Hungarian Chicken Soup🇭🇺.

Here’s a classic, cozy Hungarian Chicken Soup (Magyar Csirkeleves) recipe – the kind many Hungarian grandmas make on Sundays. 🇭🇺🍲

🇭🇺 Hungarian Chicken Soup (Csirkeleves)

🛒 Ingredients:

  • 1 whole chicken (or 4–6 chicken thighs/drumsticks with bone)
  • 2 L (8 cups) cold water
  • 2 medium carrots, sliced into sticks
  • 2 parsley roots (or parsnips), sliced
  • 1 small celery root (or 2 stalks celery), diced
  • 1 medium onion, peeled but left whole
  • 1 clove garlic, lightly smashed
  • 1 small kohlrabi, diced (optional but traditional)
  • 100 g (1 cup) green peas (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh parsley for garnish

For Nokedli (Optional Dumplings):

  • 1 egg
  • 4–5 tbsp flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • Splash of water (as needed)
PREPARATION