9 Chicken Soup Recipes For The Soul

Whether you’re craving comfort food, have a case of the sniffles, or need to warm yourself in the midst of a cold, dark winter, these chicken soups are certain to be your solution.

A closeup of leftover roast chicken soup with onions, chicken broth, celery, chicken carcass.
This leftover roast chicken soup is a cinch to make in your slow cooker and is a great way to use up any vegetables languishing in your fridge.
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A bowl of easy chicken tortilla soup, with chicken, avocado, tortilla strips, and sour cream.
This easy chicken tortilla soup is a simple, no-fuss, healthy, Mexican-inspired (but really more Tex Mex) meal that can be on the table in under an hour. It’s a brothy mix of chicken, tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeño is topped with baked tortilla strips and any toppings you desire.
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A white bowl filled with broth, avocado slices, lime wedges, cheese, and tortillas strips
This Mexican chicken soup is authentic Yucatan fare that’s simply broth, avocado, lime, tortilla, and rice. The sum is far more than the parts. And it’s comforting as heck.
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A yellow Dutch oven filled with white bean and chicken chili, topped with pieces of bacon.
This white bean and chicken chili, a Mexican-inspired meal that’s made with smoky bacon, onions, carrots, celery, peppers, and spices, is hearty, healthy, and completely doable on a weeknight.
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A white bowl filled with brodo di pollo on a wooden surface with a fork and spoon beside the bowl.
Brodo di pollo. That's Italian for "the most gosh darn comforting and restorative chicken soup ever to cross the lips of someone who's under the weather or just needs some soothing sustenance."
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Plastic container or North African chicken soup with shredded chicken, ras el hanout, couscous, and preserved lemon
This North African chicken soup is made with chicken stock, ras el hanout, couscous, and preserved lemon. It’s an easy and inexpensive soup that is just as satisfying at dinner as it is at your desk for lunch the next day.
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A blue-rimmed porcelain bowl filled with carrot soup topped with chicken and thyme and a lemon wheel.
This carrot soup with leftover chicken and thyme is as delicious to eat as it is stunning to behold. It’s also incredibly simple to make. Adding leftover chicken (or turkey) at the very last moment turns a simple bowl of soup into a satiating supper.
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A bowl of chicken soup with dumplings, topped with fennel fronds, along with red pot and bowls
This chicken soup is a mash-up of traditional Jewish dumpling soup and the Italian la minestra. One slurp and you won't care who owns it.
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A pot of chicken soup with pasta and rice on a burner with a wooden spoon in it.
This chicken soup with pasta and rice is simple and comforting. Whether you’re under the weather or just looking for a simple meal, the combination of homemade broth, tender pasta, rice, and wilted spinach is certain to satisfy.
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