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Hello there, friends! How was your weekend? I hope it was absolutely amazing!
We spent Saturday in the city shopping and reading (ok… I was shopping; he was reading), and ended the day there with a visit to our favorite s’mac and cheese spot. Mac and cheese and beer = an awesome dinner date! Then Sunday we hibernated at home. And by hibernated, I mean we slept in, ate chocolate pancakes, and possibly drank a little too much afternoon wine causing a random dance party in the kitchen. It was so much fun! And definitely one of those weekends that made me feel extra lucky to live with and share my life with my best friend. Cheesy! But true 😉
Ohhhh! We also made this chicken noodle soup! And you guys. It is the best. Like… ever. I swear on it! It’s officially a family favorite. Yay!
The reason this soup is so extra special is definitely due to the dill mixed in at the very end. It adds a big fat punch of freshness, and well, I promise you won’t be able to stop at just one bowl! And with Winter right around the corner, that my friends, is a very good thing.
Happy Monday! I hope today is easy on you.
Our Favorite Chicken Noodle Soup.
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast tenders
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
For the soup:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 large carrots, peeled and diced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 very large onion, finely diced
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- Big pinch of salt
- (1) 32 oz containers chicken stock
- 4 cups water
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups noodles of your choice, I used gluten free elbows
- Juice of 1 lemon, plus more for serving
- 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup fresh dill, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). Place chicken tenders in a large baking dish lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of oil and sprinkle with spices. Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes, flipping the chicken at the half way point. Once cooked, pull into small chunks using two forks.
- While the chicken is roasting, prepare the soup.
- Heat olive oil in a large, heavy bottomed soup pan over a medium flame. Add carrots, celery, and onion, and cook - stirring occasionally - for 8-9 minutes. Add garlic and salt and cook for another minute before adding the bay leaf, water and chicken stock. Increase heat to high, bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, stir in noodles, and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft and the pasta al dente. Stir in cooked chicken, dill, and lemon juice. Taste soup to adjust seasonings, then serve at once.
I love the spices you’ve added!! We always add a little cinnamon and lemon juice (shocker!). I want soup every minute these days!
My husband made this today, it was very good, has a hint of hot spice which compliments the dill nicely. We did use white flour egg noodles but think that wheat noodles could handle this hearty soup. Really enjoy the balance of tart and salty in this soup.
Hi Surene. I’m so happy to read you and your husband enjoyed the soup! I love egg noodles as well, but can say for a fact the soup will work great with wheat noodles, too. Both ways are delicious 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to let me know this recipe a hit. xo
We loved the soup!! We are both sick and it was a perfect blend for our tastebuds! Personal suggestions would be to half the spices for the chicken as I had WAY too much to coat the chicken. As well, I would next time possibly reduce the noodles to 1 cup instead of two. Thanks again for the new recipe!
This sounds awesome but not a fan of dill any other suggestions I really want to make it in a crock after cooking chicken would that work ?
Parsley. Thats what I added 🙂
I did mine in the crockpot, adding the chicken after roasting, also added the roasting pan juices…. it was absolutely delicious
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Oh my, this looks so healthy and flavorful. You can never go wrong with a chicken noodle soup and that’s a fact!
This soup looks perfect! The spices and even the color look spot on delicious! I want a bowl!
Oh and your weekend kind of sounds awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!
I love dill! I always have it in my chicken soup! This recipe looks perfect.
This really does look like THE perfect chicken noodle soup. Beautiful Ashley!
omg this soup looks SO incredible and hearty and waaaarm!
Who doesn’t love chicken noodle soup? Looks beyond comforting for this cold day. I’ll take a bowl please! 🙂
Oh my gosh! I put dill in my chicken noodle soup too! It makes it so much better. I love chicken noodle soup. Yours looks beautiful.
I LOVE the dill at the end! Fresh herbs just make everything better.
This is totally fabulous. I love the fresh herbs and flavors!
Loved the sound of your weekend AND this awesome looking chicken soup!! Wish I had a bit of both!!
I want a bowl of this for lunch!!
This is very similar to how I make my famous chicken soup! I think it’s a Jewish thing to add the dill because that’s how I learned how to make it. Looks delish 🙂
I’m always on the look out for a good chicken noodle soup recipe – definitely bookmarking this one!
I feel all warm and cozy just from looking at the soup….can’t imagine how I’ll feel when I actually get it in my belly!! Amazing!
Your weekend sounds amazing, and so does this soup! I want a big bowful of it right now, please! x
Dude. I have been eating soup for a week straight, lunch and dinner. I am a woman possessed. This soup looks like it’ll be my meal staple for the rest of the month. AMAZINGGGGGG.
We love trying new chicken noodle soup recipes so I have got to try yours! I have been craving it majorly!
Omg, you guys are just too sweet! 😉 Umm yeah I like soup but I think I just fell in actual love with yours. Is it dating?
That sounds like the perfect weekend! I’m going to have to arrange a mac and cheese and beer date with my OH really soon! chicken noodle soup is one of my favourite winter meals! I can’t wait to try this recipe for it.
I love this preparation!
I can never say no to a bowl of chicken noodle soup and this one looks fabulous!
Awwww, I love those weekends! They’re the best. 🙂 And with this chicken soup, too? Perfection. Pinning!
I make all my soups with fresh parsley or dill. And I like the spices addition. Never seen that before. Pinned! Again, like clean food.;)
This chicken soup looks so delectable! I’m seriously in love!
I’ll have to try this one. My current favorite is one from Cooking Light which has rosemary and roasted vegetables. The roasted vegetables make it special. Yours looks like it has more spice.
Oh, perfect for this fall/winter weather! 🙂
I’m making it RIGHT now! So excited. Just not sure when to add in the 4 cups of water???
Hi Kristin! So exciting!!! You add it along with the chicken stock and bay leaf 🙂
I just had to try out this soup because I looked at it over and over again. My significant other is sickly so now was the perfect timing to attempt it and my oh MY! Where has this recipe been all my life? Simply and utterly delicious. Thank you!
Hi Irene! Awww, I hope your partner feels better soon. Lucky for them they have you to make them soup 🙂 I am beyond thrilled to hear it was a hit! xo
This blog is one of the best (and most dangerous) things that has ever happened to me 🙂 Looking forward to trying out some more recipes. Keep up the amazing work!
Hi Irene! Yay! Thank you so much 🙂 Welcome! xo
Finally a comment from someone who actually made the recipe… Thank you! So annoying to have to scroll through all of the praises which doesn’t give feedback desired for someone planning to make the recipe.
RIGHT??? I was just complaining about that and then read your comment lol
Does this soup freeze well?
Hi Bec. If you plan on freezing it I recommend making it sans the noodles (they get mushy so easily), freezing it, then making the noodles right before serving.
do you cook the noodles before adding them? Or do they cook in the broth? Thanks in advance.
I made this soup today and wanted to let you know that it was a great hit with my husband and I. I even took some over to my daughter who is sick with the flu. It was wonderful.
I just made this soup and it was wonderful! I was wondering if you knew how’s my calories it is?
How many*
Hi Loren. I’m so glad you enjoyed the soup; it’s a family favorite in our home! I do not know the calorie content per bowl, but I think you could enter the ingredients into a calorie counter online and easily find out 🙂
This looks amazing and perfect for this time of year! Just a few questions—do you know approximately how many servings this makes (or how many cups)? And for the two cups of noodles, is it two cups dry or cooked?
Thanks!
Hi Allie. 2 cups cooked noodles (cooked first, then stirred in). And it makes one large pot; about 6 servings.
It says “Increase heat to high, bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, stir in noodles, and simmer for 10 – 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft and the pasta al dente. ”
to me that sounds like uncooked pasta is added to the soup? are you sure its cooked?
I am making this, it sounds amazing but this the previous commet confused me. Thanks!
Hi Kristen. Whoops! You are correct. Follow the recipe as stated. However if you plan on having leftovers you may want to cook the noodles separately so they don’t gobble up all of the broth. I’m going to make a note of this in the instructions tonight 🙂 Enjoy!
Can this be made in the crockpot?
Hi Holly! I’ve never tried, so I’m not sure 😉 Please let me know if your try it. xo
It’s in the crockpot now! I put 4 chicken breasts (uncooked) in the bottom of the crockpot. In a small bowl, I mixed all of the spices together and then sprinkled over the chicken breasts. I then added the veggies, garlic, broth and water. Cooking on low for about 6 hours and then I’ll chop/shred the chicken. I plan to bowl the pasta separately and add the lemon juice towards the end of cooking. I’ll let you know how it turns out. Fingers crossed!
my husband, who never tries anything new, lived this! I was so happy when he asked for seconds!
Hi Gretta! Thank you so much for letting me know 🙂 This made my night!
made this tonight for my sickly husband. You’re right, one bowl isn’t enough! Amazing. I’m afraid I will be making this, a lot! Thank you so much for sharing!!
I hope your hubby feels better soon 🙂 Thank you so much for making this recipe and taking the time to let me know you enjoyed it! It makes my day.
I used 2 cups dry egg noodles, worked out just fine and the noodles cooked perfectly when added per the recipe. As a bonus, this recipe imported perfectly when I used myfitnesspal app. 248 calories per bowl. 😀
Made this soup this afternoon as my 2 year old daughter woke up with day 1 of a cold. This was the best chicken soup I’ve ever had!!! The entire pot is pretty much gone! I will never use another receipe again!
Hi Stephanie! Your sweet comment totally just made my day. I hope your little one is feeling better 🙂 xo
Can you tell me what brand chicken stock you prefer to use?
Hi Christa. Sure; I love using organic broth and U purchase pacific brand quite often 😉
I would like to make this for my family tonight. Does this soup come out spicy? My little ones do not like spice. Also, is it very garlicy tasting?
Hi Vicki. The soup is not very spicy in my opinion, nor is it overly flavored by garlic. That said, feel free to cut back on some of the herbs/spices. This will of course effect the overall taste of the soup potentially resulting in a blander finished product.
Just have to tell you this soup was a hit with all of us – 3 adults and 3 picky boys! Even my kids had seconds! It was very tasty without being salty at all. I used low sodium broth and whole wheat spiral noodles. Can’t wait to make this again! Thank you!
Hi Diana. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know 🙂 I love hearing this soup was a hit with your picky boys! My nephews gobble it down too… and they don’t even know it’s so good for them. Winning!
Hi,
I just want to say that I was looking for a chicken noodle soup that was not bland for my husband. This is definitely not bland. I love the spices you added. Plus this a a very healthy chicken soup for the winter season. I make my own bone broth and have added organic peas to my soup. I also use a leak instead of an onion. Thought about adding kale too. Love this recipe. I am making it for my Bible Study group this week.
Hi Karen. I am so happy to read you and your husband enjoyed the soup! My mom makes homemade bone broth and I really should give it a try soon – sounds delicious! I hope your bible study enjoys it as well 🙂
This is going to sound dumb but….I cannnot stand pickles or anything that tastes like pickles. I smelled the dill while at the market and was totally turned off. How strong os the dill taste? Am I going to be thinking of pickles while I eat this soup? Have you ever made it without the dill?
Hi Patty. I do not think it’s a dumb concern. The dill, to me, is a lovely herbal highlight. Not too bold, but definitely flavorful. However, you could leave it out and use parsley in its place. The flavor will be less bold, but possibly better for you, if you can’t stand dill 😉 xoxo
This soup is so good– the flavors are just incred! It is my family’s favorite. I’ve made it five times in the last two months. Thank you so much!
Absolutely the best chicken noodle soup recipe I’ve ever made! The addition of lemon juice and dill make this extraordinary and I’m not even a huge fan of dill.
A big hit with all of my children, ranging in ages along with a sicky who devoured it. Excited to have the hubby try it when he comes home!
I did increase the garlic for an added flu fighting burst and I highly recommend it ;-D
Yay! Your comment truly made my night 🙂 I love hearing this soup is loved by all – it’s my favorite!
This I the 3rd time I’ve made is recipe for the chicken soup. Love this soup. Very tasty. The added lemon and dill make it so yummy for me. Good on a rainy day.
First time making chicken soup that wasn’t my mother’s recipe.. Everyone absolutely loved it! I loved the heat added and the dill.. I was not really sure about adding it at first but I’m glad I did!
Thanks for sharing the recipe!!!
Can you freeze this?
This is our go-to for colds and the flu. It is the ultimate comfort food for when you’re feeling down and out. You can easily eat it all week long and not get sick of it. It has such wonderful flavor!
So yummy. I love the spiciness!
I absolutely love this soup. The only downside is that it’s a bit too spicy for my 19 month old. I was looking for a soup for her.
Can you substitute rotisserie chicken ?
Hi David. While I’ve never tried I think it would work just fine.
I’ve been looking for a good, not-bland, chicken noodle sup for a while and came across this one on Pinterest a few weeks ago. It was amazing and so delicious! The garlic and spices from the chicken really gave it a deep flavor. Definitely one of my favorite Pinterest finds!
I have caught a nasty cold from being so busy and not giving my body the rest it needed. All I want when I’m not feeling well is chicken noodle soup. I’m going to make this today- seems easy enough even though I’m sick! I can’t wait to try it!
I hope you love the soup and start feeling better asap, Sara! Enjoy 🙂
Is it two cups dry measured out or 2 cups by the ounces weight on the bag?
I just measure 2 cups dry.
How do you roast the chicken? and for how long?
Just made this soup for the first time and used parsnip instead of celery (only thing on hand) and it was amazing! Thanks so much for putting your wonderful recipe online!
So many great things to say about this recipe! First of all, this was my very first attempt ever at homemade soup (it made me look fabulous!) Secondly, I decided to make this for my husband because he came down with a terrible case of the flu (this man NEVER gets sick) and couldn’t really bring himself to eat much of anything. I can almost say he devoured this soup! Oh yes, I didn’t mention that he doesn’t even LIKE any kind of soup! He was feeling much better within the next 2 days I think and he even said he thinks the soup helped! Of course I tried it and loved it also! I added some (canned ) spinach as well and actually used Garden Rotini noodles and it came out great! (They did get a little soggy but I didn’t mind that.) The only thing is I may have used too much chicken but I didn’t have much broth after the first bowl or 2 was served, maybe the chicken and noodles soaked it all up? But I added a little water and maybe next time I’ll use more stock. Thank you so much! This recipe was a hit in so many ways!! Delicious !!!
Hi Beixpaula! I am honored that you chose my recipe to cook for your first time – thank you so much. I hope your husband is feeling much better by now 🙂 As far as your question goes, did you cook the noodles in the broth? If so, it is likely they soaked up a lot of the broth. I don’t mind this as I like a chunky soup, but you can always add an extra cup or two of chicken broth next time if you’d like a less hearty soup. xoxo
Love this soup! Wasn’t sure about the dill and lemon in a chicken noodle soup, but it works!! I’ve used egg noodles and also tortellini. Thanks for sharing the recipe. It’s one of my favorites!
SO happy to hear it, Julie! I love this soup with tortellini, too 😉
Unfortunately, your website loads and loads and loads…. waaaay too many ads that won’t stop loading! Even leaving this comment, let alone trying to print the recipe, is laborious!! It’s been loading ads for 5 mins now, as is the prev page… I give up!!! 🙁
I love this soup. I manage a small coffee shop and all of my employees are getting sick; so, I’m making a huge batch of this soup for everyone to fight off the bad-germ-jujus.
You’re such a nice boss!!!
I’m making your soup today..fingers crossed 🙂
ps. I’m in Argentina, Fall just arrived here and this weather and a sad friend requested a recipe like this, thank you!!
Yay! How did it turn out, Cecilia?
My family loves this chicken noodle soup. My three year old daughter asks for this meal quite often. I add 3 lemons and usually double the spices I also love to cook my chicken in the soup pot to add an extra layer of flavor instead of using chicken stock.
This was the Best chicken noodle soup I’ve ever made! Every body that tastes this soup says its amazing including my picky 6 old and husband! I always feel like a master chef when I make this for my family. Thank you so much!
Aww thank you, Michelle! I’m really happy you and your family love this soup as much as we do 🙂