Talk about chicken noodle soup for the soul. My abuela’s Cuban Chicken Noodle Soup (Sopa De Pollo) is wholesome, flavorful, and comforting. The perfect chicken noodle soup recipe for when you have a cold or feeling a little home sick from your abuela’s cooking. Sorry Campbells, you have nothing on this recipe.
What is the difference between Cuban versus Regular Chicken Noodle Soup?
Do I have to answer that? Obviously it is the SAZON! Also, we love to add a bunch of extra ingredients to make the soup more wholesome and filling. My grandmother adds yucca, potatoes, calabaza (pumpkin), corn, and a lot of seasoning to her soup. All these together make it the perfect homey meal. This recipe is brought to you straight from her kitchen!
What kind of chicken should I use for my soup?
You can basically use whichever cut chicken you like. I love to use boneless chicken thighs because I feel like it adds more flavor to the soup, but you can also use drum sticks, chicken breast or any other cut of chicken.
What noodles should I use for my sopa de pollo?
Cubans love to use Fideo noodles in their sopa de pollo. They are thin and melt in your mouth when eating. If you are unable to find them at your grocery store, feel free to use angel hair pasta.
How do you make cuban chicken noodle soup (sopa de pollo)?
- Cook the sofrito and chicken: First start off by making your sofrito with onions, garlic, and green peppers. After, add your chicken thighs and brown on each side by cooking them for 3 minutes on each side. Then, add your tomato sauce, seasoning, and water. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes, lower the heat and allow the soup to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Shred your chicken and add your vegetables: After, your chicken should be thoroughly cooked. Remove the chicken and shred it with a fork on a cutting board. Add the chicken back into the soup and add the potato, corn, carrot, and yucca. Allow the soup to simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Add your noodles and calabaza: Finally, add your noodles and calabaza (pumpkin) into your soup. With the heat on medium, cook for another 10 minutes, until the noodles become soft. The noodles absorb a lot of water, so you may have to add a little more water during this process.
- Serve: Serve the soup with slices of lime! Enjoy!
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Abuela’s Chicken Noodle Soup (Sopa De Pollo) Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ of boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 cup of onions diced
- ½ cup of green peppers diced
- 4 cloves of garlic diced
- 1 tbsp of garlic powder
- 2 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of onion powder
- ½ tsp of black pepper
- ½ tsp of cumin
- ½ tsp of oregano
- 1 8 oz can of tomato sauce
- 14 cups of water
- 6 oz of Fideo noodles goya noodles come in 12 oz bags
- 1 lb of calabaza pumpkin
- 1 carrot peeled and sliced
- 1 idaho potato peeled and cubed
- 3 ears of corn chopped in half
- 1 yucca peeled and cubed
- Lime for serving
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, add your onions, garlic, and green peppers to make your sofrito. Cook for about 5 minutes.
- After, add your chicken thighs and brown on each side by cooking them for 3 minutes on each side. Then add your tomato sauce, seasoning, and water. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes, lower the heat and allow the soup to simmer for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare your vegetables by peeling the yucca and slicing it into cubes. Do the same for the potato and carrot. Cut the outer portion of your calabaza (pumpkin) off and slice into large cubes.
- After, your chicken should be thoroughly cooked. Remove the chicken and shred it with a fork on a cutting board. Add the chicken back into the soup and add the potato, corn, carrot, and yucca. Allow the soup to simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Finally, add your fideo noodles and calabaza (pumpkin) into your soup. With the heat on medium and the soup simmering, cook for another 10 minutes, until the noodles become soft. The noodles absorb a lot of water, so you may have to add a little more water during this process.
- Serve the soup with slices of lime! Enjoy!
