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Sicilian Chicken Soup

RECIPE BY: San

DATE: March 3, 2025

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

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Carrabba’s copycat recipe for Sicilian Chicken Soup is simple and gorgeous. Full of flavor, it will become a family favorite.

This Sicilian Chicken Soup is a delicious household staple. It’s flavorful and super easy to make. Perfect for sick days, cold wintery nights, and every meal in between, this soup can satisfy any craving! What’s not to love?

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This Sicilian Chicken Soup is from our family’s go-to restaurant. Do you have a “go-to” restaurant? Do you know a place that feels like home when you walk in? Our family does—it’s Carrabba’s Italian Grill.


When our kids were little, every Friday {or almost every Friday} we go – yes, all 7 of us. The kids love their kids’ menu, which includes steak! When we arrive, they know us all by name, and in fact, we celebrate most of our special occasions there, which is like celebrating with extended family.

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We sit at the bar top watching the kitchen, and as a bonus, you get a bit of an appetizer from the kitchen. The kids love watching their pizzas being made, and of course, we ask for a side of Alfredo to dip their delicious bread in.

Besides the chocolate lovers’ dream dessert, the first thing I fell in love with was this Sicilian Chicken Soup. I have been known to go and get a bowl to go because I love it that much.

And I love that I don’t have to add the noodles, making this gluten-free for my daughter Jersey. So this is a soup that the whole family can enjoy!

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A few years back, the owner, Kelli, gave me a copy of their cookbook; this was the first recipe I made from it. We have made it several times since then. You will want to season this soup to taste because it is peppery, but my kids prefer a little less pepper, so I adjusted it to their taste. So, if you want to kick it up a notch, add some additional pepper.

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So cheers to making great friends, eating delicious food, and making some of our restaurant favorites at home.

Sandra’s Tips

  • In a small mixing bowl combine the salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and oregano – mix.
  • Pat the chicken dry; then rub the seasoning all over the chicken and place in the bottom of the pot.
  • Add the peppers, celery, onion, carrots, garlic, potatoes, canned diced tomatoes, parsley and water – enough water cold water to cover the chicken and vegetables by an inch.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover the pot with a lid, and let it simmer for 2 hours.
  • Use tongs or a slotted spoon to remove the chicken from the pot and transfer it to a plate. Allow it to cool for about 15-20 minutes until it’s easy to handle to remove the bones and skill and cut up the meat. During this time, cook the pasta according to package directions.
  • Remove the meat from the chicken, discarding the skin and bones. Tear or pull the boned chicken into large bite-sized pieces.
  • Using a large slotted spoon or potato masher, mash some of the potatoes in the pot to slightly thicken the soup, add the shredded chicken to the pot, season with salt and pepper.
    Add the noodles or you can serve the soup as is and have each person add their own amount of noodles, this is our prefered method.
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Sicilian Chicken Soup

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 140 kcal
Inspired by a Carrabba's recipe this Sicilian Chicken Soup is easy to make and incredibly delicious.
Carrabba's copycat recipe for SICILIAN CHICKEN SOUP is simple & gorgeous. Full of flavor, this will become a family favorite.
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Ingredients
 

  • 1 3 lbs whole chicken giblets removed
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1 1/2 cups diced yellow onion
  • 1 1/2 cups diced celery ribs
  • 1 1/2 cups diced carrots
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 2 medium russet potatoes peeled and diced into 1/2 -inch diced, you may use any baking potato
  • 14.5 ounces canned diced tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves minced, I use my garlic press
  • 4-6 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 pound ditalini pasta

Instructions
 

  • In a small mixing bowl combine the salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and oregano – mix.
  • Pat the chicken dry; then rub the seasoning all over the chicken and place in the bottom of the pot.
  • Add the peppers, celery, onion, carrots, garlic, potatoes, canned diced tomatoes, parsley, chicken bullion and water. Enough water cold water to cover the chicken and vegetables by an inch.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover the pot with a lid, and let it simmer for 2 hours.
  • Use tongs or a slotted spoon to remove the chicken from the pot and transfer it to a plate. Allow it to cool for about 15-20 minutes until it's easy to handle to remove the bones and skill and cut up the meat. During this time, cook the pasta according to package directions.
  • Remove the meat from the chicken, discarding the skin and bones. Tear or pull the boned chicken into large bite-sized pieces.
  • Using a large slotted spoon or potato masher, mash some of the potatoes in the pot to slightly thicken the soup, add the shredded chicken to the pot, season with salt and pepper.
    Add the noodles or you can serve the soup as is and have each person add their own amount of noodles, this is our prefered method.

Calories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 684mgPotassium: 479mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 3193IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg

Carrabba's copycat recipe for SICILIAN CHICKEN SOUP is simple & gorgeous. Full of flavor, this will become a family favorite.
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Post updated October 1st, 2017 from original post date of May 31, 2014.

Hey, I'm Sandra! At A Dash of Sanity, you'll discover family-friendly recipes for every occasion. Whether it's speedy dinners or delectable desserts, I'm here to make your mealtime delicious, simplify your holiday baking, and unite your loved ones around the table.

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357 Comments

          1. I completely agree! Make broth the day before and scrape the hardened fat layer off the top and the soup will be sooo much better.

    2. It’s AMAZING!!!!!! My favorite soup. Note I’m gonna make this bad boy for my family cuz I finally found the recipe.

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    3. It’s AMAZING!!!!!! My favorite soup. Now I’m gonna make this bad boy for my family cuz I finally found the recipe.

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    4. why did this recipe change? there was no dry spices before and it was done on the stove. where’s the old recipe?

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        1. I clicked that link and the recipe at the bottom of the page is still the Instant Pot recipe. I was hoping to make this on the stovetop.

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          2. same! those links still go to the same version with Instant Pot, chicken bouillion, etc. which weren’t in the original recipe 🙁 I believe the original one also called for a 4-5lb chicken and more black pepper than the current version. I’ve made this soup MANY times and obsessed with the original version, so I’m hesitant to change anything but don’t have the old version saved 🙁

  5. I had seen Carrabbas’s commercial on television and I always wanted to try their food. Unfortunately, we don’t have one in the area. That soup looks so yummy. Perfect for the cold weather.

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      1. can you send me the slow cooker version as well. Looks fantastic, but I need an on the go with 3 busy kids version! Thank you. 🙂 Can’t wait to try it.

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  19. Oh wow, that looks amazing and has all of my favorite ingredients. Will have to give it a try. Thanks so much

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  20. Well I just saved this recipe. I may even be making it tomorrow. I sure wish I had found it earlier because I’m sure I would have made it a few times in this cold winter – oh, well – I live in Ohio. We never know when it will snow. It snowed yesterday and today it’s 60 degrees!

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    1. Girl, I so know what that is like here is CO – the weather changes in an instant. Super windy here and supposedly snow later. Can’t wait for you to make the soup, come back and tell me what you think!!! xo San

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