1,783 chicken soup recipes

Louisiana chicken gumbo with stewing hen, andouille sausage, oysters, and file powder built in a cast iron pot. Browned-hen fond, holy trinity, and oyster liquor give this gumbo serious depth.

Potage Parisienne is a classic French potato and leek soup thickened with a butter-flour roux and finished with heavy cream. Two pots merge into one velvety, elegant bowl.

Potato cheese soup puréed silky smooth with sharp cheddar, heavy cream, and fresh dill stirred in at the end. Rich, velvety, and done in 45 minutes.

Potato vegetable chowder with diced ham, mixed vegetables, and a creamy milk-based roux seasoned with thyme. A hearty, thick soup ready in 30 minutes.

Sopa de elote, a Mexican corn chowder with chili powder, cumin, sweet peppers, and milk in a chicken broth base. A light, warming bowl ready in under 30 minutes.

Hearty potato and leek chowder with carrots and onions simmered in chicken broth, finished with milk and fresh parsley. Thick, creamy, and warming.

Garlic soup with Mediterranean vegetables, garlic-toasted breadcrumbs as a natural thickener, artichoke hearts, and toasted almonds. A chunky, Spanish-inspired garlic vegetable soup.

Milanese vegetable soup: a light northern Italian broth with diced eggplant, zucchini, celery, carrot, Swiss chard, and bacon, finished with fresh basil. Clean, clear, and summery.

Chilled herbed vegetable soup pureed with carrots, tomatoes, red potatoes, and red peppers, then blended with buttermilk, marjoram, thyme, and lemon juice. A creamy cold summer soup.

French onion soup fondue with butter-sauteed onions simmered in beef broth, chilled to remove fat, then broiled with Monterey Jack cheese on thick sourdough toast.

Salsa chowder cooks entirely in the microwave: chunky salsa, frozen corn, sweet red pepper, and chicken broth come together for a hot lunch in about 6 minutes.

Homemade cream soup mix: a dry pantry blend of powdered milk, cornstarch, bouillon and herbs that replaces canned cream-of-anything soup. Lower sodium, no preservatives, ready when you need it.

Creamy asparagus soup with onion, celery, a whisper of mace and a finish of cream. Garnished with chopped hard-cooked egg for an old-fashioned springtime starter. Six ingredients, 35 minutes.

Creamy vegetarian corn chowder pureed silky-smooth with sweet corn, sweated onions, fresh rosemary, and a hit of warming mace. Meat-free body from cream and pureed corn.

Dairy-free corn chowder made by pureeing cooked corn with chicken stock for natural creaminess, then finished with red bell pepper, rosemary, thyme, and basil. Thick, creamy, no cream needed.

Classic leek and potato soup that pulls double duty: hot with croutons or chilled with milk, chives, and Tabasco for homemade vichyssoise. French bistro basics, two ways.