Chicken Zoodle Soup Recipe

Chicken Zoodle Soup Recipe

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

This recipe was developed at its original yield. Ingredient amounts are automatically adjusted, but cooking times and steps remain unchanged. Note that not all recipes scale perfectly.

Original recipe (1X) yields 6 servings:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup diced onions
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 5 (14.5 ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • pound cooked chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • teaspoon dried basil
  • teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch dried thyme (Optional)
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 zucchini squash, cut into 'noodles' using a spiral slicer or vegetable peeler

Directions

Step 1: Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the diced onion, celery, and garlic. Saut for about 5 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and aromatic.

Step 2: Pour in the chicken broth, and then add the carrots, cooked chicken, dried basil, oregano, thyme (if using), salt, and black pepper. Stir to combine all ingredients.

Step 3: Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Let the soup simmer for around 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are fully cooked and tender.

Step 4: While the soup is simmering, prepare the zucchini noodles. Using a spiral slicer or vegetable peeler, cut the zucchini into long, thin noodles.

Step 5: Once the soup is ready, divide the zucchini noodles between six soup bowls. Carefully ladle the hot broth mixture with vegetables and chicken over the 'noodles'.

Cook's Note

'Zoodles' (zucchini noodles) can be made with a julienne peeler, mandoline with a julienne blade, or a spiral slicer such as Paderno or Spirooli. The Paderno spiral slicer is particularly recommended for ease of use.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

  • Calories: 208
  • Fat: 10g
  • Carbs: 9g
  • Protein: 22g

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutrition Breakdown

  • Total Fat: 10g - 12% of Daily Value
  • Saturated Fat: 2g - 12% of Daily Value
  • Cholesterol: 48mg - 16% of Daily Value
  • Sodium: 258mg - 11% of Daily Value
  • Total Carbohydrate: 9g - 3% of Daily Value
  • Dietary Fiber: 2g - 8% of Daily Value
  • Total Sugars: 5g
  • Protein: 22g - 43% of Daily Value
  • Vitamin C: 15mg - 16% of Daily Value
  • Calcium: 47mg - 4% of Daily Value
  • Iron: 1mg - 7% of Daily Value
  • Potassium: 425mg - 9% of Daily Value

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Comments

gderr the dysfunctional

10/06/2025 01:52:54 PM

i probably should not rate this since i changed it. i didn't mean to, but i doubled the recipe. i used celery and included the tops...added them after the soup had simmered. i used a roto bird from sam's. shredded the meat. slapped the bones and skin in a cast-iron pot. this simmered @ 3 hours after a reducing boil. strained out the bones ans used the stock. i then used butter and olive oil to sauté the garlic, onions, and carrots. i added some reserved chicken stock when needed. this is a great cooler weather chicken noodle soup. i love the zoodles in this. i bet some fresh maters would be great here. great stuff! the zukes are terrific here. try this..your flu needs this!

Buckwheat Queen

02/12/2016 04:16:15 AM

Mom's: Attention please: this is the soup to fight colds! This is the perfect recipe when it's been cold and rainy and the kids come home with runny noses and sore throats. I made this in my pressure cooker in 7 minutes using leftover grilled chicken breasts and threw in some potatoes to add a starch. It's delicious, light and hits the spot. It also solves any gluten issues because everyone in the family can eat it meaning I don't have to make two different pots of soup. The "zoodles" were fun but next time I'll make "zaccheroni" because the "zoodles" cut into long strips were sloppy to eat-the kids giggled the whole time though. Do add the thyme as it really makes a difference. Thanks BD Weld and your niece for the recipe; simple and effective and full of flavour.

France Cevallos

06/15/2015 04:41:27 PM

This is THE PERFECT chicken soup!!! (Trust me, I'm a soup-a-holic!) I try to eat lower-carb, and this soup allows me to "indulge" in chicken "noodle" soup without the extra carbs and calories. I'm always looking for new ways to use my Veggetti spiral slicer. The broth is so flavorful, like it's been simmering all day. This makes 6 very generous and healthy portions. I love the texture of the raw zucchini, which gives the soup some nice texture. I didn't have any leftover chicken, so I poached 2 breasts for about 10 mins in about 2 cups of seasoned water. I then used the leftover liquid to make up the broth, along with 1 carton of regular chicken broth and some leftover garlic-infused chicken broth I had. The dried herbs were spot on. To make the zoodles easier to eat, I piled them onto a cutting board, and cut them into 2-3" pieces. Even though it's not soup weather right now, this did the trick warming me up in my chilly air conditioned office. This will be put into regular rotation for sure!

CookKillaCam

01/13/2021 04:47:58 PM

Easy, quick and healthy comfort food the whole fam loved. I used the remains from a previous dinner - (a rotisserie chicken from Costco). Threw the carcass in the broth with some extra canned chicken and followed the rest of the directions as specified. Saves a ton of time and you get a lots of flavor! I also cut the zucchini in rounds and threw them in at the end to soften up for the kiddos. Everyone loved it! Will make again.

Mindy Arellano

10/15/2018 05:55:28 PM

I made this awesome soup but in the crockpot. For six hours and used 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts. At 6 hours took the chicken out and added my zoodles cut in smaller pieces and then shredded my chicken and stuck it back in for 15 minutes and everyone in my house lived it!

Melissa Heiner

08/19/2020 12:53:36 AM

I doubled the carrots, and let the zoodles cook for a few minutes at the end. This was delicious!

Karen

02/23/2018 02:29:47 AM

Enjoyed this soup very much! I used vegetable broth instead of the chicken broth because that’s what I had on hand. Added chopped baby kale at the very end for an extra veggie boost. Really liked the texture of the uncooked zucchini noodles but did let it soften for a few minutes after adding the soup on top. Delicious, healthy, low-cal soup. Will definitely make again.

Nancy Zoll

01/15/2017 12:06:26 AM

Made this this past week and it was good! I also bought a spiralizer and was anxious to use it for the zucchini zoodles! I personally didn't think the chicken flavored broth was strong enough, so added a dry envelope of Knorr's Cream of Leek soup to the broth and that kicked it up quite a bit. Hubby loved it, as I did with my slight change. Also loved the idea of keeping the zoodles separate to add when you eat. Smart idea!! Next time I will cook down chicken bones for better flavored broth or rely on the Knorr soup!! Thanks!

Samantha Rodriguez

10/05/2017 02:45:55 AM

Literally foolproof.

DingDong64

02/24/2018 10:12:49 PM

With homemade broth it just might rate five stars, but didn't have that on hand. Did sub 3 tbsp. of Premium Better Than Bouillon veggie base from a jar, bought at Kroger. Added that to 9.5 cups of boiling water. Thought it better than boxed or canned broth. Did not add salt. Kroger sells a 10.7 oz. pkg. of zucchini zoodles, which were cut into quarters. Placed them in the bowls, allowing the broth to heat and cook them a little while. My only major change would be to not chop the veggies too small; larger chunks would be more like the photo. Overall, a good winter soup. Thank you bd.weld.

NH Grammy

01/03/2017 12:11:24 AM

Really good. I used 1 lg onion (1 1/2 c), 3 garlic cloves, 4 carrots, 5 stalks celery, 1 lb chicken, 1 qt broth and 3 zucchini with all the seasonings but salt. I added the zucchini into the pot for 10 minutes. Calculated the sodium content (with Swanson unsalted broth) to be under 1200 mg in entire pot. Makes 6 lg or 8 small servings.

mar924

10/31/2022 05:57:32 PM

I really enjoyed this soup. I make a pot of healthy soup every Monday morning and eat it for lunch all week. I bought a package of zoodles from Trader Joe’s and cut them into 1 inch pieces as recommended by others. The only additional seasoning I added (for more flavor in lieu of adding too much salt) was chicken rotisserie seasoning. This will be added to my Monday morning rotation.

maraia

01/24/2021 05:11:51 AM

This was simply delicious. I used homemade chicken broth which made it even yummier. Based on other reviews, I cut my zoodles so they were easier to eat with a spoon. I added egg noodles to my kids' bowls but enjoyed mine without. This has become a regular in my soup rotation.

Summerysandy

12/31/2020 08:28:44 PM

made it as shown, it was a very tasty soup my family loved it,

JanzAdventure

11/01/2020 11:14:02 PM

Delicious! The only thing I would suggest is to actually say how much salt and pepper to add. It is always so hard to determine when making a recipe for the first time. I made a half batch and used 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

juicieme

06/12/2020 12:11:56 AM

I used red cabbage instead of carrots (because that’s what I had) and it’s delicious!

mfk

06/03/2020 11:19:56 PM

Easy healthy soup that everyone enjoyed!! Thanks!

Kerry Mcdonald

03/17/2020 01:08:58 AM

I made it b4 just forget to take a pic. Love it. In this pic I forgot the carrots.

Tracy

01/10/2020 02:05:14 AM

Loved it!! b

49AB

07/28/2019 07:25:56 PM

Found it to be bland next time will add more garlic, onion and some italian seasoning. Liked the noodles which I cooked last 5 minutes.