The best part is that it comes together in under an hour.

Learn how to make homemade chicken noodle soup.

Ingredients for Chicken Noodle Soup

To make homemade chicken noodle soup, you start from scratch.

Southern Living Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup in a bowl to serve

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The basics are simple: broth, noodles, chicken, and fresh veggies and herbs.

Transfer to the refrigerator to thaw overnight and add fresh cooked noodles before eating.

Transfer chicken to a plate.

Southern Living Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup ingredients

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Add noodles and cook according to package directions.

Prepare chicken:

Shred or chop chicken.

Stir back into Dutch oven.

Southern Living Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup in the pot ready to serve

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Garnish and serve:

Divide pasta between bowls and ladle soup over top.

Garnish with chopped parsley and thyme.

Southern Living Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup cooking the vegetables

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Southern Living Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup adding the herbs to the vegetables

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Southern Living Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup simmering the soup

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Southern LIving Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup cooking the noodles

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Southern Living Homemade Chicken Soup shredding the chicken

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Southern Living Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup cooking the soup

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Southern Living Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup in bowls to serve

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