Our best-ever chicken noodle soup recipes

Slurp those winter blues away with these comforting and nourishing chicken noodle soup recipes. There’s plenty of fragrance, spice and all-round comfort to revive the soul with these bowls brimming with steaming hot noodles and chicken (and even more good stuff like dumplings and aromatic herbs) . You can’t beat the egg and chicken noodle soup heaving with ginger and chilli; or a simple, clear chicken soup swimming with vermicelli noodles.

These are our top chicken noodle soup recipes, all created and tested by our kitchen team at Gourmet Traveller, for when you need a little something to soothe the soul.

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Chicken noodle soup

This one’s a comfort classic for a reason.

Chicken and egg noodle soup with ginger and chilli

Winter getting you down? A big bowl of this chicken noodle soup might just cure everything from the common cold to cabin fever.

Bowl filled with our best chicken noodle soup recipe topped with fried shallots and coriander leaves

Fragrant chicken noodle soup with ginger and turmeric

Turmeric, ginger, chilli and broth — this chicken noodle soup is just what the doctor ordered.

Khao soi

The Thai curry-soup hybrid that delivers big spice and flavour.

Spicy roast chicken noodle soup

A cure-anything chicken soup that’ll become a weeknight staple.

Noodle soup with chicken and chive dumplings

A chicken soup to cure all ills.

Coconut-chicken soup with turmeric

A simple soup that will restore your spirits.

Spicy chicken laksa

A spicy chicken laksa to warm the soul.

Chicken, vermicelli and lemongrass soup

A fresh, cleansing noodle soup for cooler nights and head colds.

Ohn no khao swè (Burmese curry chicken noodle soup)

The right combination of noodles and spice to warm you from the inside out.

Drunken chicken with Shandong ramen noodles

Drunken chicken combined with Shandong ramen noodles for a speedy soup recipe.

Chicken broth with ginger, turmeric and lemongrass

A simple, comforting bowl that does wonders for the soul.

Crossing the bridge noodles (Guo qiao mi xian)

Chinese recipe for crossing the bridge noodles (Guo qiao mi xian) by Tony Tan.

The Gourmet Traveller Team

Gourmet Traveller is Australia’s trusted authority on food, travel and luxury lifestyle, bringing the latest news and trends to life through quality journalism, enticing recipes and evocative photography. For more than 55 years, it has been inspiring and informing Australians with the best in cooking, dining, travelling and shopping. Our critics bring the expertise of years of critical eating, drinking and writing to the table. Plus, as the country’s leading title in the luxury sector, Gourmet Traveller works closely with Australia’s leaders in the travel and hospitality industries to give our readers exclusive access. The Gourmet Traveller legacy is one of trust, prestige and relevance.

Author Monique Foy Senior Content Producer

An English major with a penchant for anchovies on toast and the ocean, Monique Foy got her start at Gourmet Traveller after an existential crisis and career pivot. Following her time as a digital marketer at global media agencies and a short stint as an SEO writer, Monique threw caution to the wind one Wednesday and decided to pursue her true passion – writing, of the food and drinks variety. Since then, she’s had her work published in Broadsheet and Urban List, and she joins Gourmet Traveller as Senior Content Producer with the intention to continue adding funky venues and quaint new wine bars to her growing iPhone notes section.