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5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup in a bowl on counter with spoon in bowl. It's creamy (but there is no dairy!) and chunky, and delicious!  With loads of chicken, carrots, and peas.

5-Ingredient No Noodle Chicken Soup with Vegetables

No Noodle Chicken Soup with Veggies is thick, creamy and so easy for weeknight dinners! Just cook the chicken and make this in 30 minutes. Or save time with a store-bought rotisserie chicken and make this soup in just 15 minutes cook time!! With loads of chicken, carrots, and peas, t's full of flavor and texture even though it only has 5 ingredients. With a soup this chunky and hearty, who needs noodles!

Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, chicken soup, gluten free, healthy soup, low carb
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 128 kcal
Author Carrie Tyler

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken Breasts
  • 1 cup Frozen Sweet Peas
  • 2 cup Carrots, Diced
  • 4 Bouillon Cubes or 2 teaspoon Granulated bouillon or chicken base
  • 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 5.5 cups Water

Instructions

Prep-Ahead (this entire soup can be made in advance!!! Woo hoo!!!)

  1. Cut the raw Chicken into 2-inch pieces.  Add 5 cups of water with 2 bouillon cubes, plus 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper to medium size pot.  Bring to a boil and then add the chicken.  Boil for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.  Remove from the heat and let cool.

    Chicken boiling in pot for Chicken Tortilla Soup. It's quick, it's easy, it's delicious AND...it's an all-in-one balanced dish because I have added KALE! Done in 30 minutes!
  2. While the chicken is cooking, peel and dice the carrots.

    5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup in a bowl on counter with spoon in bowl. It's creamy (but there is no dairy!) and chunky, and delicious!  With loads of chicken, carrots, and peas.
  3. When the chicken is done, remove it from the broth and set aside to cool enough to shred.  When the chicken has cooled, shred it into bite-size pieces with your fingers or two forks.  

    Shredded Chicken in bowl for Chicken Tortilla Soup. It's quick, it's easy, it's delicious AND...it's an all-in-one balanced dish because I have added KALE! Done in 30 minutes!
  4. To the soup broth, add the diced carrots and bring back up to a boil.  Cook carrots for 10 minutes.

    5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup in a bowl on counter with spoon in bowl. It's creamy (but there is no dairy!) and chunky, and delicious!  With loads of chicken, carrots, and peas.
  5. To a small mixing bowl or measuring cup, add ½ cup cold water and 2 tbls corn starch.  Whisk together until dissolved.  Then slowly whisk into the soup.

    cornstarch slurry in measuring cup for 5-Ingredient No Noodle Chicken Soup with Vegetables.
  6. Add back the shredded Chicken and then add the peas.  Bring back to a boil, stirring as the soup thickens, then cook for another 5 minutes.

    5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup is creamy (but there is no dairy!) and chunky, and delicious! With loads of chicken, carrots, and peas, t's full of flavor and texture even though it only has 5 ingredients. With a soup this chunky and hearty, who needs noodles!
  7. That's it!  This soup can be made up to 5 days in advance stored in the fridge or can be frozen and stored in the freezer for a few months.  Serve and Enjoy!

    5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup in a bowl on counter with spoon in bowl. It's creamy (but there is no dairy!) and chunky, and delicious!  With loads of chicken, carrots, and peas.

Recipe Notes

  1. You can freeze this No Noodle Chicken Soup for up to 4 months in airtight containers or freezer bags. Check out the Freezer Chicken Soup version of this recipe!
  2. This No Noodle Chicken Soup can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days in airtight containers in the fridge.
  3. You can substitute the water and bouillon with stock or bone broth. If using bone broth, make sure to taste for seasoning and if needed, add bouillon or salt.
  4. If you either want to swap out the carrots or the peas or add more veggies, there are a few great options. Dice celery or parsnips are good swaps or additions to go in at the same time as the carrots. Diced zucchini or yellow squash are good options to go in at the same time as the peas. Sliced mushrooms are also a great addition. Sliced scallions and garlic can add more aromatics to this soup. Mushrooms, scallions, and garlic would go in at the same time as the carrots.
  5. If you want to add herbs to this soup, oregano, thyme, or sage would be great additions, as well as bay leaves.