnish of fresh cabbage, radish, avocado, and cilantro

Elise Bauer

It’s a Greek classic that you might easily make at home.

Mom’s Cold Season Chicken Soup

Here’s how our founder’s mom makes her chicken soup.

If your mom’s chicken soup did not thrill you, try this one.

Lemon Chicken Chickpea Rice Soup

Elise Bauer

It’s a hug in a bowl.

Elise’s mom can be your honorary mom.

chicken soup that’s hearty with macaroni.

Dumplings recipe ladled in a bowl.

Elise Bauer

A white bowl of pressure cooker tortilla soup with a spoon and grey patterned linen napkin to the left. The top right corner has a partial view of a second bowl of the same soup.