Food Ingredients Meat + Poultry Chicken 30 Chicken Soup Recipes That Are Pure Comfort in a Bowl By Food & Wine Editors Food & Wine Editors This is collaborative content from Food & Wine's team of experts, including staff, recipe developers, chefs, and contributors. Many of our galleries curate recipes or guides from a variety of sources which we credit throughout the content and at each link. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 29, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Diana Chistruga Chicken soup is synonymous with comfort, nourishment, and warmth; serving a steaming bowl is a simple act of care, whether it's for yourself, your family, a friend, or a neighbor. Chicken noodle soup is a much-loved classic, and there are so many more ways to prepare chicken and broth! These chicken soup recipes offer inspiration for your old favorite. Try Kwame Onwuachi's Puerto Rican pollo guisado; Josh Reisner's adobo-ramen mash-up; Leah Koenig's vibrant, fresh take on chicken matzo ball soup; and more. 01 of 30 Chicken Soup with Ginger and Cilantro Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver This seasonal version of a classic is loaded with summer market finds like tomatoes, zucchini, and bell peppers. Quick-cooking boneless chicken pieces are gently simmered in a ginger and cilantro-infused broth with a dash of soy sauce. The eye-catching garnish tray doubles as a colorful centerpiece, allowing guests to pile their bowls with aromatic fresh herbs, spicy chiles, and juicy citrus. Get the Recipe 02 of 30 Chicken and Wild Rice Soup Cara Cormack This creamy chicken and wild rice soup makes use of leftover chicken and comes together in just 20 minutes of active cooking time. It's a great one-bowl meal for busy nights. Get the Recipe 03 of 30 Chicken Pho Diana Chistruga The Vietnamese chicken and noodle soup called pho is all about layers of flavor in the rich-tasting broth. The technique here also produces meat that’s supremely tender and delicious. Get the Recipe 04 of 30 Herb Garden Matzo Ball Soup Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Thom Driver Chicken matzo ball soup gets a glow-up in this version by cookbook author Leah Koenig, with fresh parsley, dill, chives, and fennel fronds in the matzo balls themselves, plus more herbs, lemon zest, and edible flowers adding color and bright, spring flavors to each finished bowl of soup. Get the Recipe 05 of 30 Pollo Guisado Photo by Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen "The soup all abuelitas make their grandchildren, cooking a ojo, or by feel, with a million variations," says chef Kwame Onwuachi of this recipe. "The soup is a festival of comfort. At its base are the annatto and sofrito that define much of Puerto Rican cuisine, plus a touch of cumin and, because it's me who's making it, a bit of house spice to give just the merest hint of heat." Get the Recipe 06 of 30 Chicken Tortellini Soup with Kale Caitlin Bensel Fresh ingredients team up with store-bought shortcuts to get this comforting dinner on the table in just over 30 minutes. Frozen cheese tortellini only need a five-minute dip in the simmering broth to cook up perfectly. Don’t be tempted to just dump the whole can of tomatoes into the pot; draining them first concentrates the flavor. Get the Recipe 07 of 30 Chicken Adobo-Inspired Ramen Emily Kordovich For this adobo-inspired ramen recipe, chef Josh Reisner starts by braising chicken legs with black pepper, bay leaves, vinegar, and soy sauce — the key ingredients of Filipino adobo. He then infuses the ramen broth with the deeply flavored braising sauce that forms as the chicken cooks. Each bowl of ramen is topped with a piece of succulent chicken, as well as blanched spinach, scallion "nests," grilled corn, and more. Get the Recipe 08 of 30 Chicken and Shrimp Laksa Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling byClaire Spollen Top Chef winner Buddha Lo's homemade laksa paste — made with fresh lemongrass, pungent shrimp paste, and nutty peanuts — forms the base of this fragrant noodle dish, while coconut cream adds a velvety mouthfeel to the aromatic broth. Top it with poached shrimp and chicken, fresh herbs, and fried shallots, then slurp with joy. Get the Recipe 09 of 30 Chicken Pozole Verde Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen There are many variations on pozole, a traditional hominy-based Mexican stew closely associated with the Pacific-coast state of Guerrero. Culinary writer Anya von Bremzen’s version, a green pozole, derives much of its flavor from tangy ingredients like tomatillos, cilantro, and green chiles. Get the Recipe 10 of 30 Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Puff Pastry Croutons Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Heather Chadduck Hillegas This creamy, soul-warming soup from the legendary Ina Garten's cookbook Modern Comfort Food captures everything there is to love about chicken pot pie. Plenty of aromatic vegetables, a rich, silky broth spiked with tarragon and cream sherry, and tender chicken deliver pure comfort in every spoonful. The flaky, buttery puff pastry croutons (made from store-bought dough!) are an irresistible finishing touch. Get the Recipe 11 of 30 Avgolemono Chicken Soup with Rice Diana Chistruga Avgolemono is a classic sauce of chicken broth, egg yolks, and lemon juice; the addition of a bit more broth, rice, and shredded chicken turns it into a satisfying soup. Get the Recipe 12 of 30 Leftover Chicken Soup Abby Hocking Chef Marcus Samuelsson's chicken soup is fragrant with ginger, star anise, and lemongrass, just what you need on a chilly night. He uses the whole bird — from the bones to the skin and the livers — to make a delicious no-waste soup. Get the Recipe 13 of 30 Kubba Hamuth (Sweet and Sour Soup with Stuffed Dumplings) Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Debbie Wee This Iraqi-Jewish soup is tangy and rich with lemon juice, beets, and chicken dumplings. Many Iraqi-Jewish recipes call for semolina for the dumpling dough, but here we use rice. Get the Recipe 14 of 30 Herbal Chicken Bone Broth with Soba Noodles Charissa Fay / Food Styling by Nora Singley / Prop Styling by Maeve Sheridan Fresh soba noodles, hearty vegetables, and replenishing herbs come together in a soothing chicken bone broth. Look for soba noodles made from 100% buckwheat for the best flavor. If you cannot find Shaoxing wine, use sake or soju as a substitution — or omit this ingredient if you are avoiding alcohol. Get the Recipe 15 of 30 Stracciatella © Abby Hocking Stracciatella is the Italian version of egg drop soup. This tasty one from chef Hugh Acheson includes shredded chicken, spinach, basil, peas, grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, and of course, eggs. Get the Recipe 16 of 30 Classic Chicken Noodle Soup © Stephanie Foley This classic chicken noodle soup gets its deeply flavorful broth from a whole chicken. Get the Recipe 17 of 30 Chicken Soup with Jasmine Rice and Ginger © Deirdre Rooney There may not be any clinical proof that ginger helps fight colds or the flu, but this super-easy, gingery chicken soup will undeniably make you feel better. Get the Recipe 18 of 30 Creamy Piquillo Pepper and Chickpea Soup with Chicken © Christina Holmes The secret to this speedy soup is buying ingredients with lots of built-in flavor, like hummus, jarred piquillo peppers, and rotisserie chicken. Get the Recipe 19 of 30 Chicken-Chile Soup © Christina Holmes This Mexican-inspired chicken soup by F&W culinary director at large Justin Chapple is extremely easy to make. Justin likes serving it with diced avocado and hot sauce to stir in at the table. Get the Recipe 20 of 30 Chicken Noodle Soup with Parsnips and Dill © Bobbi Lin Lots of carrots and parsnips give old-favorite chicken noodle soup a sweet savor. To balance this effect, use the optional parsley, which is just slightly bitter. Get the Recipe 21 of 30 White Bean and Chicken Soup © Dana Gallagher By using chicken thighs instead of breasts, this hearty, jalapeño-spiked soup gets ultra-rich flavor. Serve it with tortilla chips, sour cream, Jack cheese, cilantro, and avocado. Get the Recipe 22 of 30 Chicken-Orzo Soup with 10 Vegetables © John Kernick Any combination of vegetables will work in this satisfying soup from chef Hugh Acheson. If including 10 vegetables isn't a priority, you can also cut some and double up on others. Get the Recipe 23 of 30 Chinese Poached Chicken Breasts with Star Anise © Sabra Krock Chicken breasts poached in a broth flavored with star anise, cinnamon, ginger, scallions, and soy sauce is a Chinese classic. Traditionally you would save, not serve, the broth — it improves each time you use it — but we can never resist serving it with the chicken as a light sauce. If you like, boil noodles separately and add them to the broth for a meal in a dish. Get the Recipe 24 of 30 Chicken and Noodles in Spiced Broth © Joseph de Leo Alternative healers use star anise to fight cold and flu symptoms. Recipe developer Melissa Rubel Jacobson combines the licorice-scented spice with cinnamon and ginger — both stomach soothers — to flavor a restorative chicken-noodle soup. Get the Recipe 25 of 30 Chicken and Sausage Gumbo © Brown W. Cannon III This isn’t authentic gumbo, but it's a delicious example of how Creole flavors have crept up to Kentucky. Get the Recipe 26 of 30 Chicken Hot Pot with Mushrooms and Tofu © Kana Okada Cooks in Asia serve hot pots communally, setting a big pot of bubbling broth on the table alongside a platter of raw ingredients (like vegetables and thinly sliced chicken) for dipping. It's a fun way for guests to feel like they have a hand in making their own meals. In his version, chef Ethan Stowell gives each person at the table an individual bowl of sliced mushrooms, tofu, and scallions, then adds piping hot chicken broth loaded with chunks of tender cooked chicken. Get the Recipe 27 of 30 Chicken Bouillabaisse with Rouille © Claire Thomas Chef Jacques Pépin’s flavor-packed chicken stew is fast and easy to assemble, and it cooks in about 30 minutes. Get the Recipe 28 of 30 Silken Bread and Parmesan Soup © Mathew Hranek Frédérick Hermé’s chicken soup is thickened with fresh breadcrumbs and enriched with cheese and egg yolks. Get the Recipe 29 of 30 Moroccan Chicken and Couscous Soup © Karen Mordechai A mainstay in Morocco, steamed couscous topped with a very liquid stew is undeniably delectable, but not exactly quick. We’ve found, though, that combining all the ingredients in a soup yields similarly sumptuous results in a much shorter time. The dish is decidedly spicy; if you prefer less heat, just reduce the amount of cayenne. Get the Recipe 30 of 30 Chicken Meatball and Orzo Soup © Yunhee Kim This recipe cleverly uses chicken sausage: Remove the casings, shape the meat into balls, brown them, and simmer them in chicken broth. If you have leftover cooked rice on hand, feel free to substitute it for the orzo. Get the Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit