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?
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.
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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.
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.
So cheers to making great friends, eating delicious food, and making some of our restaurant favorites at home.
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Sicilian Chicken Soup
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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.
Post updated October 1st, 2017 from original post date of May 31, 2014.
O.M.G.!!! I love this soup from Carrabba’s and here it is! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I’m looking very forward to making it soon.
Hello, I was curious, am I able to make this in a crockpot? Thank you!! 🙂
I haven’t tried this yet that way, But I would think it would be pretty easy, just add the noodles in the end like the recipes calls for, and I would have the crock pot on high heat.
Let me know how it goes.
San
I will be trying this when weather gets cooler. Would bone in chicken breast work as well as a whole chicken? I have family members that will not eat dark chicken or turkey.
Nancy – that will work just fine. Wow, I can’t believe that your family like all white meat, that is just like me! But the rest of my family only likes dark. Enjoy! xo San
Looks Fabulous! Making this for this Weekend. So many ingredients I already had on hand. A different way to do Chicken Noodle Soup! Yay. Think I will add a small Zucchini chopped too. Maybe add chickpeas at the end . Oh, can’t Wait, Sandra!
Can you send me the crockpot modification? I want to make this so bad but we don’t even own a pot that big! 🙂
Here you are https://praxis-platform.live/2014/11/slow-cooker-sicilian-chicken-soup/%3C/a%3E or pin it http://www.pinterest.com/pin/512425263826480083/ – Enjoy! San
Sorry it is late.
Is there a slow cooker version for this? I’m not savvy enough to try and figure it out myself 🙂
Here you are https://praxis-platform.live/2014/11/slow-cooker-sicilian-chicken-soup/%3C/a%3E or pin it http://www.pinterest.com/pin/512425263826480083/ – Enjoy! San
Hi there! Saw this on Pinterest and had to come over for the recipe, looks and sounds soooooo yummy. We used to have a Carraba’s in Denver, but I think it closed. I’ve never been. My favorite place is a local Italian/pizza/pasta joint. Repinning this recipe to make soon. Thanks for sharing and nice to find your blog.
Can’t wait for you to make. Your in Denver? I am in Fort Collins. 🙂 San
Hi, this looks amazing!! I love Carrabas!! They have the best calamari 🙂
I seen you have a slower cooker version of this recipe, can I find it on this site or are you able to email it too me? My husband is Sicilian and I would love to impress him with this recipe 😉 Thanks!
Here you are https://praxis-platform.live/2014/11/slow-cooker-sicilian-chicken-soup/%3C/a%3E or pin it http://www.pinterest.com/pin/512425263826480083/ – Enjoy! San
Y does everyone post ! looks great ! sounds like no one made it yet ?
Making the soup now ! smells amazing looking good so far ! 🙂
I’ll let u know how it turns out !
Jayne – how was it? Hope you enjoyed. xo San
I’d love the slow cooker recipe too!!!!!
Here you are https://praxis-platform.live/2014/11/slow-cooker-sicilian-chicken-soup/%3C/a%3E or pin it http://www.pinterest.com/pin/512425263826480083/ – Enjoy! San
I only have chicken tenders, can I add Chicken Stock since I will not have the juices from the whole chicken?
Jordon, this will help answer your questions, but to make it short yes – but read this. Hopefully it will help. https://praxis-platform.live/2014/11/slow-cooker-sicilian-chicken-soup/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> I do think that a whole chicken allows better flavor, but it is still over all good with chicken tenders and stalk, read the post and it will help. Let me know if you need anything else. xo San
Perfect! Thank you so much! This looks delish and will be making this in this fridid weather we have today! 🙂
Oh stay warm and let me know how it turns out.
My Husband Jeff made this for us and it was wonderful! Great for a snowy evening! Freezing the leftovers and I’m sure they will be just as good! Thank you for the recipe.
Carole – thanks for coming back and letting me know. So happy you enjoyed it too!
I don’t normally leave comments on recipes, but I just finished eating/making this and I had to comment on this. This soup was absolutely outstanding!! The only thing I did differently was use a rotisserie chicken, to save on time, so then subbed low sodium chicken stock, for the water. This easily just became my favorite chicken noodle soup. Thank you SO much for this recipe!!
Thanks Michelle – so happy you came back to let me know. The rotisserie chicken was genius! San
Did you just follow the directions and add the chicken at the end?
Making this as I type, my house already is smelling so delish!! This is what I order everytime we eat at Carrabas!thank you for sharing such a tasty recipe.
Nothing better on cold winter’s day – the rotisserie chicken idea is great. have you ever added cayenne to it? or other spicy peppers?
My husband and I eat at Carrabas and love this soup. Theirs is spicy and I see the only spices are salt, pepper and garlic in this recipe. I would’ve thought there would be more spices used. Am I missing something in the recipe? I would love to make this for my husband. Thank you.
Cheri – no that is it on the spices. The flavor comes from using the whole chicken and the veggies. The first time I made it I thought it will need more…but it didn’t. Good luck, you will love it. xo San
Sandra I just made this tonight and let me tell you it was the bomb dot com!!!! It was delicious and even my husband (who doesn’t eat veggies) loved it too. The kids said this is a must keep recipe! The only problem I had was that there wasn’t enough broth to make it soupy enough. But it was still in a winner!
This tastes like the Caraba’s version in almost every way. One thing that is always left out is a pinch or so of cayenne pepper. When you have it at the restaurant it is a bit spicy. I asked our waiter and he said it’s the black pepper. I looked in my bowl and noticed that there was hardly any black pepper at all. So if you are looking for that subtle spiciness, add the cayenne. It gives you a perfect replica of the restaurant’s soup.
I’ve not tasted this soup at Carrabas but as I was tasting the broth it was good but not great. I went ahead and added about 1/2tsp of cayenne pepper (with only about 30 minutes or so left to cook) as Terry suggested. It put it over the top!! Amazing soup.
This soup is amazing!! Whole family just loved it!! Instead of a whole chicken, I used 5 bone-in, skin-on thighs, only one bell pepper, and one large potato. My new favorite:)
I’ve never had this at the restaurant, but I’m making it right now. 🙂 I’m excited to see how it turn’s out for me. It smells so good just simmering away.
Is this Gluten Free with out the noodles?
Sounded so good so I am making it now for tomorrow night. I plan to add noodles tomorrow. You mentioned cheese at the very end. Is it just a little sprinkled on top before serving?