There is nothing more comforting than a big bowl of this easy chicken noodle soup. The flavourful dill infused broth with chunks of chicken, veggies and egg noodles make for one belly warming bite. This one is sure to be a favourite in your home as it is ours!
Hi everyone! How is January treating you so far? Are you completely frozen where you live? The older I get, the less I can tolerate the cold. Remember that movie The Christmas Story where the mother dresses the youngest kid for school? He has so many layers of clothes on that he can’t even put his arms down. This is me on a cold day #TrueStory
Any time of year, I crave comfort food – soup, pasta, all the carby goodness and it’s particularly true in the winter months. That’s when this easy chicken noodle soup recipe hits the spot. I’d say it’s like grandma’s chicken soup only better!
How to Make Chicken Noodle Soup
The key to this quick and easy chicken noodle soup is that the veggies should be chopped not too thick, not too thin….think of the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, lol. This soup comes together rather quickly and if they are too large, it will slow down the cooking process. The great thing here is that the chicken used is from a store-bought rotisserie chicken. If you want to roast your own chicken instead, go for it! Leftover turkey works wonderfully here too.
Basically, how to make this chicken noodle soup you just—>
- Cook veggies (except spinach) until slightly tender
- Add dill, stock and seasoning
- Add egg noodles and cooked chicken to the party
- Finish with spinach and more dill (if you like)
- Portion up a big bowl and enjoy!
I love using fresh herbs, especially in the summer when we can grow them in our garden. This time of year, though, to the grocery store it is. For some reason, growing them in the house, just don’t work for me – I have way better luck growing them outside. Anywho…the fresh dill here really adds a lovely savoury flavour. If you don’t have fresh dill handy, just use one third the amount of dried dill.
This homemade chicken noodle soup is finished with some baby spinach for an extra kick of nutrition. And who doesn’t want that in the colder months of winter??
The recipe makes a big pot of soup but, trust me, it will disappear fast!!
What to serve with Chicken Noodle Soup?
On a more serious note (#NotReally), what do you like to serve with your chicken noodle soup? Any of these work wonderfully—>
- Crackers crushed over top
- Crusty bread to soak up that delicious dill infused broth
- Extra chopped fresh dill
- Vinegar. Yes, vinegar. I love a dash of vinegar, but that might be a tad odd for some people. I get that love of vinegar from my momma 😉
This is the best chicken noodle soup if you ask me 😉 Hope you love this super easy chicken noodle soup as much as I do. Until next time, take care and chit chat again soon!
Other Easy Family Recipes you May Enjoy—>
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Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion -roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic -minced
- 3 carrots -thinly sliced, about 2 cups
- 3 stalks celery -thinly sliced, about 2 cups
- 1.5 tsp salt -I used kosher
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 fresh (or dried) bay leaves
- 1.5 - 2 Tbsp fresh dill -finely chopped, plus more for garnish (or about 1.5 tsp of dried)
- 10 cups chicken stock -I used unsalted
- 2 cups egg noodles
- 4.5-5 cups cooked chicken -about one rotisserie chicken
- 4-5 cups fresh baby spinach
Instructions
- In a large pot on medium low heat, add olive oil. Cook onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook an additional minute.
- To pot, add carrot and celery and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring to combine. Stir in salt, pepper and bay leaves.
- Add dill and stock to pot. Bring to low simmer, cover and cook about 10 minutes until carrot and celery not quite tender, but almost.
- Add egg noodles and chicken to pot and cook, covered, for an additional 10 minutes (the last two minutes add spinach and stir to combine). Serve immediately and garnish with extra dill (if desired). Enjoy!
Such a classic recipe and of course an all time favorite in our house! This looks absolutely perfect!
Ours too 🙂 Thank you Lisa!
I never tire of soups and this chicken noodle looks like it calling my name!
I don’t either! Thanks Claudia 🙂
I like the addition of dill in this recipe. Such a great herb, one of my favorites.
Mine too! Thanks Alyssa 🙂
I just love home made soup and wish I could have one pot right now
Thank you Zuzana 🙂 It’s quite tasty!
Chicken noodle soup is the ultimate pick me up and we always make it when someone in our house is sick. This looks lovely.
Sure is 😉 The ultimate comfort food! Thanks Dannii 🙂
Yummy! This is an awesome soup recipe, Dawn! I love noodles and thus, I must try this soup. Is it a good breakfast dish?
Thanks Agness!! Love noodles too 🙂 I would certainly have no problem eating for breakfast, but I do love me some soup 😉
I am sorry to say that here in Rome the temperatures have been Spring like. Beautiful warm weather that one day went up to 22° C but mostly stays around 15° C. 🙂 But Loreto is in the deep freeze and he would definitely need a bowl of this delicious soup. He LOVES chicken noodle soup and this looks so good! I like the addition of spinach!
Nice!!! Thanks Nicoletta! Hope you’re having a lovely time 🙂
I definitely need this in my life right now. It’s snowing out and I’m starting to feel sniffy!
Thanks Carmy!! Stay warm 🙂
After over a week of frigid cold and a string of sub-zero degree nights, getting back to 30+ degree weather seems like a walk in the park. It’s going to be in the 50’s and raining tomorrow. This chicken soup is so comforting and just the perfect for coping with whatever kind of day, frigid or rainy, the winter is throwing our way! I love that it is also good for you ’cause there’s a lot of cold and flu germs to ward off these days too!!
Brrrrr!!! Thanks Thao! Hope you stay warm 🙂 Happy weekend to ya 🙂
My mom used to make this and to this day I can’t get through a cold or flu without it ~ yours looks amazing!
Thank you Sue 🙂 !!
This chicken noodle soup looks like the perfect comfort food, great for this time of the year. It is not too cold here in London but cold enough to want to stay at home most evenings with some nice food and curled up on the sofa 🙂 Have a great weekend, Dawn!
It totally is! Thanks Miriam! Have a lovely weekend too 🙂
This chicken noodle soup looks super comforting Dawn. Love the addition of spinach and fresh dill! And I totally appreciate your reference to A Christmas Story. My husband often calls me Randy when I’m bundling up to go out for a walk! Hope you’re having a great week!
Thank you Leanne!! Haha – that’s too funny! Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
Hi Dawn, It appears my first comment didn’t go through and that is a shame as you need to know what a delicious looking soup you have prepared and captured so wonderfully.
Thank you so much, Karen! Appreciate it 🙂 !
This looks seriously fantastic, Dawn! I love adding spinach for some extra veg and yes to tons of herbs. Confession though, I’ve never had dill in chicken noodle soup. I absolutely must try!
Thank you Marissa! You have definitely got to try it!! It’s delish 😉
I kept sending people GIFs of that scene in “A Christmas Story” because every time I left the house, that’s how I felt!! Lol. Too bad I couldn’t eat this soup while I was driving! This sounds perfect to warm us all back up!
Haha – right 😀 ?? It definitely is! Thanks Sarah 🙂
We made the same thing!! 🙂 And by “we” of course you know I mean Red and you right? LOL. I don’t know what it is about chilly weather and chicken noodle soup. They go so well together! Love that you used rotisserie chicken here. We’ve gotten a break from our lovely -30 windchill but forecasts say it’s going to come back in a few days. Oh joy. Keep warm!!
Haha! You’re funny, Jolina! They do go so well together!! You stay warm too, my friend 🙂
Whelp, I just found the recipe I’m going to cook tomorrow night. I have fresh dill in the house and I’m recovering from a cold so as you can imagine, I’m all KINDS of craving CNS right now! I’ve made CNS numerous times before but I hadn’t thought to add fresh dill, brilliant!
Yay! Happy to hear that Christina! Hope you enjoy it and feel better soon 🙂
Hahaha, Dawn, it’s not as cold here as it is where you are but I totally layer myself up when I walk the dogs – just like you do! I’m not a fan of cold weather thats why I NEED my layers and loads of delicious soup like THIS!!! This looks so hearty and so comforting and so love all those fresh herbs in there!
Stay warm, my friend, and hope you have a wonderful week!
Thanks Shashi! I live on soup all year round, but especially this time of year! Have a wonderful week too, my friend!
Hah! Dawn, I hate the cold too. HATE! I’m right there with you wearing a million layers. I literally hibernate until summer…!! This soup will help SO much with this freezing weather. It’s so comforting and delicious looking!! XO
HAHAHA – I hear ya, Katherine!! Thanks so much, my friend! XO
I need that big pot of chicken soup right now! I made some the other day but it didn’t look anywhere near as good as your does. Pinning and making your recipe next time 🙂
Thanks girl!! You’re too sweet! If we lived closer to each other, I’d already be at your door with a big pot of this! XOXO
I am the exact same way…I just can’t tolerate the cold like I used to ! Which is why one day, I’ll live in a warmer climate! But until then, give me ALL the soup! I am addicted to soup, especially chicken noodle. And homemade is the best! I would love a big bowl of this for dinner tonight! Looks so warm and cozy, and much needed right now. Pinned! Hope your week is off to a great start!
Glad I’m not the only one!! And I totally agree about homemade being best 🙂 Thanks Gayle! Have a wonderful week!
Dawn this soup looks perfect for a cold winter day!! I agree with Tara the picture showing the size to cut vegetables is a great bonus.
Thank you Carol! Really happy you like that 🙂
I NEED a big bowl of this today Dawn! It’s freaking freezing here and there’s a chance of snow later today! This would be perfect!
Woo hoo! Thanks Mary Ann! Stay cozy, my friend, and curl up with a big bowl of soup 🙂
You have hit my sweet spot here with the fresh dill. I love dill so very much, always have some in the fridge (dill dies every single time I try to grow it, I am doomed to buying it for eternity). I am sure your chicken soup has a whole other dimension to it courtesy of dill. Think I will be smiling all day thinking about it. Stay warm up there!
Yay! Haha – I feel ya, Milena….I’m the same way with basil – no luck at growing it at all!! Thanks so much and you stay warm too 🙂
It’s like you know I’ve been craving chicken noodle soup! This looks FABULOUS and I just want to dive face-first into your pictures. It’s been chilly here (relatively speaking) and I’m totally like you–I don’t go outside unless I’m wearing multiple layers because I just turn into such a baby when I get cold. Have a great week, Dawn!
Hahaha!! You’re too kind, Kelsie! Thank you!! Have a great week too 🙂
Nothing better than a bowl of chicken soup on a cold day! I’ve been sniffling all morning so I need this!
Nothing better than a bowl of chicken noodle soup on a cold day! I’ve been sniffling all morning so I need this!
Totally! Hope you feel better, Liz 🙂
Yum! Such a comforting bowl of soup! I could really use this right about now with the cold temperatures outside. I love the visual of how thick to slice the vegetables.
Thanks Tara! Really appreciate the kind words 🙂
The ultimate comfort food!! I especially love the infusion of dill – such a lovely flavor here, and really takes this classic to the next level! Stay warm my friend!
Thanks so much, Monica! It really does 🙂 Stay warm too and have a wonderful week!
Homemade chicken noodle soup really is the epitome of perfect comfort food! I would love to have a big pot of this one simmering on the stovetop right now. 🙂 And, yes, I totally agree with you about all of the layers required for going out in the winter. I’ve never lived anywhere that I needed a sweatshirt AND a big jacket on top of that. I feel like the marshmallow man when I get dressed to go out. Haha! Great recipe, my friend!
I agree!! I totally laughed out loud when I read the ‘marshmallow’ sentence…picturing that now….thanks for the Monday chuckle, David 🙂
We have finally broken free from the deep freeze here in Ontario. Now it’s just normally cold 🙂 Loving this soup, especially the dill! Need this.
Haha! Well, that’s good 🙂 Thanks Jennifer!
Ouuuu! I’ve never had a brothy soup infused with dill before and I love the idea! I have a dill and chickpea spinach soup, but it’s a rich and creamy soup. Brothy + dill has me thinking I need to get on this stat.
And now I want soup. And it’s not even 9am. Lol.
Try it next time 🙂 I think it’s totally acceptable to eat this for breakfast 😉 Thanks Dana!
You are so right, nothing is better than Chicken Noodle Soup. And the more fresh herbs the better. Even a squeeze of lemon juice right before serving helps to really brighten up the soup. YUM!
Gotta love those fresh herbs 🙂 Lemon is a great idea! I’ll try that next time instead of vinegar! Thanks Kristen!
There’s nothing better than a delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup. Our temps here haven’t been too crazy yet. This past week it has been hoovering just above freezing. The only problem is everything melts just a bit and then freezes again as a nice sheet of ice! Our driveway is a mess! Stay warm – and bundle up! 🙂
I agree, especially this time of year 🙂 You stay warm too, Kathy! Have a great week!
You’ve got that right! There is nothing more comforting than a big bowl of homemade chicken soup! It’s a classic for a reason!! Stay cozy, my friend! XOXO
Totally! You too, Annie! XOXO