12 Global Chicken Soups

Chicken and vegetable soup dotted with airy dumplings is a beloved Acadian comfort food. Savory—a pungent, peppery herb—adds a piney zest. Get the recipe for Chicken Fricot »

Chicken Noodle Soup

Even though this soup is usually served at Christmas dinner in Greek households, the lemon flavor makes it great year-round. You can easily substitute cooked rice for the raw and shorten simmering time to get this going quickly. Get the recipe for Greek Lemon Chicken Soup (Avgolemono) »

At the heart of this intriguing soup is a matzo-ball-like dumpling made of ground chicken and chickpea flour.

In this recipe from Transylvania, sliced root vegetables and textured semolina dumplings are moistened in a chicken broth spiced with paprika and caraway. Get the recipe for Chicken Soup with Semolina Dumplings »

This Puerto Rican chicken soup is hearty with starchy vegetables.

Little pyramids of chicken-stuffed dumplings in broth are a solid Jewish holiday dish. Get the recipe for Kreplach Soup »

There are all sorts of ways to garnish this popular Peruvian morning dish. **See the recipe for Peruvian Chicken Soup »**

Baby tatsoi, also known as spinach mustard, has been an Asian staple for thousands of years.

The level of spice in this warming soup can be controlled by increasing (or omitting altogether) the fresh red hot chiles. See the recipe for Rice Vermicelli with Chicken Soup »

The recipe for this hearty specialy hails from Babushka’s Kitchen in Ohio. See the recipe for Chicken Noodle Soup »