chicken soup

noun

plural chicken soups

: a soup that has chicken broth as its base

Perhaps the most commonly served food of Passover is chicken soup with matzo balls …

—Frances Jaques

At the same time, from the Americas to Asia, from Eastern Europe to the Levant and Africa, chicken soups have the qualities and tastes that make every culture deliciously unique.

—Leslie Brenner

You doubt the healing power of chicken soup? Well, try to find a culture that doesn't make chicken soup at the drip of a nose.

—Kathleen Purvis

often, specifically : chicken noodle soup

The best chicken soup in the world was made by my maternal grandmother. On icy winter Saturdays …, my reward was chicken noodle soup for lunch.

—Judy Schultz

This is a good season for homemade chicken soup. … If I were you, I'd add the chicken pieces before the noodles.

—Mary Keith

Examples of chicken soup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This includes getting plenty of rest, drinking lots of water, sipping tea, and eating healthy foods, including chicken soup, which can help alleviate congestion and soothe a sore throat.17 Zinc lozenges or echinacea drops can help if taken at the first sign of a cold coming on. —Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025

Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Make rice mixture: Whisk together cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, rice, milk, parsley, onion soup mix, mustard, salt, pepper, and 1 cup of the cheese in a large bowl. —Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025

Her posts feature classic dishes from her childhood, like Korean chicken soup with kimchi, which are naturally free of common allergens. —Lucy Tu, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025

Use it to gently cook vegetables, fish, chicken, and more—including the remainder of the hearty squash from the miso chicken soup recipe. —Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 1 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined above