Okay, I promise this is the last soup recipe for a while. The even better news is, I saved my favorite soup recipe for last. I have had this recipe longer than I have had my dog, my house, my teenager, and almost everything else except for my Southern husband. Yep, he’s the only thing older than this soup, but you’d never know it to look at him. It probably has something to do with the fact that the man cannot sit still. Here’s a picture of him from one of our vacations up in Vermont.
That’s him. Reading. While walking around. It’s one of the many mysterious things that makes me crazy about the guy. Among other things, it DOES keep him in tip-top shape. But I digress!
This chicken macaroni soup is the perfect quick, hearty and still good for you soup-for-supper dish. It’s also great for a crowd, especially if you serve up some nice crusty bread on the side. Make sure you get good chicken broth to make it with (I like the Imagine and Pacific brands, which come in a box, not a can). It calls for elbow macaroni, but it also works equally well with any short pasta you have hanging around. I frequently take this soup as a chance to finally empty out all those pasta boxes with teeny amounts of pasta still lurking in the bottom of them.
This concludes Soup Week on Framed Cooks. I’ll be back to my evil bacon ways next week.
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Sigh it's so sad soup week had to end. I really loved it. At least it went out with a bang!
That soup looks so good! I really like the use of the sun dried tomatoes which would add a ton of flavour!
Oh this sounds and looks so good…! Going to make it for dinner tonight..! Perfect Midwest Winter meal..!
I'll miss soup week! This recipe reminds me of a chicken goulash or something. Looks delish!
Excellent post! I will be making this this weekend..thanks
I promise to repeat Soup Week sometime in the future…meantime, I know you all will love this one!
This looks delicious! It reminds me of a a soup I used to love as a kid in the Philippines, also with macaroni and chicken, but with sausage or hotdogs instead of ham, plus some milk/cream
This was fantastic. My kids loved it. Thanks.
How can it be your last soup recipe when winter hasn't even begun?!
This is very nearly minestrone! It sounds and looks sooo good. I just got a bunch of sun-dried tomatoes with a bunch of flavor, and this recipe is the perfect place to give them a try. Excellent timing.
I'm making this for dinner tonight – wondering if I can freeze some to keep for later? Thanks for the great recipe as always.
You can definitely freeze it! And don't worry, it's not my last soup recipe…soup will be back!
Sounds amazing…can I make this in the crock pot?
Many thanks!!
Love your blog…my family has loved everything.
-kel
You know, I’ve never tried that but I bet you could, if you add the already macaroni at the end so it doesn’t get too mushy. If you try it that way can you let me know how it comes out?