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Chicken Noodle Soup

A comforting soup with chicken, noodles, vegetables, and herbs simmered in broth.

By Health Canada · From Canada's Food Guide · 11 ingredients
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Chicken Noodle Soup

Why it works: Parsley and carrot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,053 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Chicken Noodle Soup

serves 6
Timeabout 15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Poach the chicken

  1. Bring water, parsley, onion, carrot, garlic, and trimmed chicken thighs to a boil in a soup pot or Dutch oven.

  2. Reduce heat to a simmer and spoon off any foam that forms on top.

  3. Cook chicken for about 15 minutes.

  4. Use a digital thermometer to check that the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 74 °C (165 °F).

  5. Using tongs, remove chicken thighs to a clean cutting board.

  6. Let the chicken cool slightly and chop into bite‑size pieces.

Finish the soup

  1. Return the chopped chicken with noodles, peas, cheese, and basil to the broth.

  2. Cook for about 5 minutes or until noodles are tender.

  3. Add a splash of hot sauce to each bowl if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

496Calories
54 gProtein
17 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Waternot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Health Canada. Recipe from Canada's Food Guide.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Parsley + carrottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Carrot + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,873 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken thighs
Provide the main protein, which becomes tender and flavorful as they simmer in the broth.
Egg noodles
Add starch and body, softening as they cook in the hot broth.
Frozen peas
Add sweetness and a tender bite to the finished soup.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savory, salty flavor and richness to the broth.

The step that matters

Checking the chicken's internal temperature. Thighs can look done before they reach a safe internal temperature. A thermometer reading of 74 °C (165 °F) confirms the meat is fully cooked, and the simmer should be gentle so the meat stays moist rather than tough.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, parsley, onion, carrot, garlic, egg, peas):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Marjoramfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, parsley, onion, carrot, garlic, egg, peas. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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