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

Examples of chicken noodle soup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to her Reddit post, the woman had ordered chicken noodle soup for her 29-year-old boyfriend, who was feeling under the weather, and two egg rolls—one for each of them. —Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025

There's a new way to consume chicken noodle soup this cold and flu season. —Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025

With an average Yelp rating of 4.8 stars, Guy’s For Lunch is known for menu offerings such as chicken noodle soup, turkey chili and pulled pork and pastrami sandwiches. —Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025

Soup is easy and versatile, from chicken noodle soup for a sick day to chili for game days. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chicken noodle soup

• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group
• hoop
• loop
• lupe
• oop
• poop