Homemade Gluten Free Chicken Noodle Soup

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Modified: Apr 15, 2026 · Published: Mar 20, 2025 by Chandice Probst · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

Why you'll love this cozy homemade chicken soup

Flavorful & comforting: The tasty chicken bone broth is made like grandma used to by boiling a whole chicken to give it extra flavor. Once you do it this way, you will never do it any other way again.
Packed with fresh foods: Tender chicken, al dente noodles, and vegetables come together to create an amazing comfort meal. I love making this with fresh sage, basil, thyme and other herbs from my garden as well.
It's even better the next day: Like all yummy soup recipes, this chicken noodle soup tastes even better as leftovers the next day. I find that sometimes the noodles can expand and be softer but this can be lessened by using the chickpea noodles. For sure the brown rice ones expand more but I never mind.
It is great for doubling and taking another pot to friends: When you're making this soup, you can double it (I almost always do) to whip up another batch of bone broth just for drinking or take the other pot to a friend in need of a cozy meal.

When people ask, I also recommend these other comforting soups: Caprese Roasted Tomato Soup or Instant Pot Hamburger Soup. This is the first recipe I always recommend on my site for dinner. Gluten-Free Cream of Chicken Soup and Albondigas soup are two other great options.

Ingredients you'll need

ingredients for gluten free chicken noodle coup in small bowls on a grey countertop.

Rotisserie chicken: Leftover rotisserie chicken is the secret to rich flavor and a mix of tender dark and white meat. If you, like my husband only like white meat, feel free to stick with that.

Pasta: I like spiral noodles for this recipe, but you can use any type you like. I use the same noodles in my Gluten-Free Mac and Cheese (Instant Pot) recipe. I have also used shells and stars too.

Frozen and fresh veggies: Frozen corn and peas bring convenience to the soup while fresh carrots add great texture. You can also add fresh onion or anything else you like.

Lemon juice: A splash brightens the flavor and enhances the fresh herbs. I usually finish it with this because my hubby isn't a lemon fan in soup.

Seasoning: A blend of oregano, basil, thyme, parsley, garlic salt, onion salt, salt, and pepper gives the soup the classic flavor. But as I mentioned before, there is no hard and fast rule so add whatever you like. And if you have it fresh, for sure use that!

How to make cozy gluten free chicken noodle soup

The first step with this soup is to remove as much meat as you can from the rotisserie chicken. You then make a rich and bone broth and get even more chicken off the bones. It will shock you how much more you will get after boiling the bones to make the broth!

Make sure to use the slotted spoon to remove any leftover skin, bones, or fat from the broth, before adding the remaining ingredients. The carrots take a bit longer to cook so feel free to add them first. I don't because I like them a touch crunchier.

Make sure you give the soup plenty of time to develop flavors and get the vegetables fully cooked.

Once the veggies are cooked, stir in the gluten-free pasta and cook until the noodles are soft. This is where Ii usually add a bit of fresh lemon juice but it is totally optional.

Expert Tips from Chandice...

For the noodles, I like to boost protein even more by adding Banza chickpea noodles but regular gluten free noodles work great as well. Jovial brand are my favorite.

It is so simple to use a leftover chicken from last nights dinner or your can buy a whole rotisserie chicken for ease. I personally love using a leftover chicken from the night before because I am always amazed at how much more meat comes off after boiling it down. It's meat I wouldn't have gotten to any other way and what else would I do with those leftover bones? ALWAYS, always make bone broth.

There is no hard and fast rule so feel free to add whatever herbs you like. You can use sage, thyme, basil or more. That goes for the veggies as well. If you love cauliflower, add it right in.