Apparently I have a thing for rainbows. Two recipes in the past week have been rainbow-y. Last week it was a Roasted Rainbow Carrot Tart (a sweet, delicious tart ~ have you tried it yet?)
Today we eat the colors of the rainbow in a soup chock full of chicken and vegetables!
I make this soup often, especially in the cooler months. It is my dads favorite, so when he comes to visit I’m sure to have a pot bubbling away on the stove.
Whenever I cook this for my parents ~ my dad begs my mom to make soup exactly like this back where they live in NY.
She rolls her eyes and says to my dad “you LOVE my chicken soup ~ but OK ~ Marla send us the recipe.”
This exchange has been going on for about 4 years now. I sense some jealousy but we won’t get into that.
Why has it taken me sooooo long to post this recipe? Quite frankly I just add all the ingredients to a large soup pot, season to taste and never measure anything. It is usually gone that night or by the next day without a chance to photograph it.
Mom, dad and blog pals ~ here it is finally.
The simplest chicken soup you will ever make! Grab as many colorful veggies as you can. No stress. Fuss free.
I like mine with just veggies, chicken and a big hunk of cheese on the side.
My kids, hubs and dad like heaps of noodles in theirs.
Have fun with the vegetables you use. Choose your favorites.
Sometimes I use regular potatoes, in this case sweet potatoes. Sometimes spinach, sometimes kale.
Most of the time I use fresh dill, there was none in the store so bright flavored cilantro was a great alternative.
Here in Telluride food availability can be slim pickins at times, so I need to make quick adaptations to some of my ingredients.
Change is good though right?!
There is nothin’ like coming into a warming bowl of soup after a long day of winters play in the fluffy white snow!
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Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe Links
- 30 Minute Chicken Noodle Soup Butter Than Toast
- Chicken Noodle Soup Lady by the Bay
- Chicken Soup with Homemade Spaeztle Reformation Acres
- Leftover Roast Chicken Soup with Roasted Veggies
- Miso Chicken Noodle Soup Aida Mollenkamp
- Spicy Asian Chicken Noodle Soup Divine Cuisine
This is my ideal soup!! Add lemon juice, cinnamon, chickpeas and garlic and it’s my family’s version. Right up my alley!
Liz, I love that idea. I think version 2 is coming up – with credit back to you of course 🙂
A beautiful and healthy soup! It looks so tasty and colorful.
Cheers,
Rosa
I love all of the veggies in this – beautiful soup!
Thanks so much Cassie!
I LOVE how hearty this soup is and I’m really liking your rainbow affair 🙂 it just makes everything so pretty and even more enticing to eat! Gorgeous 🙂
“Rainbow Affair” LOVE that 😉
Love all the color here Marla! So pretty. 🙂
Wow, your photos are breathtaking!!! Holy moley, you are seriously talented. The soup looks amazing and full of super healthy stuff, love it!!
Thanks so much Alissa! Funny this was ~ this soup was giving me a run for the money during the shoot…..
Where did you get those gorgeous carrots? The key to good nutrition is a rainbow of colors, this is definitely a cold buster with all of those antioxidants. Beautiful.
Hi Heidi! Great to see you here 🙂 Thankfully I stumbled upon those beauties at the market the other day. Funny ~ I could not find dill, but rainbow carrots were a lovely surprise!
So much stuff packed into one bowl of soup- I would love for my kids to be eating that soup!
So easy to prepare too Heather! Bet your kiddos would enjoy 🙂
Looks like the perfect soup for winter! So pretty too 🙂
Thanks Miss Jenny!! We kinda live on it these days 🙂
love me a good chicken soup!! especially with all those gorgeous veggies!
WOW! I love your recipes, but your stories and pics are just as enjoyable. Thank-you!
My son is off skiing today. This looks like a perfect dinner to come home to! (Especially here, where we don’t see the sun very often and could use a bit of color).
Drop dead gorgeous images, Marla! The 2nd pic down/'”we eat the colors of the rainbow” – love that photo and message!
Marla, the photos of your soup are just gorgeous! Kiddos, too! Makes me want to eat a bowl of this soup right away, even though we’re having a tiny heat wave of temps in the 40s today in Ohio.
Thanks!
I love the bright colors, all I see is flavorful healthy! That is the way to eat. I will need to give this a go soon. My boyfriend, like you husband and dad, would do extra noodles too. My recent version, I add butternut squash, kale, and quinoa. The quinoa makes it so filling, and healthy. I Love these soups!
Such a pretty soup, I love the rainbow veggies!
I love the look of this colorful, hearty chicken soup Marla! It looks perfect for warming up this winter. Thanks for sharing!
Wouldn’t I love to have a bowl of this for lunch! It’s grey, rainy, and cool here. A day just made for soup.
Love all of the colors and flavors in this soup, really gorgeous.
I totally agree! There’s nothing like coming home to a warm bowl of delicious soup on a cold, winter’s day! Kinda wishing I had it already made for me. 😉 Will have to try it soon!
This is a complete bowl of perfection…
I can literary live on this, I can add may be some boiled noodles or rice and some pepper flakes… God I am already drooling..LOL
Perfect!
Looks Delicious! The fresh ingredients and photography are dynamite. So beautiful.
xxoo, Andrea
What a beautiful looking bowl of soup! Cheese on the side is perfect. Adorable pics of the kids too.
Thanks!! Always gotta have that cheese on the side 🙂
Absolutely loving the burst of color in this post and how can one not enjoy a comforting colorful soup!
I love soups with all different vegetables – the more colorful the better. I do the same with stir-fries. Eat the colors of the rainbow – that’s a great way to assemble any meal. Beautiful!
Mmmm, I cant wait to make this soup! I am really digging the kale in there. Im a bit obsessed with kale at the moment 🙂 I especially love how easy it is to throw together! Really looking forward to it! PS, I linked back to a couple of your quinoa posts in my latest post. Really looking forward to making some of those too!
Gorgeous winter soup, Marla. I love the rainbow carrots.
This is gorgeous. And I’m with you, no noodles but a hunk of cheese on the side to fill me up! Love it for this time of year!
Absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try, Marla. Thanks for sharing.
How colorful & delicious this soup looks! Plus, adding the kale really makes this soup a beneficial an awesomely healthy dish:)
My wife is going to love this soup! If It’s half as good as it looks, 🙂 which i’m sure it is.