chicken noodle soup
noun
: a soup made with chicken broth, chicken, and noodles and often with chopped vegetables
Feeling a cold coming on? There's a good chance your parents might make you a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup. While the dish isn't a cure for the cold or flu, doctors do think the soup might be good for stuffy noses.—
Kay Boatner
Kay BoatnerFortunately, the old standard of salty canned chicken noodle soup has some competition with today's variety of vegetable- and grain-filled soups with a healthier nutrient profile.—Heidi McIndoo
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From chicken noodle soup to chocolate chip cookies, each bite is like a big hug from mom or grandma.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Crab Hut’s pho pop-up is now permanent: After successfully testing a pho chicken noodle soup menu as a takeout-only pop-up for the past six months, the owners of Crab Hut Mira Mesa have made Phở Gà Go a permanent addition to their weekday lunch menu.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
While the gourmands among us may long for those varieties, some enduring classics also came out of that era, like cream of mushroom and chicken noodle soups in 1934.
—Matt Cortina, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
No dish is quite as soothing as a hearty bowl of chicken noodle soup.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Crab Hut’s pho pop-up is now permanent: After successfully testing a pho chicken noodle soup menu as a takeout-only pop-up for the past six months, the owners of Crab Hut Mira Mesa have made Phở Gà Go a permanent addition to their weekday lunch menu.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
While the gourmands among us may long for those varieties, some enduring classics also came out of that era, like cream of mushroom and chicken noodle soups in 1934.
—Matt Cortina, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
No dish is quite as soothing as a hearty bowl of chicken noodle soup.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chicken noodle soup
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“Chicken noodle soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicken%20noodle%20soup. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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