30-Minute Homemade Chicken Soup with Egg Noodles (2024)

This homemade chicken soup with egg noodles recipe is hearty, delicious and ready in just 30 minutes! Made with rotisserie chicken, chicken broth and fresh vegetables, making classic chicken noodle soup from scratch has never been so easy.

Is there anything more comforting than a steaming hot bowl of homemade chicken soup?

In one simple word…. NO!!

Although this girl was raised on chicken soup in the red and white can, as I’ve grown older my tastes for chicken soup have grown up too.

These days, when I want that feel good classic chicken noodle soup, it’s got to be homemade soup.

Before I forget, don’t forget to serve up your soup with these Sage Biscuits or my No Knead Asiago Bread.

Chicken Noodle Soup (sorta) from Scratch

When it comes to healthy comfort food, nothing can compare to the flavor of grandma’s old fashioned chicken soup.

I used to be intimidated when it came to making soups. They seemed so complex and complicated, I had no idea how easy they really are to make.

Now that I have a bit of experience, I can tell you making homemade soup from scratch isn’t as hard as you think it is.

Full disclosure, is this easy chicken soup recipe 100% from scratch? No! I am not making homemade chicken stock or homemade egg noodles.

But what we are making is an easy chicken noodle soup recipe made with tons of chicken, chicken broth, seasonings, fresh herbs and vegetables.

When you add all of that to some tender egg noodles and you have the perfect bowl of happiness.

What I love most about this chicken soup is that it is hearty without being heavy and it’s super tasty and perfect to heal what ails you…

… even if what ails you is just a case of the blahs!

By the way, did I mention this is a FAST recipe? I mean it’s on your dinner table in just 30 minutes!

The Best Chicken Noodle Soup

• Fast and Easy – This easy chicken noodle soup recipe is ready in just 30 minutes when you use leftover or rotisserie chicken.
• Fresh Ingredients – Made using fresh vegetable and herbs, this soup delivers tons of flavor!
• No Can Ma’am – Homemade soup will always beat the pants off canned soup every time.
• Quantity – This recipe makes a lot of chicken soup! Perfect for feeding the whole family and great as leftovers the next day.
• Healthier – A healthier alternative, this hearty chicken soup is a tasty way to get veggies and good food into our bellies!
• Creamy Dreamy – Adding heavy cream to this recipe makes the BEST creamy chicken noodle soup!!

Chicken Soup Ingredients

Chicken stock – This is the base of the soup. You can use chicken broth or chicken stock but I prefer the flavor of stock.

Butter – Because flavor….

Fresh vegetables – Onion, garlic, celery and carrots

Seasonings – Salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder

Fresh Herbs – Grab fresh parsley, rosemary and thyme for a fresh flavor but use dried if you need to.

Heavy cream – Optional if your diet restricts the use but adding heavy cream to this chicken soup recipe makes it super creamy.

Chicken – You can use rotisserie chicken, leftover chicken or cook chicken breasts and shred them.

Egg Noodles – I like wide eggs noodles for this soup recipe but add whatever noodles are you favorite.

How Do You Make Chicken Soup

Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook pasta noodles based on package instructions. Set aside.

To make your chicken soup, start by adding butter to a large soup or stock pot and heating over medium high heat.

Add in diced carrots, celery and onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.

Stir in minced garlic and cook for another minute.

Pour in the chicken stock, rosemary, thyme and spices and bring the chicken soup to a low boil.

Add the shredded chicken, reduce the heat to simmer and let cook 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, stir in the heavy cream and fresh parsley.

Continue to simmer and when pasta is done, add a portion of egg noodles to a soup bowl and cover with the chicken soup.

Enjoy with crusty bread or dinner rolls (optional but highly recommended!).

Pro Tips for the Best Chicken Soup

• Shredded Chicken – I like to use rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken for this recipe but when I have the time, I also like to season some chicken breasts, bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees and shred once cooled. Whichever chicken direction you go, just make sure you have about 2 cups of shredded chicken for your soup.
• Fresh or Dried Herbs – Don’t have fresh herbs? No worries.. substitute the rosemary, thyme and parsley with their dried counterparts.
• Easy Must Have – Make your life easy and bring in a small food processor to do the veggie chopping for you. Trust me, investing in one was the best $19.99 I have ever spent. Ever.
• Dairy – Not wanting to add the heavy cream to this chicken soup recipe? No worries .. leave it out! The cream makes it .. well .. creamy but omitting it won’t deprive you of flavor.
• Separate Pasta – I have a thing about mushy noodles so I don’t add the noodles into my soup pot, I serve my pasta separate. That way, the next day I don’t have a big pot of mushy chicken noodles. Plan accordingly.
• Tasty Cheats – If you have any chicken soup base starter in your pantry, I won’t tell anyone if you add a tablespoon to your soup pot. I promise! .. if you do, cut back on the salt recommended in the recipe.

More Easy Soup Recipes

• Slow Cooker Pasta fa*gioli Ham Bone Soup
• Beer Cheese Soup
• Ground Beef Chili with Beans
• Easy Slow Cooker Mexican Chorizo Chili
• Easy Tortilla Soup

Enjoy ♥ Heather

Update Notes: This post was originally published in January of 2016 but was republished with an updated recipe, new photos, step by step instructions and tips in October of 2023.