Whether it’s because of the weather or the news (or both), we could all use some extra comfort this winter. This collection is full of chicken soup recipes you’ll want to cozy up with, whether you want something familiar or new to you.
Matzo Ball Chicken Soup
This list isn’t in any order, but matzo ball soup still has to go at the top. And since matzo-ball style is a matter of personal preference, this recipe includes three versions—floaters, sinkers and gluten-free—so you can choose the option that most appeals to you.
Yemenite Chicken Soup
Thanks to three different spice components, this soup has bite. This version from Joan Nathan also includes a bit of the historic backstory and a video that breaks down her approach.
The Best Chicken Soup You’ll Ever Eat
The recipe developer behind healthy-leaning food blog Ambitious Kitchen defines “the best” as a cold-curing soup that includes ginger, turmeric, couscous and peas. If you agree, this recipe might be right up your alley.
Chicken Shawarma Soup
This recipe takes the flavors and components of this Middle Eastern dish and presents them into soup form. Pita bread garnish required.
Einat Admony’s Chicken Soup With Gondi (Iranian Chicken and Chickpea Dumplings)
Tel Aviv-born chef Einat Admony used to serve this dish at Balaboosta, her Israeli fine-dining restaurant in New York City. It makes a good replacement for matzo ball soup during Passover, but it’s also a good dish any time of year.
Chicken Chorba
This North African soup is loaded with chickpeas, spaghetti and potatoes and flavored with turmeric and saffron.
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Soup
Chicken soup is the ultimate comfort food, and a slow cooker—a stress-reducing appliance that you can essentially set and forget—is a perfect vehicle for it.
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
If you’re like me and prefer soup thick and creamy, this recipe—which has a perfect five stars and more than 500 reviews—could be your new favorite.
Chicken Soup with Kreplach
These filled dumplings are a classic addition to chicken soup, but they can be a pain to make. This recipe makes the process sound easy.
Chicken Lemon Rice Matzo Ball Soup
How about one more matzo ball soup recipe to close out this list? I’m a huge fan of the Greek soup avgolemono, and this recipe uses that as the base and then adds matzo balls to the mix.