Soup Recipes For Picky Toddlers

This recipe for Chicken Noodle Soup for Kids is the perfect kid-friendly soup. It is full of flavor but not full of ingredients that kids hate. No onion, no garlic, no celery, and no green stuff! It is a homemade chicken noodle soup, with a few adjustments that make it a kid friendly dinner, perfect for your picky eaters.

I have the most wonderful niece, Ashley. She is the kind of girl you want your younger girls to look up to. 

She is 16, however she eats like she is 8, sorry Ash♥. She likes a strict diet of carbs with a little sugar mixed in. She loves being in the kitchen and learning how to cook, which you know I love and am more than willing to show her everything I know.

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So, over the Holidays I had her make my Chicken Noodle Soup recipe. She made it perfectly! I thought it would be her most favorite soup recipe ever. However, when she sat down to eat, she picked around the celery, chicken, and onions. She only wanted to eat the thick egg noodles (which, btw, are awesome), the carrots, and broth.

That got me thinking…. most kids like a soup that only has the carrots, broth, noodles, and chicken. So why not create a kid-friendly chicken soup recipe that has a good amount of flavor, and that the kids don’t have to pick around the things they hate.

Above ALL: If you love a quiet night and a peaceful dinner, for the love of God use the noodles that your kids like to eat!  I know that all pasta tastes the same, but I don’t think my kids do. If I make angel hair pasta when they want penne you would think I was trying to poison them. The struggle is real.

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Noodles: In this recipe I recommend using Kluski Noodles, which are very similar to the noodles in canned chicken noodle soup, or Spaetzle Swabian Egg Noodles (I get them at Aldi and they are the BEST).

You can also use Reames frozen egg noodles, if your kids love the thick noodle and the egg-y pasta flavor (It’s what my niece prefers). If you use the Reames frozen noodles, just up your cooking time to 20 minutes.

Of course you can also use a tiny star shaped pasta, called Pastina, or wagon wheels, or ditalini, whatever your kids will like and eat.

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Chicken: I always recommend buying a rotisserie chicken, cutting off the two breasts and dicing them up for your soup. The chicken has a lot of flavor and it is super easy. (Don’t forget to save the carcass to make This Homemade Chicken Stock)

Whatever chicken you use, I recommend cutting it into a small dice so your kids won’t complain about large chunks of chicken! So much work for such small human beings!

First, do not even think about grabbing an onion or garlic. We may want those flavors in the soup, but we do not want our kids to KNOW that flavor is in there. So, we will add the onion and garlic flavors by using powder instead of the real thing. Sneaky! I call them “invisible ingredients”.

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Sauté those carrots in a little olive oil for about 5 minutes. Do not let them brown because for God’s sake, you know they will be able to taste that you burned the carrots and then your delicious soup will all of a sudden be hot garbage.

Now pour in the broth and stir in the chicken base. Increase the heat to medium/medium-high and bring the soup to a simmer.

A Kid Friendly Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe that doesn’t have any ingredients that will offend your picky eaters. No onion, no celery, no garlic, and no green things!! A kid friendly dinner that still has all the delicious flavor that you want in a chicken noodle soup.

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This soup will reduce slightly as it sits, as the noodles absorb the broth, you may need to add additional broth (or water) when reheating. 

Susie Weinrich is the recipe developer, food photographer, and content creator behind Mom's Dinner. She has over 20 years experience in the food industry. Currently, Susie shares all her recipes and food knowledge on Mom's Dinner. You will find her recipes are easy to follow and full of tips and tricks to make sure the recipe you are making turns out perfect!As the weather here in the UK is turning distinctly autumnal, I find myself craving great big bowls of warm comforting homemade soup.

Soup might not be something that you would normally associate with kids (and if you do struggle to get your kids to eat soup, then check out my post Change The Way You Serve Food To Picky Eaters for my top tips), but here are a few great reasons why soup can make a really delicious and nutritious meal for the whole family:

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Sometimes getting your kids to eat enough vegetables can be a real struggle. Soup is a really easy way to include some additional veg into their diet without them even knowing it’s there. Great for picky eaters.

Soup always contains a good amount of water so is great for keeping everyone hydrated in the colder months when the desire to drink plenty of water is often less.

With vegetables, pulses or meat being the main staples of most soup recipes, it’s an easy way of ensuring your family get plenty of vitamins, minerals, fibre and protein in their diet in one easy bowl!

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Depending on the ingredients you choose, homemade soup can be a really cheap but satisfying meal to feed whole family without compromising on taste!

Not only a great way to get plenty of nutrients and water into the “patient” when they are feeling poorly, soup is easy on those sore throats and congested noses!

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Use up leftover ham from your Sunday roast to make this delicious and healthy Hamand EggNoodle Soup. A quick and easy meal idea for a Monday!

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If you try any of these kid-friendly soup recipes, then please do leave me a comment below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram.  I always love to see your creations!Every day we hear from frustrated parents, desperate to get their kids to eat more veggies. Soup is a great vehicle for increasing vegetables (especially when served with some crusty bread or some cheesy toppings!). But you can also be strategic about which soups you are offering your kids. Knowing your kids and the reasons for them being hesitant to try vegetables in their soup, will help you determine what approach to take. I’ve rounded up 12 strategies that speak to picky eaters, and found a soup that can answer that for them. What strategy will work with your picky eater?

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Some picky eaters simply don’t like to see big chunks of vegetables, or maybe they don’t like the texture of big chunks. Blending vegetables into a soup may be your strategy if you have that kid. Here are two we love:

If you r child has a “new food” phobia, make sure your veggies are incorporated into familiar or favorite soups! Each time, add a little more veggies than anything else. Chicken Noodle Soup tends to be a kid favorite.

If you planted a garden this year, let your kids do the harvesting, and create a soup just for your veggies. This kid friendly minestrone incorporates many veggies that we grow here in Utah. There is also the fun “Stone Soup” book you can read and make with your kids. (Natalie recently did this with her kids, and they loved it!)

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If your kid is like many, cheesy soups are a win! Just make sure you have more veggies than cheese! This one from PopSugar has cauliflower!

Simply ask your kids what would be in a soup to make it their favorite. I asked my 11 year old this very question, and his reply: Lots of chicken- not tomatoes! LOL. So, I’m pretty sure he’ll approve of this one fromDamn Delicious.It has chicken and no tomatoes. Ask your kids what would be their perfect soup, then include vegetables in it!

My kids love this! Serving the soup in a bread bowl! If you make the bowls yourself, make them as small or as big as you want. If you get some at the store, these below, fromCherylstyle.comare just crusty rolls! The perfect size for little kids!

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Have you tried a sweet soup yet? Just like my kids prefer salad that is sweet (with strawberries or apples on top), sweet soups are also a hit. When you incorporate sweet vegetables, but also fruit, it’s pretty darn good! Here is one we love:

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