Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup

This vegan chicken noodle soup is the perfect comfort food for cold days! It’s warming, healthy, and very easy to make. And it’s packed with protein! The perfect dinner for the whole family.

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• Why This Recipe Works 
• Ingredients & Substitutions 
• How to Make This Recipe 
• Recipe Notes
• Storing 
• Reheating 
• Freezing 
• Gluten-Free Version
• Related Recipes
• I Love To Hear From You! 
• Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup

Why This Recipe Works 

I absolutely love soup in fall and winter! If you used to like chicken noodle soup, you should definitely try this vegan version with chickpeas. It’s so delicious, warming, and comforting! 

The recipe is super easy to make. It comes together in only 30 minutes and it’s just perfect for cold winter days. Imagine a steaming bowl of rich, flavorful broth, packed with tender chickpeas, carrots, celery, and noodles. 

Instead of traditional chicken, I used chickpeas to create a hearty, plant-based version of this classic favorite. They provide this soup with lots of protein making it perfect for the whole family. The pasta makes it super filling while the carrots and the celery add a ton of nutrients and vitamins. It’s also a great hit with kids! 

This vegan chicken noodle soup is incredibly easy to make, making it a weeknight dinner superhero. With simple, readily available ingredients and straightforward steps, you can whip up a batch in no time. 

The onion, the dried marjoram, thyme, oregano, and the bay leaves give it a ton of flavor. The secret ingredient for a super aromatic broth is nutritional yeast. It has a nutty flavor that takes this vegan chicken noodle soup to the next level. 

You need only very basic ingredients for this recipe. Expect for the nutritional yeast, you should be able to find all of the ingredients in any regular supermarket. And most grocery stores also carry nutritional yeast these days.

We’ve made this recipe so many times and it never disappoints. It’s a real keeper! Just imagine a chilly evening, a cozy blanket, and a steaming bowl of this soup. It’s not only super warming and comforting, but also incredibly healthy. 

So grab your ingredients and give this vegan chicken noodle soup a try. Trust me, you won’t be able to resist a second helping!

Ingredients & Substitutions 

• Nutritional Yeast – don’t leave it out. It makes the broth super aromatic. You can usually find it in the health food section in most grocery stores. 
• Bay Leaves – discard after cooking. 
• Cooked Chickpeas – either canned or cooked from dried chickpeas (for example in an Instant Pot)
• Pasta – I used rotini pasta. You could also use smaller kinds of pasta like ditalini or elbow pasta. 
• Fresh Parsley – it adds additional flavor and iron. 
• Vegetable Broth – I use a vegan, organic vegetable broth. Use a low sodium vegetable broth if you like. 

How to Make This Recipe 

1. Step: Finely chop the onion. Peel and slice the carrots as well as the celery.

2. Step: Heat some oil in a large pot and sauté the onions for about 2-3 minutes on medium heat until they become translucent. Then add the carrots and the celery and cook for another 4 minutes. Then stir in the marjoram, the oregano, the thyme, the bay leaves, and the nutritional yeast and cook until fragrant (about 30-60 seconds).

3. Step: Add the vegetable broth and the chickpeas and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes.

4. Step: After 10 minutes of cooking time, add the pasta. Cook for another 7-10 minutes depending on the pasta you use. Discard the bay leaves after cooking.

5. Step: Serve immediately and sprinkle the soup with freshly chopped parsley. It’s great with crispy rustic bread!

Recipe Notes

• I love using chickpeas for my vegan noodle soup. However, if you’re looking for a more authentic vegan chicken noodle soup, you could also use store-bought vegan chicken. Other protein options are cubed tofu or soy curls.
• Instead of the rotini pasta, you could also use vegan ramen noodles.
• I listed vegan vegetable broth in the ingredient list, but you could also use vegan chicken broth if you want.

Storing 

Properly stored in an airtight container in the fridge, this soup will last about 4-5 days.

If you’re not eating the soup right away, the noodles will absorb a lot of the liquid and the soup will become rather thick. So if you’re making the soup ahead, for example as part of a meal prep, I recommend storing the noodles and the soup in different containers.

So just cook the noodles separately and not in the soup as directed in the recipe.

Reheating 

You can easily reheat this soup. As the noodles absorb a lot of the liquid, the soup might be pretty thick. So just add some more vegetable broth or vegan chicken broth as needed.

Freezing 

This soup freezes well. It can be frozen in containers or freezer bags. However, the noodles unfortunately don’t freeze well. They will turn into mush when being reheated. So just freeze the broth with the vegetables and the chickpeas and add cooked noodles after you thaw it.

Gluten-Free Version

For a gluten-free version, I recommend using brown rice rotini or elbow pasta. Or skip the noodles and use small cubed potatoes or rice instead.

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I Love To Hear From You! 

I hope you like this vegan chicken noodle soup as much as we do around here.

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