My Halloween chicken noodle soup recipe is the perfect meal to prepare for your family this Halloween. Embrace the Halloween season with a bowl of this homemade chicken noodle soup with the added fun of Halloween-shaped pasta. 

Fall is here and you know what that means, don’t you? It’s time to head into the kitchen and dust off all those tried and true soup recipes you and your family love so much! 

Do you have a favorite soup recipe? If you’re anything like me, you can’t pick just one. 

I love soup! Broccoli cheddar soup, baked potato soup, chicken and gnocchi, minestrone, lobster bisque, chicken tortilla soup, chicken enchilada soup, and at least a million others but I’ll spare you the added torture.

Plus, I was starting to feel like Bubba in Forrest Gump talking about all the ways one can prepare shrimp…Please tell me you’ve seen the movie. Not sure we can be friends if you haven’t!

One of the most popular soups by far is homemade chicken noodle soup. I’m sure you’ve been prescribed chicken noodle soup one time in your life by a doctor, or at the very least, have enjoyed a warm bowl of it on a cold, rainy night. 

My favorite chicken noodle soup of all time is probably my grandma’s recipe for matzo ball soup. If you’re unfamiliar with this soup, it’s pretty much what you know as chicken noodle soup but it has the addition of fluffy matzo balls. It’s amazing!

The only problem with matzo ball soup is it’s one of those dishes that needs lots of TLC and at least a full day for all the delicious flavors to marry together. It’s a dish more suited for a holiday or maybe a Sunday dinner. 

For a quicker weeknight dinner, I’ve come to love this recipe for 30-minute chicken noodle soup from the blog, Averie Cooks. It’s unbelievable how much flavor is packed inside this soup!

To add a personal fun twist to my favorite quick chicken noodle soup recipe, I decided to incorporate some adorable Halloween-shaped pasta I found while strolling through World Market a few weeks ago. Another fun find on that day were a few Halloween-inspired bottles of Prosecco and Cabernet Sauvignon for my “You’ve Been Boo’zed” tradition! 

I’m also guilty of using their Stars and Stripes variety for the 4th of July to make a scrumptious macaroni salad. I heart World Market!

Please, don’t let me love World Market alone! Take a quick trip to your local store today and get yourself a package of this Halloween-shaped pasta, ASAP. Once you have the pasta in hand, make your way right back here so I can help you make this Halloween Chicken Noodle Soup recipe. 

Halloween Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Here’s what you need:

2 tablespoons olive oil, 3 large carrots (diced), 2 stalks of celery (diced), 1 medium onion (diced), 2 – 4 garlic cloves (minced), 64 ounces (8 cups) low-sodium chicken broth, 2 bay leaves, 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon pepper (more to taste), 1 package Halloween pasta, 2 cups shredded cooked chicken, 3 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley (finely chopped), 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 ½ teaspoons salt (more to taste)

Start by heating up your olive oil inside a dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat. 

Once the oil is heated, add in your diced onions, carrots, and celery and cook for about 5 minutes. Make sure to stir the vegetables from time to time because we don’t want to brown them we just want to soften them.

With your vegetables now softened, add in your minced garlic cloves and cook for an additional minute. On a side note, I personally used 4 cloves because I’m obsessed with garlic. If you’re not as enthusiastic about garlic as I am, stick with two garlic cloves instead. 

Next, add your chicken broth to your dutch oven or stockpot.

Throw in two dried bay leaves.

Place your pepper, thyme, and oregano into the pot and give it all a stir. Allow the soup to gently boil for about 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, add your 2 cups of shredded chicken. 

You’ll also need to add your lemon juice to your soup. I was a little skeptical about adding in the lemon juice when I first read Averie’s recipe but she promised it would intensify the flavors in the soup and she wasn’t lying! 

Don’t forget your flat-leaf parsley. 

This is also where you’ll want to add your salt. I used the low-sodium chicken broth so I had better control of how much salt I put into my soup. I suggest starting with 1 ½ teaspoon of salt and adding more to taste. 

Allow the soup to simmer while you cook your Halloween pasta. 

Place a pot of water on the stovetop and bring to a boil for your pasta. For this recipe, I’ve found it works best to cook the Halloween pasta in its own pot and add it to each individual bowl when serving. 

Once the water has come to a boil, add salt to it and pour it in your pasta.

The directions say to cook your pasta for 5 to 7 minutes. I cooked mine for the minimum time because I knew it would most likely soften even more once it sat in the hot soup.

After the 5 minutes, strain your pasta and gently run it under cold water to stop the cooking process. 

It’s important not to overcook the pasta or it will fall apart and turn into complete mush. Who wants that? We want to be able to see these adorable Halloween shapes!

Right before serving, remove your two bay leaves.

Put a nice healthy portion of pasta into the bottom of your bowls and top with the chicken soup.

Some people like to cook their pasta directly inside their soup but I prefer to go the extra step and make mine separately. What I’ve noticed when making the pasta directly in the soup is that the pasta starts absorbing all the liquid of the soup and there’s practically zero liquid left by the next day.

I even suggest storing the soup and pasta separately if you have any extras. 

Final thoughts on this Halloween chicken noodle soup recipe, friends?! You know you love it! And I also know what you’ll be eating for dinner on Halloween. Enjoy!

Halloween Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

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My Halloween chicken noodle soup recipe is the perfect meal to prepare for your family this Halloween. Embrace the Halloween season with a bowl of this homemade chicken noodle soup with the added fun of Halloween-shaped pasta.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, 3 large carrots (diced), 2 stalks of celery (diced), 1 medium onion (diced), 2 - 4 garlic cloves (minced), 64 ounces (8 cups) low-sodium chicken broth, 2 bay leaves, 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon pepper (more to taste), 1 package Halloween pasta, 2 cups shredded cooked chicken, 3 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley (finely chopped), 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 ½ teaspoons salt (more to taste)

Instructions

1. Start by heating up your olive oil inside a dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat. 
2. Once the oil is heated, add in your diced onions, carrots, and celery and cook for about 5 minutes. Make sure to stir the vegetables from time to time because we don’t want to brown them we just want to soften them.
3. With your vegetables now softened, add in your minced garlic cloves and cook for an additional minute. On a side note, I personally used 4 cloves because I’m obsessed with garlic. If you’re not as enthusiastic about garlic as I am, stick with two garlic cloves instead. 
4. Next, add your chicken broth to your dutch oven or stockpot.
5. Throw in two dried bay leaves.
6. Place your pepper, thyme, and oregano into the pot and give it all a stir. Allow the soup to gently boil for about 5 minutes.
7. After 5 minutes, add your 2 cups of shredded chicken. 
8. You’ll also need to add your lemon juice to your soup. I was a little skeptical about adding in the lemon juice when I first read Averie’s recipe but she promised it would intensify the flavors in the soup and she wasn’t lying! 
9. Don’t forget your flat-leaf parsley. 
10. This is also where you’ll want to add your salt. I used the low-sodium chicken broth so I had better control of how much salt I put into my soup. I suggest starting with 1 ½ teaspoon of salt and adding more to taste. 
11. Allow the soup to simmer while you cook your Halloween pasta. 
12. Place a pot of water on the stovetop and bring to a boil for your pasta. For this recipe, I’ve found it works best to cook the Halloween pasta in its own pot and add it to each individual bowl when serving. 
13. Once the water has come to a boil, add salt to it and pour it in your pasta.
14. The directions say to cook your pasta for 5 to 7 minutes. I cooked mine for the minimum time because I knew it would most likely soften even more once it sat in the hot soup.
15. After the 5 minutes, strain your pasta and gently run it under cold water to stop the cooking process. 
16. It’s important not to overcook the pasta or it will fall apart and turn into complete mush. Who wants that? We want to be able to see these adorable Halloween shapes!
17. Right before serving, remove your two bay leaves.
18. Put a nice healthy portion of pasta into the bottom of your bowls and top with the chicken soup.

Notes

• Some people like to cook their pasta directly inside their soup but I prefer to go the extra step and make mine separately. What I’ve noticed when making the pasta directly in the soup is that the pasta starts absorbing all the liquid of the soup and there’s practically zero liquid left by the next day.
• I even suggest storing the soup and pasta separately if you have any extras. 

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