Classic Chicken Noodle Soup
The quintessential comfort soup with tender chicken, vegetables, and egg noodles
By RecipesQueen Kitchen • June 10, 2026
Homemade chicken noodle soup is liquid comfort — a clear, golden broth rich with chicken flavor, loaded with tender pieces of chicken, carrots, celery, and curly egg noodles.
The trick to maximum flavor: use bone-in chicken thighs and simmer them in the broth. The bones and skin add richness.
Cook the noodles separately and add to each bowl to prevent them from getting mushy.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs bone-in chicken thighs
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 3 large carrots, diced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 oz egg noodles
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Place chicken in broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer 20 minutes until cooked through.
- 2
Remove chicken. Shred the meat, discard bones and skin.
- 3
Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and thyme to the broth. Simmer 10 minutes.
- 4
Cook egg noodles separately according to package.
- 5
Return shredded chicken to the pot. Season with salt and pepper.
- 6
Add noodles to each bowl. Ladle soup over and garnish with parsley.
