Browse:
Cooking
|Recipes
Advanced Search
My Recipe Box
May We Recommend
Holiday Cranberry Meatballs
My Recipes
My Shopping List
+ Add to Shopping List
Cook's Tools
Cooking Measurements
Wine Pairings
Cooking Terms
Bake, Broil or Grill?
My Recipe Box
Recipes
Shopping List

Chicken and Rice Soup





Serves 6
Easy, nutritious and tasty!
Ingredients:
| 4 chicken breasts |
| 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| black pepper, to taste |
| 2 tablspoons unsalted butter |
| 2 stalks celery, trimmed and diced |
| 2 leeks, light green and white part only, diced |
| 2 carrots, diced |
| 10 flat-leaf parsley sprigs |
| 3 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped |
| 3 sprigs fresh thyme |
| 1 bay leaf |
| 6 cup chicken broth, low-sodium |
| 1/3 cup converted long grain rice, cooked |
Directions:
- Season the chicken with the 1 teaspoon of salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat and melt 1 tablespoon of the butter. Add the chicken, and saute until well browned, about 6 to 8 minutes on each side. Remove meat from the pan and pour off any fat left in the pan.
- Lower the heat to medium-low, add the remaining butter. Add the celery, leeks, and carrots, saute for 10 minutes.
- Tie the parsley sprigs, thyme and bay leaf with a piece of kitchen twine and add to the pot along with the chicken and broth. Bring the soup to a boil, adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover, and cook for 25 minutes.
- Remove the chicken and herb bundle. Skim any excess fat from the surface of the soup with a spoon or a ladle. When the chicken is cool enough to handle remove the meat from the bones and cut into 1" chunks; add the meat to the soup along with the rice. Cook until the meat and rice are heated through.
- Season the soup with salt and pepper and chopped parsley. Divide the soup among warm bowls and serve.
| Course: | Lunch |
See Other Recipes Like This
Winter
Low Sodium
Fall
Nothing beats good old-fashioned slow cooked food!
These recipes are full of flavor and easy to make. From classic roasts to hearty stews, there's something for everyone. View Recipes >
What to do with all that turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce?
Here's a few ideas that might help solve the Thanksgiving leftover dilemma. There's a lot you can do with turkey: sandwiches, wraps, tacos. But what can you do with stuffing and cranberry sauce? How about make a sandwich unlike any other. A little bit sweet, a little filling, a whole lotta goodness from the first bite to the last. How about a hearty soup or an everything casserole. View Recipes >
Delicious recipes for the afternoon
Who said brown bag lunches have to be a sandwich and apple? View Recipes >

