What To Serve with Chicken Soup- 30 Amazing Ideas!
Chicken soup is the ultimate comfort food! When looking for ideas on what to serve with chicken soup, read on for all the delicious recipes!
A bowl of chicken noodle soup seems to warm everyone's heart. When the weather starts to get cold, you can bet we are making some chicken soup. It's the best way to warm your soul!
Lean chicken breasts and warm chicken broth make a bowl of soup the perfect dinner. It's also very easy to make! The Instant Pot or the stovetop do all the work for you!
Frequently Asked Questions About Chicken Soup
Chicken breasts are lean protein and therefore are perfect for chicken soup. They don't add a lot of fat and they are easy to find. If you are making a whole chicken and half some leftovers, pick all the meat off the bones and add it right to a pot of chicken broth. To save time, take the meat from a rotisserie chicken and use that instead of cooking some chicken breasts.
Yes! Chicken soup freezes really well! I have found that if you have noodles or rice in chicken soup, they tend to disintegrate in the soup while it is frozen. If you want to freeze soup, make your favorite chicken soup completely and do not add any noodles or rice. Freeze it in freezer safe containers for up to 3 months. When you are ready to defrost the soup, make the noodles or rice while the soup is defrosting.
Fresh parsley or fresh thyme is classic to top chicken soup with, but you can add cream cheese or goat cheese to make it a creamy soup. Add some red onions for a little bit of spice, or bacon bits for a little more salty crunch.
Variations
- Change up the noodles! Egg noodles are classic in chicken soup, but you don't have to add noodles! Chicken and rice soup is just as good as chicken noodle soup. You can also use elbows or ditalini instead of egg noodles to change up the shape of the pasta.
- Add more veggies! Celery, onion, and carrots are classic in chicken soup, but add zucchini, peas, broccoli, or even spinach to make the soup even more filling and delicious.
- Change the protein! Chicken breasts are used a lot in making chicken soup, but you can use chicken thighs, turkey, or even leave out the protein for a veggie forward soup.
What To Serve with Chicken Soup
- Bread. Whether it's a crusty roll, soft pretzel rolls, saltine crackers, or a piece of crusty bread, in my opinion, bread should always be served with soup!
- Salads. Italian chopped salad, tomato and mozzarella salad, potato salad, or your favorite pasta salads are all a great option when thinking of sides for chicken soup.
- Veggies. Sauté up some of your favorite veggies or use your air fryer to make some crispy sweet potato fries or potato puffs to dip right into your soup.
- Sandwiches. Just like you would get in a restaurant, a sandwich and a bowl of soup is a perfect combination. Whether it's grilled cheese sandwiches on hearty sourdough bread, or a vegetable panini full of extra vegetables, a sandwich is always a great side option!
- Soup. A soup bar is a great addition to a party! Add chicken noodle soup to a bar with tomato soup, broccoli cheddar soup, and zuppa toscana for a delicious and easy crowd pleasing spread.
This simple Sourdough Focaccia is full of flavor and so easy to make! No kneading, and no fancy equipment, all you need is a little patience and a few high-quality ingredients! A great way to use your sourdough starter, this focaccia will be a new staple in your kitchen!
This stuffed garlic bread recipe is the perfect combination of savory and cheesy. The bread is stuffed with a flavorful parmesan and herb mixture, then baked to perfection. The result is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer that will be loved by all. So if you’re looking for a show-stopping side for chicken soup, this parmesan stuffed garlic bread recipe is sure to impress.
These sourdough dinner rolls have no yeast, a perfect crust, a chewy crumb, and are so easy to make! Pile them high in a bread basket and slather them with the best butter you can find! The best part is you don't have to knead them!
When it comes to dinner rolls that are easy, buttery, incredibly delicious, and made from scratch, this is the recipe you were waiting for. It's only a matter of mixing and rolling, there's NO KNEADING at all!Â
Nothing goes better with chicken soup than a hunk of crusty artisan bread!
Looking for a crisp cornbread that has a light and moist crumb, then you have to try this easy Kefir cornbread! In under an hour, you'll have the most delicious cornbread to enjoy with your next batch of soup!
Day old bread turns into the crunchiest homemade croutons with this simple recipe! Toss these on salads, soups, or just eat them as a snack. You won’t believe how much better they are than store bought croutons.
This No-Knead Rosemary Bread is so easy to make and tastes just like artisan bread from a bakery. Your house will smell amazing, and you will have fresh bread that is delicious on its own or perfect for dipping in soup.
Bake up some challah dinner rolls (made with bread flour) with this step by step recipe. These rolls are light, fluffy, and topped with a seed mixture for some texture.
This fast and basic recipe for Whole Wheat Bread has a brilliant technique that allows you to get two gorgeous and delicious loaves on the table in just over an hour… start to finish! With only 6 ingredients there’s no excuse not to make this nutritious and homemade whole wheat bread.
Proofing bread in the Instant Pot saves time and is so easy! This olive bread is the perfect addition to any charcuterie board and is delicious dipped in olive oil or slathered with cheese! Give it a try to impress all your guests at your next family gathering!
Light, buttery Cheddar Bay Biscuits full of garlic and cheese flavor.
Cheddar Bay Biscuits are packed with cheesy flavor in a soft biscuit topped with melted butter, parsley and a touch of garlic. This Red Lobster copycat recipe will be a hit at your dinner table every time!
Would you believe me if I said you can go from ingredients to hot, crusty, delicious dinner rolls in 2 hours. That’s it! 2 hours! The process for these Instant Pot Dinner Rolls is sped up by the Instant Pot proofing the dough for you!
Soft, fluffy, and incredibly easy to make 3 ingredient naan flatbread is surprisingly delicious and life-changing.
Is there anything better than a crusty loaf of sourdough bread? Don't wait hours and hours for the bread to be ready, cut the time in half by using your Instant Pot! You can have fresh, crusty Sourdough Bread ready to eat in only a few hours!
Skip the boxed cracker! Making your own homemade Saltines From Scratch is easier than you think, tastier than store-bought, and fun to make at home!
There is something so comforting and delicious about a classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe. Each bite is loaded with melted cheese that is creamy and amazing. You can’t go wrong once you learn how to make the best grilled cheese.
These Open-Faced Baked Cheese Sandwiches with Pickled Onions are a delicious way to elevate your cheese sandwich.
These quick and easy Open Faced Tuna Melts are made with cream cheese, no mayo, a little kick from the jalapenos and are the perfect last-minute dinner or lunch. You can make them ahead and reheat, so they're also perfect for the lunch bag! They are also Weight Watchers friendly.
Turkey Avocado Club Sandwich: turkey, bacon, gouda, avocado, and spicy sweet sriracha sauce layered on toasty seared sourdough bread.
Crispy, crunchy, and a great use for leftover chicken breast, this Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad Recipe is an easy weekday lunch! Make a big batch of this salad on the weekend and enjoy it throughout the week!
This Italian salad is a blend of fresh greens, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, olives, cheese and croutons, all tossed together in a homemade dressing. A colorful and easy salad that is quick to make and always gets rave reviews from family and friends!
Greek Salad is a tasty, healthy Mediterranean dish that is often eaten by itself but pairs well with chicken. The salad is quick to make and you can use an olive oil dressing, but it's worth preparing the tasty marinade that comes with this recipe.
This crunchy veggie rainbow salad recipe with an Asian salad dressing is simple to make but full of vibrant colors and great flavors. This easy chopped salad is the perfect side for potlucks, picnics, and BBQs.
The best winter Massaged Kale Salad recipe with pomegranate arils, sweet orange slices and toasted slivered almonds. Massaging kale softens the leaves, leaving them tender and ready to be coated in a scrumptious orange ginger dressing!
This wedge salad recipe is chunks of iceberg lettuce topped with homemade blue cheese dressing, bacon, tomatoes and chives. A classic salad that’s easy to make, yet elegant enough to serve to company.
An easy 5-ingredient gochujang butternut squash recipe that is bursting with flavour. the hardest thing about this roasted asian butternut squash recipe is cutting the squash!
These crispy roasted artichokes with parmesan are one of the best side dishes or snacks. Whole artichokes are sliced in half and stuffed with a parmesan cheese and herb filling, then baked in the oven till tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Perfectly tender Sauteed Zucchini that’s never soggy or mushy. All you need is 10 minutes, a hot pan, and a few simple ingredients to transform this lackluster green vegetable into everyone’s favorite side dish recipe!
Ready to have perfectly roasted asparagus in less than 5 minutes? This Air Fryer Asparagus is incredibly easy to prepare for a simple side dish that goes great with anything!
