19 Tasty Ways to Use Up Leftover Chicken Soup

This warming and soothing leftover chicken soup is a great way to use up your leftover roast chicken for a hearty, healthy meal. It is also quick and easy to make, making it a real winner.

We eat a lot of roast chicken in our house and so I am often looking for ways to use up leftover roasted chicken.

We often make a leftover chicken curry, leftover chicken chilli, and leftover chicken pasta bake. But this is another of my favourite ways – leftover roast chicken soup.

As a food blogger and home cook, I find myself making large batches of chicken soup quite often. While it’s delicious freshly made, chicken soup leftovers can get boring after a few days. However, with a little creativity, you can transform leftover chicken soup into a variety of new and exciting dishes!

In this article, I’ll share 19 of my favorite ways to repurpose leftover chicken soup so you don’t end up dumping it down the drain. From hearty casseroles to creamy dips, these recipes will help you get the most out of your homemade chicken soup.

Transform the Broth

The broth is the foundation of chicken soup, packed with flavor that shouldn’t go to waste. Here are some tasty ways to reuse it:

Risotto Base Cook rice like Arborio in warmed leftover chicken broth instead of plain water or stock. The flavor infuses directly into the rice creating incredibly creamy, savory risotto.
Sauce Starter Simmer broth with cream, Parmesan, and herbs to make a luxurious pasta sauce. Toss with your favorite noodles
Braising Liquid: Braise pork chops, chicken thighs, or pot roasts in leftover broth for incredibly moist, fall-off-the-bone meat.
Gravy: For rich, meaty gravy that goes well with roasted chicken or turkey, reduce the broth on the stove and thicken it with a cornstarch slurry.

Reinvent the Chicken

Shredded poached chicken from your soup has heaps of possibilities beyond just chicken salad:

Tacos: Toss with taco seasoning and fill tortillas along with standard toppings.
Pot Pie: Mix chicken with vegetables, thicken broth into a gravy, and bake in a pie crust.
Flatbreads: Top flatbread dough or naan with chicken, mozzarella, and pesto then bake until crispy.
Salad Topper: Sprinkle on top of any salad for extra protein.
Breakfast Burrito Filling: Add to scrambled eggs, cheese, veggies, and wrap in a tortilla.

Repurpose the Noodles and Veggies

Don’t discard those noodles and vegetables either! They still have flavor and texture to offer:

Frittata: Incorporate chopped veggies and noodles into a frittata or crustless quiche.
Stir Fry: Toss them into any stir fry recipe. They’ll soak up the sauce beautifully.
Omelette Filling: Make an omelette stuffed with the noodles and veggies for a hearty breakfast.
Casserole: Combine them with a protein, sauce, and cheese to make a chicken noodle casserole.
Soup Topper: Cook noodles and veggies separately then add them as a topping to bowls of hot broth.

More Inventive Leftover Soup Uses

If you have entire containers of leftover chicken soup, get creative with these recipes:

Creamy Dip: Blend until smooth. Serve with crackers, chips, or fresh veggies for dipping.
Stuffed Potatoes: Take baked potatoes out of the oven and fill them with hot chicken soup. You can add extras like bacon and cheese if you want.
To make soup dumplings, put chicken pieces and thickened soup inside wonton wrappers. Steam or pan fry into dumplings.
Green Smoothies: Blend a mild veggie soup like butternut squash into your regular green smoothie.
Bread Cubes: Pour soup over bread cubes, toast in the oven into croutons for salads or soups.