Last updated on April 13th, 2019 at 10:32 pm
This Flu Fighter Chicken Noodle Soup is loaded with good for you ingredients, it’s cozy and the epitome of comfort food. Perfect for when you’re feeling congested or experiencing flu-like symptoms.
It’s officially flu season here and it seems like everywhere I go, someone is sick with the flu. On top of that it’s been snowing here. We haven’t had much snow this year yet, so I have to admit that I actually like it, it’s so pretty to look at, especially the hoar frost on the trees, simply gorgeous! When the weather gets cold like this, it’s officially soup season, and I love making lots of soups, especially easy soups like this flu fighter chicken noodle soup.
This soup is loaded with anti-oxidant rich vegetables, loads of chicken and noodles. I made this soup with already cooked chicken to speed it up, but if you have the time, I strongly recommend cooking your own chicken and using that broth, but I know we all lead busy lives, so cooked chicken works just as well, and it’s so much quicker. I actually used a whole roast chicken, just picked all the meat from it, discarded the bones and skin then chopped it up.
You’ll find a few different ingredients in this soup, like the hot sauce, soy sauce and herbs de Provence but trust me when I say you will not want to skip those ingredients. It’s what makes this soup special and gives it that wonderful flavor. A bowl of this soup and you’ll feel so much better! I used some egg noodles I had here, but feel free to use the pasta of your choice.
This chicken noodle soup is really healthy with bold and delicious flavors. I feel really bad if you currently have the flu and are in need of this delicious soup, so if you do, I hope you’ll give this soup a try or get somone to make it for you.
If you have an instant pot, try my Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup for a quick chicken soup from scratch.
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Flu Fighter Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp herbs de Provence
- 1 tbsp hot sauce I used Sriracha
- 2 tbsp soy sauce low sodium
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp pepper or to taste
- 3 cups cooked chicken shredded or chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh dill chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 8 cups chicken broth low sodium, 2 32 oz boxes
- 3 cups dry egg noodles
- 2 green onions chopped for garnish
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven or soup pot heat the olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add the onion, celery, carrots, garlic, red pepper flakes, herbs de Provence and stir. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes until the onion softens a bit and becomes translucent.
- Add the hot sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper, cooked chicken, dill, parsley and stir. Add the chicken broth and stir. Add the noodles, and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Garnish with more parsley and chopped green onions.
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Asael1976 says
February 18, 2019 at 5:54 pmThis flu fighting soup is delicious and healing. Made it twice this week, as my family’s all home sick with influenza A. Everyone thought it was yummy
Shelly says
February 13, 2019 at 12:54 pmGreat recipe! I made this soup for my sick son. Super easy recipe (I used the roasted chicken from the grocery) and quick to make. It put him on the mend. 🙂
Nicole Beaulieu says
February 14, 2019 at 3:27 pmAww, I hope he gets better soon! 🙂
Samantha W says
January 2, 2019 at 8:30 pmSeriously. The best chicken soup I have ever had. It’s a little spicy with a kick of taste (all the seasoning) and have become a staple in my household! Freezes well too!
Nicole Beaulieu says
January 3, 2019 at 10:07 amA little spice clears the nose, right? Enjoy!
Holly says
August 2, 2018 at 5:18 pmI LOVE this recipe! Since finding it about a year ago, I’ve made it countless times. I especially like to make it when one of us is coming down with a cold or flu. I have never been able to find herb de provence, so just use a mix of other herbs – usually the poultry mix (sage, thyme, rosemary and parsley). The key is just to use LOTS of herbs…that’s what makes this soup so delicious!
Ann says
February 26, 2018 at 11:32 pmHey Jo!
Thank you so much for the recipe! It was really good I made it for 2 straight days for dinner! The first one I did, I didn’t have herbs de Provence so I use Ginger instead. Italian Parsley instead of Parsley and Baby Dill instead of Dill (because my fiance was sick, I couldn’t go to grocery store to get stuffs so I just use whatever we have in the kitchen)
For chicken broth (which I didn’t have too at that time) I used 2 cubes of chicken bouillon + 2 drumstick with 8 cups and half of water and boil them for my chicken broth.
The next day I brought my fiance to the grocery and I buy all the ingredients that we didn’t have at home and I follow your exact recipe and they were amazing!!
Love this, definitely will recommend this to my other friends for a perfect fresh chicken noodle soup!
Jennifer says
February 11, 2018 at 7:15 amJo- you have done it again! This chicken soup is amazing! The little bit of soy sauce and hot sauce give it a good kick. The fresh herbs give it a full flavor. It was quick and easy to make as well. Thank you for your delicious recipies!
Joanna Cismaru says
February 11, 2018 at 5:58 pmMy pleasure, so happy you liked it!
Nancy says
January 29, 2018 at 11:35 amI made this soup recipe and was a little leery about including all the ingredients. It was amazing chicken soup and super easy to make! I passed the recipe on!
Susan says
January 9, 2018 at 12:25 pmI love homemade soups but never thought that I would rave about chicken soup. This was delicious! Spicy and flavorful. It was a bit too spicy for my husband, so will simply add less sriracha next time. I think this tasted even better the next day. I used rotisserie chicken from the local grocery store.
Joanna Cismaru says
January 9, 2018 at 3:42 pmGlad you liked it, Susan!
Maria @ kitchenathoskins says
December 2, 2016 at 7:59 pmLove the addition of sriracha
Sara @ Last Night's Feast says
December 2, 2016 at 2:45 pmOh stop it with this soup! It is making me so hungry (and I am freezing right now, so a warm cozy bowl of soup would be perfect).
Fenne Kieken says
December 2, 2016 at 3:38 pmWell it’s awesome and you should try it. You will love it.
Debbie K says
December 2, 2016 at 9:17 amThis soup looks delicious! I printed out the recipe and plan to make it next week. Thanks for the recipe!
Trey says
December 2, 2016 at 7:29 amI believe you left off the carrots in the instructions.