My mom used to make homemade chicken noodle soup often when I was growing up. She always made it from scratch starting with homemade chicken stock. And on extra special occasions, she’d even make homemade noodles and roll them out by hand for the soup. (And yes… I grew up just a wee bit spoiled with good old-fashioned home cooking!) The only thing I’ve changed from my mom’s original method is the noodles, I’ve replaced the old version with zucchini noodles, or zoodles if you will. I like to make my noodles with a bigger blade sometimes so the noodles come out thick like the ones my mom made. But I’ve also been spiralizing them about the size of spaghetti because I think the texture is just right with the rest of the soup.
Now let’s get started making this Homemade Chicken Zucchini Noodle Soup
For homemade soups, you want to chop your veggies relatively small because they’ll only be simmering for 20-30 minutes. For the onion, stalks of celery, and carrots, I diced them into 1/4″ dice and or slices. Once the soup has simmered and the veggies are tender, you can add the zucchini noodles as is, or you can thicken it a bit first. I like to thicken it to give it some body, otherwise, it will be really thin without any of the usual starches like noodles or rice to thicken it. I’ve found it’s best to add the zucchini noodles and then immediately remove the pan from the heat. The zucchini noodles will cook perfectly with the residual heat of the soup. Sometimes I make chicken soup with leftover chicken chunks, and sometimes if I don’t have anything leftover from my roast, I just make the soup without any meat at all. Either way, if you make your own chicken stock the soup will have a deep chicken flavor that’s really the ultimate comfort food for all the cold days we’re about to have!
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I really hope you enjoy this Chicken Zucchini Noodle Soup recipe! If you do get a chance to make this recipe, I’d love to hear from you in the comments.
