It has a secret ingredient that makes it extra special.

The chicken breasts clinging to the carcass are the leftovers.

The transformation, which takes under 30 minutes, is magical.

A pot of macaroni chicken sopas (Filipino chicken noodle soup), with a golden serving spoon scooping some soup out

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Add your favorites if youd like to amp up the vegetable content.

Here are some more tweaks I can recommend:

More Comforting Chicken Soups

Simple Tip!

For an extra-hearty meal, serve this Macaroni Chicken Soup with fresh bread or dinner rolls.

A bowl with a serving of macaroni chicken sopas (Filipino chicken noodle soup), with a pot of soup in the background

Simply Recipes / Shilpa Iyer

Saute the onion, garlic, celery, and carrot until soft and fragrant, about 3 minutes.

Add the fish sauce and stir.

Add the pasta and chicken and stir to combine.

Add the chicken stock.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Turn off the heat and add the milk (this will help prevent curdling).

Stir so that all ingredients combine well.

Serve piping hot in individual soup bowls.

Store leftovers in an airtight plastic container for up to 5 days.

Or freeze for up to 1 month.

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