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    Home » Soup » Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe (aka Pantry Soup)

    Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe (aka Pantry Soup)

    Published: Mar 20, 2020 · Modified: Jun 9, 2021 by Megan Porta · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This simple Chicken Vegetable Soup recipe is the easiest soup you’ll ever make. You’ll likely be able to find all of the vegetables in your pantry. Great dinner option to pull together in a pinch!

    top view of Dutch oven filled with chicken vegetable soup

    Original post: January 2014 | Updated: March 2020

    Why This Recipe Works

    Introducing the easiest soup you will ever make. Head over to your pantry and peek inside. Most likely, most of the ingredients will be staring back at you. That’s the best kind of recipe, am I right?!

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    Pull together a healthy, filling chicken vegetable soup with just a few ingredients!

    How To Make Chicken Vegetable Soup

    Step 1

    Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the following:

    • Corn
    • Potatoes
    • Peas
    • Green beans
    • Carrots
    • Diced tomatoes
    • Chicken stock or broth
    Canned veggies poured into Dutch oven

    Step 2

    Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Five minutes before soup is finished, add the chicken (2 cups shredded or 2 cans).

    Ladle into serving bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.

    top view of a bowl of chicken vegetable soup sitting next to pan and fresh parsley

    Recipe Notes

    • You have options when it comes to adding meat to this soup. Pull meat from a Rotisserie chicken, cook and shred chicken breasts or just use canned chicken!
    • Swap out veggies with what is in your pantry. ANY vegetable tastes great in this soup.
    • To simplify the recipe even more, replace fresh garlic with 1 teaspoon garlic powder and replace fresh parsley with 2 teaspoons dried parsley.

    What To Serve With Soup

    Soup is an easy, comforting meal to prepare for dinner any time of the year. But what do you serve alongside it? Click over for 33 delicious ideas about what to serve with soup.

    top view close up of bowl of chicken veggie soup

    Ways To Boost Flavor In This Recipe

    While this recipe is super easy and delicious, there is room to boost the flavor a few different ways. Consider adding one or more of the following to your soup! Scope out this post for even more flavor-boosting tips!

    • Add 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
    • Drizzle a few drops of hot sauce (like Tabasco) into the soup! Zing!
    • Add canned or fresh jalapeno peppers to the garlic and olive oil before adding the veggies to the pan.
    • Add up to 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning to the mixture before simmering.
    • Chop and add onion to the garlic and oil at the beginning of the recipe.
    • Replace canned veggies with equal amounts fresh if you have them on hand!
    • Top the soup with shaved Parmesan just before serving.
    • Sprinkle extra salt and pepper into the recipe.
    • Add 1 teaspoon seasoned salt to the soup.
    • Use additional spices of your choice, such as paprika, cumin or oregano.
    • 1-2 teaspoons of sugar would sweeten it right up.
    • Add bacon! Or sausage. Or both!
    • Use full salt chicken broth/stock.
    • A can of chickpeas or beans would be a great addition (drained).

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    bowl of chicken soup with parsley and spoon sticking out

    Other Soups That Warm The Soul

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    Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe (aka Pantry Soup)

    This simple Chicken Vegetable Soup recipe is the easiest soup you'll ever make. You'll likely be able to find all of the ingredients in your pantry.
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    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 292kcal
    Author: Megan Porta

    Ingredients

    • 3 tbsp olive oil
    • 3 cloves garlic minced
    • 1/4 cup Italian parsley finely chopped
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 14.5 oz whole kernel corn drained
    • 14.5 oz sliced potatoes drained
    • 14.5 oz sweet peas drained
    • 14.5 oz green beans drained
    • 14.5 oz sliced carrots drained
    • 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
    • 64 oz chicken stock or broth
    • 2 cups chicken cooked and shredded (or canned)
    • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shaved, for topping

    Instructions

    • Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the corn, potatoes, peas, green beans, carrots and tomatoes, as well as the chicken stock/broth.
    • Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Five minutes before soup is finished, add the chicken (2 cups shredded or 2 cans).
      Ladle into serving bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.

    Notes

    • You have options when it comes to adding meat to this soup. Pull meat from a Rotisserie chicken, cook and shred chicken breasts or just use canned chicken!
    • Swap out veggies with what is in your pantry. ANY vegetable tastes great in this soup.
    • To simplify the recipe even more, replace fresh garlic with 1 teaspoon garlic powder and replace fresh parsley with 2 teaspoons dried parsley.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 613mg | Potassium: 697mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6288IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 3mg
    Did you make this recipe?If you loved this recipe, please rate the recipe and leave a comment below!
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    Comments

    1. Barbara

      December 05, 2021 at 11:24 pm

      The directions do not say when to add tomatoes and lists corn twice!

      Reply
      • Megan Porta

        December 08, 2021 at 8:55 pm

        Barbara, thank you for letting us know. The instructions in the middle of the post did state it correctly but I appreciate you letting me know the recipe card was incorrect. I’ve updated it!

        Reply
    2. Gianna

      February 07, 2014 at 4:58 am

      I love pears and peaches.

      Reply
    3. amry still

      February 07, 2014 at 1:03 am

      I have green beans and peaches stocked

      Reply
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