The noodles are shaped like chickens. That is the whole joke and it works every single time, which is part of why this is the best seller of the Pastabilities soup line. The soup mix comes in the bag, so a pot of homemade-tasting chicken noodle is fifteen minutes away from a cold evening.

One 11.25 oz bag makes ten to twelve cups and feeds six to eight, so it covers a family with enough left for a thermos the next day. The pasta is bronze cut, which is what gives it a proper chew instead of going slack in the broth. Keep a bag in the cupboard for the first sick day of the winter and you will be glad you did.

Ingredients: Enriched durum wheat flour (contains niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, iron, folic acid), water, tomato powder, beet powder, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, hydrolyzed soy protein, spices (including celery), corn starch, dried chicken stock, onion powder, parsley, carrot powder, natural spice extractive of turmeric. Allergen information: Contains wheat and soy. Pastabilities also notes that its mac and cheese and seasoning mixes are made in a separate facility that processes other allergens.