Best Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup With Pesto Drizzle Recipes

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup image

Provided by Marianne Williams

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 14

¼ cup unsalted butter
1 medium-size yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
3 medium carrots, sliced into ½-inch rounds (about ¾ cup)
2 medium celery stalks, chopped (about ½ cup)
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, divided
¼ cup all-purpose flour
4 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped (4 tsp.)
¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
6 cups chicken stock
8 ounces old-fashioned wide egg noodles (such as Mrs. Miller's)
12 ounces cooked chicken, torn into bite-size pieces (4 cups)
½ cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves

Steps:

Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high. Add onion, carrots, celery, and ½ teaspoon of the salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour, garlic, and paprika. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is fragrant and flour turns light brown, about 1 minute.
Add stock to flour mixture, and increase heat to high. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add egg noodles. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add chicken. Cook, stirring constantly, until chicken is heated through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in cream, sherry vinegar, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Divide soup evenly among 4 bowls; top with thyme leaves.

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup image

Provided by Sandra Lee

Time 9h15m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 store-bought roasted chicken
1 cup diced onions
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced carrot
4 (14-ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth
2 (10.75-ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic
2 teaspoon fines herbs*
Salt and pepper
2 cups egg noodles, cooked

Steps:

Remove the skin from the chicken and shred the meat from the bone. Put the chicken into a slow cooker along with the onions, celery, and carrots. Stir in broth, mushroom soup, and fines herbs and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on high setting for 3 to 4 hours or low for 8 to 9 hours.
When soup is finished, stir in egg noodles. Adjust seasonings and serve.
*Cook's Note: Fines herbs are a classic blend of herbs that usually consists of chervil, chives, parsley, and tarragon. Fines Herbs can be found pre-blended in the spice section of the grocery store.

5-Ingredient Chicken Pesto Soup image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 6 thighs)
6 cups chicken broth
2 cups tightly packed spinach (3 ounces)
1/2 cup pesto
Kosher salt

Steps:

Put the chicken in a large pot and cover with the broth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes.
Transfer the chicken from the pot to a cutting board. Skim the surface of the broth with a slotted spoon to remove any skin that's floated to the surface. Remove the meat from the chicken bones and shred with two forks; discard the skin. Add the meat back to the pot along with the spinach.
Turn the heat to medium until the spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Swirl the pesto into the soup and season with salt.