Everyone has their favorite childhood soup, which they often turn to when they are in need of serious comfort. For me, that soup is definitely chicken noodle soup made with alphabet pasta. A few carrots, some celery, a store-bought rotisserie chicken, and a few herbs and spices are all that is needed to make this delicious, healthy, and comforting rotisserie chicken alphabet soup.

As a child, I can only remember a few varieties of soup being served in our household. The most popular, and most often served, was vegetable soup. However, occasionally we would have a bowl of ham and bean soup, chicken noodle soup, or clam chowder. Every so often, my mom would also make oyster stew, which I can only remember eating because the oysters were pulverized beyond recognition. And then, there was that one time when we were forced to eat potato soup on Father’s Day because someone added way too much milk to the mashed potatoes.

Basically, when it came to soup, my family was not very adventurous. However, as I grew older and began to eat at friend’s homes, I began to discover that there were so many other varieties of soup out there in the world. And, my absolute favorite, without a doubt, was chicken alphabet soup. Straight out of the can with no water added. After all, why would one want to water down a good thing? Heck, for that matter, why even bother warming the soup up? Room temperature, straight from the can. To me, that was absolute soup perfection.

Ingredients:

Homemade Rotisserie Chicken Broth:

• 1 Rotisserie Chicken
• Cold Water

Alphabet Soup:

• 16 to 20 Cups of Homemade Rotisserie Chicken Broth
• 4 Carrots, Peeled & Diced
• 4 Celery Stalks, Diced
• 2 Teaspoons Dried Parsley
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Kosher Salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon Finely Ground Black Pepper
• 1/4 Teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1 1/2 Cups Dark Meat Chicken, Chopped or Shredded
• 1 (7-oz.) Package Alphabet Pasta

Directions:

Homemade Rotisserie Chicken Broth:

1. Remove the skin from the rotisserie chicken and place it into a large stockpot. Remove the white breast meat and set it aside. Remove all of the dark meat from the legs and thighs, removing any excess fat or skin. Place all of the fat, skin, and bones into the large stockpot. Save the white breast meat for another recipe. Chop or shred the dark meat for this recipe. An average-sized rotisserie chicken should yield approximately 1 1/2-cups of dark meat chicken. Refrigerate the chicken until use.
2. Fill the stockpot containing the fat, skin, and bones with cold water and bring it to a boil over high heat.
3. When the pot comes to a rolling boil, reduce the heat to low and then cook for 1 hour.
4. Use a slotted spoon to remove the bones and any large pieces of skin from the stockpot. Strain the broth through a fine-mesh strainer to get rid of any residual bones or skin.

Alphabet Soup:

1. Place all of the ingredients, except for the chicken and pasta, into a large stockpot.
2. Bring to a boil over high heat.
3. Lower the heat to medium and cook for 30 minutes.
4. Add the chopped or shredded dark meat chicken; cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add the pasta; cook until soft and tender.

Suggestions:

• The unused white breast meat from the rotisserie chicken can be used in another recipe or to make chicken salad.
• You will need at least 16 to 20 cups of homemade broth for this soup. If you find that you have less broth after boiling down the fat, skin, and bones, you can always add additional water.
• I prefer my alphabet soup to include lots of pasta, so I always add the entire bag of dried alphabet pasta shapes. However, this means that there is very little broth in the soup because it is absorbed by the pasta. If you prefer your soup to have more broth, add more broth, more water, or less pasta.
• You can replace the alphabet pasta in this recipe with any type of pasta you choose.

Improvements:

• Add 1/2-cup to 1-cup of frozen peas or frozen mixed vegetables to this soup.
• For even more flavor, add crushed red pepper flakes to this soup.
• CLICK HERE to see all of our delicious past soup recipes.

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Rotisserie Chicken Alphabet Soup

Ingredients:

Homemade Rotisserie Chicken Broth:
• 1 Rotisserie Chicken
• Cold Water
Alphabet Soup:
• 16 to 20 Cups of Homemade Rotisserie Chicken Broth
• 4 Carrots, Peeled & Diced
• 4 Celery Stalks, Diced
• 2 Teaspoons Dried Parsley
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Kosher Salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon Finely Ground Black Pepper
• 1/4 Teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1 1/2 Cups Dark Meat Chicken, Chopped or Shredded
• 1 (7-oz.) Package Alphabet Pasta

Directions:

Homemade Rotisserie Chicken Broth:
1. Remove the skin from the rotisserie chicken and place it into a large stockpot. Remove the white breast meat and set it aside. Remove all of the dark meat from the legs and thighs, removing any excess fat or skin. Place all of the fat, skin, and bones into the large stockpot. Save the white breast meat for another recipe. Chop or shred the dark meat for this recipe. An average-sized rotisserie chicken should yield approximately 1 1/2-cups of dark meat chicken. Refrigerate the chicken until use.
2. Fill the stockpot containing the fat, skin, and bones with cold water and bring it to a boil over high heat.
3. When the pot comes to a rolling boil, reduce the heat to low and then cook for 1 hour.
4. Use a slotted spoon to remove the bones and any large pieces of skin from the stockpot. Strain the broth through a fine-mesh strainer to get rid of any residual bones or skin.
Alphabet Soup:
5. Place all of the ingredients, except for the chicken and pasta, into a large stockpot.
6. Bring to a boil over high heat.
7. Lower the heat to medium and cook for 30 minutes.
8. Add the chopped or shredded dark meat chicken; cook for 5 minutes.
9. Add the pasta; cook until soft and tender.

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