This chicken vegetable soup is full of shredded chicken, vegetables and potatoes, all in a savory tomato broth. An easy and healthy dinner option that the whole family will love!
Soup is my kids’ favorite way to eat their veggies, and this chicken vegetable soup is a colorful mix of nutritious ingredients that happen to taste amazing together. Serve your soup with a side of cornbread or garlic knots for a complete meal.
Soup is one of my favorite things to make for dinner, especially on a cold day. My girls happen to love soup too, and this chicken vegetable soup is a current favorite. It’s chock full of tender chicken and a rainbow of veggies for a simple yet satisfying dinner.
How do you make chicken vegetable soup?
This soup starts with the classic base of onions, carrots and celery. You can use any type of cooked chicken here such as roasted cubed chicken, shredded rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken.
The veggies are sauteed in a little butter, and then more ingredients go into the mix including the chicken, tomatoes, and potatoes.
The soup should simmer until the potatoes are tender, and then you can stir in the last of the veggies which include corn and green beans. Add a little parsley and dinner is served!
What vegetables do you put in a chicken soup?
The beauty of this soup is you can really customize it to fit whatever vegetables and protein you already have in the fridge. Don’t have chicken? Try ground beef or smoked sausage. Other great add-ins or substitutions include
- Pasta
- Beans
- Butternut Squash
- Leeks
- Peas
- Ham
- Bacon
What seasonings go in vegetable soup?
I season this soup with garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Don’t have Italian seasoning? You can use my Italian seasoning recipe to make your own.
How do you make slow cooker chicken soup?
You can easily adapt this recipe for the slow cooker. Simply combine all the ingredients except for the parsley in a crock pot and cook on LOW for 2-4 hours or until the potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Can you freeze chicken soup?
This chicken vegetable soup makes a good candidate for the freezer. Just be aware, when you thaw the soup some of the vegetables and potatoes may be softer, but the flavor is still delicious.
Chicken vegetable soup is on my table almost every week during the colder months. It’s super filling and I love that it’s really a complete meal in one pot. Best of all, it helps my kids to get their veggies in!
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Chicken Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup onion finely diced
- 2 carrots peeled, halved lengthwise and sliced
- 2 stalks celery thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 3 cups cooked chicken shredded or cubed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 15 ounce can diced tomatoes do not drain
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 large Russet potato peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 cup diced green beans fresh or frozen
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery to the pot.
- Cook for 5-6 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the chicken, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, chicken broth and potato to the pot; bring to a simmer.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.
- Stir in the corn and green beans and cook for 5 minutes more. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Loved it! I added additional vegetables and 2 cups of cooked noodles. Perfect!
Delicious! I made a mistake when adding the italian seasoning, and used a Tablespoon instead of a teaspoon. No problem, it was great! Will make again and again. This is the first recipe from your website, but it definitely won’t be the last!
Delicious! Everyone enjoyed it. Will be making it many more times in the future.
Yummy! This recipe is simple, but extremely flavorful. I’m really enjoying it.
Yum! this soup has the perfect savory flavor. I upped the quantity of green beans, and added some mushrooms for some immune fortification, as well as a little arborio rice, which makes it a bit thicker on a chilly evening. I am sharing it with my friend and neighbor whose husband is in chemo treatment. It should be very nourishing and comforting for them. Great recipe!
Delicious! Perfect for the cold snap we’re having!
Just tried it, need to simmer a bit longer to soften the carrots, but it turned out great. Thank you – we will be making this often! Love the balance of broth to solid items, great tomato base.
I’ve been making this for about 2 years now and everyone loves it-from 3-year-olds up. I stick to the recipe, aside from changing seasonal vegetables. It’s colorful and delicious!!! I cook a whole chicken in the instant pot and this is what I make on day 2 of leftovers from that for homemade broth.
I don’t think five minutes is long enough for placing the frozen corn and green beans into the mix at the end.
Outside of that…it’s our favorite version of a chicken/veg soup with tomato base.
Delicious! My young adult son said “it’s the best chicken vegetable soup” he’s ever had!
Just FYI: I use the “Better than Bouillion ” vegetable seasoned base…great for all soups.
Every recipe I have ever tried on this site has turned out wonderfully. This soup was no exception. Colourful, healthy, and easy to put together using ingredients I always have on hand. I used shredded leftover rotisserie chicken. Could not be easier. Thank you for yet another great recipe!
Can this be made without the tomato sauce and just chicken broth? How much extra broth would you suggest
Yes add 1 more cup of broth!
Can the diced tomatoes be left out of this? If yes do any changes need to be made?
It’s fine to leave the tomatoes out!
This was such a delicious change in chicken soups. We absolutely loved it.
This is my new favorite soup! Added a couple zucchini’s and lima beans in lieu of the green beans. Amazing!!
This has been my “go to” recipe for some time now. Especially for a friend or family gathering. It is a rave among my guests . Good Job 😷 . The only thing I do different is add about 6 oz. of cook pasta and a little more broth. Aver
Do you think this would be freezable?
Yes that should be fine!
Can i slow cook this in a crock pot?
Yes there are crock pot instructions towards the bottom of the post!
Can you use vegetable broth instead of chicken?
Yes that’s fine!
I really liked the flavor.
The recipe was delicious! I just made. I did add some summer squash plus added Knorr vegetable soup which at a little extra taste. Will continue to make this.