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
Fortunately, 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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In This Article Why Add Lemon How Acid Balances A Dish Lemon Juice vs. Lemon Zest Simple Substitute Everyone loves a comforting bowl of chicken soup—especially hard-to-beat classics like chicken and dumplings or chicken noodle soup. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024 The Haitian equivalent of chicken noodle soup, bouyon was the folk remedy to a lot of ailments: Feel a cold coming on? Lesley Enston, Bon Appétit, 23 Oct. 2024 Variations for Chicken Noodle Soup Once the chicken and the noodle part are taken care of, chicken noodle soup has endless variety. Julia Levy, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024 Get The Recipe 07 of 15 Soulful Chicken Soup No dish is quite as soothing as a hearty bowl of chicken noodle soup and this one lands at the top of our list. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chicken noodle soup 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chicken noodle soup was in 1889

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“Chicken noodle soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicken%20noodle%20soup. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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