Soup is the perfect cozy meal on a chilly day.
This hearty Chicken Mushroom Soup is a healthy favorite! Whole chicken breasts are simmered in a flavorful broth with veggies and rice for an easy meal. Once cooked, shred the chicken and add it back to the pot.
It’s the ultimate comfort soup that goes from stovetop to tabletop in minutes!
An Easy Savory Soup
- Everyone loves chicken soup with rice & mushrooms, it’s such a hearty meal!
- Not only is this soup budget-friendly, but it’s also super versatile!
- There is no need to pre-cook the chicken making it extra easy.
- Soup is great for using up any leftover veggies in the fridge.
- This meal is healthy and chock full of flavor.
Ingredients in Chicken Mushroom Soup
SOUP BASE The key to a flavorful soup starts with the soup base. Use boxed chicken broth or make your own Chicken Broth and or boil a whole chicken. Add in some simple seasonings; a dash of poultry seasoning is my secret to making soups taste like they’ve been simmering all day long.
CHICKEN Raw chicken breasts are simmered right in the seasoned broth and then shredded. Not only does this make the soup extra easy, the chicken juices flavor the broth. Fresh or frozen breasts can be used and they should be left whole so they don’t dry out.
VEGETABLES White or brown mushrooms, crimini, baby portobellos, or sliced portobellos will give chicken mushroom soup its savory flavor! Sauteed onions, carrots, and celery help develop the rest of the flavors (this is called a ‘mirepoix’). After that, any combination of veggies will do! Peas, broccoli florets, green beans, and even corn are all colorful and delicious choices.
RICE White rice goes with everything! Brown rice, small macaroni pasta, or barley add extra texture to chicken mushroom soup but take longer to cook.
How to Make Chicken Mushroom Soup
This soup is so warm, comforting, and deliciously filling.
- Saute onions & mushrooms until onion is soft. Add garlic & seasonings.
- Add broth, uncooked chicken, & rice. Simmer per the recipe below.
- Remove the chicken breasts &shred.
- When rice is tender, return the chicken to the soup and stir.
Storing Leftover Soup
Keep leftover chicken mushroom soup in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat on the stove or in the microwave.
Freeze portions in zippered bags for up to 3 months.
More Chicken Soups
- Chicken Noodle Soup – a classic fave
- Chicken Tortellini Soup
- Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup
- Chicken Barley Soup
- Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
- Chicken Gnocchi Soup
- Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup – a complete meal in a bowl
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Chicken and Mushroom Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion diced
- 2 large carrots peeled and diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 8 ounces brown mushrooms or white mushrooms, sliced
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning or ¼ teaspoon ground sage
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 6 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup uncooked white rice
Instructions
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Heat butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, and mushrooms. Cook and stir until onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
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Add garlic and seasonings and cook just until fragrant.
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Add broth, uncooked chicken breasts, and rice. Stir and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
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Reduce heat to medium-low (a simmer), cover, and cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
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After 15 minutes remove chicken from the pot and shred.
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Once the rice is tender, add chicken back to the pot and serve.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Chicken, Soup
Cuisine American
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Wonderful soup!!! My husband raved about it! And it’s faster and less fat using chicken breasts and broth rather than boiling a whole chicken.
This was absolutely amazing!
Great!
This recipe was fantastic!
I have fresh herbs. What amount would I use in place of the dried herbs?
The ratio for fresh herbs is 3:1. You will need 1 tablespoon parsley and 1 teaspoon fresh thyme. Poultry seasoning is a blend of spices – sage is the most prominent so if you don’t have poultry seasoning, you can add ½ teaspoon or so of very finely chopped sage. I would suggest adding the parsley and sage towards the end of cooking.
We love soup and we love this recipe! I make it often. The only change to the recipe that I make is to use only one chicken breast. We prefer a little less. But that’s just us!
This was so good—used small star pasta instead of rice, doubled the poultry seasoning, used fresh sage and thyme and finished with juice from 1/2 a lemon.
This is a fabulous recipe! I was out of chicken, parsley, thyme, and was also 2 cups short of broth. It was Still Delicious!!
I feel like the recipe is so solid that I can mess it up a bit and it comes out great anyway. We loved this.
Can this be made in a slow cooker? If so, how?
I have not tried this recipe in the slow cooker.
substituted poultry seasoning for sage, thyme and tarragon. First time cooking this and it will not be the last. Beautiful recipe for a great winter warmer.
Absolutely delicious! I used 2 chicken backs and wings for the stock, some left over chicken, and noodles. Great recipe; I’ll use it again and again!
I love this soup. Being single, I make meals that will last me 3-days. This recipe/pot is just perfect for my needs.
I made this soup almost immediately after coming a cross the recipe. It is delicious! I would not change a thing, and will be making often. Thank you so much for your wonderful recipes!
I am so happy to hear you loved this soup Megan and are enjoying the recipes!