Chicken and Rice Soup
December 17, 2024 • Easy Entrees, Soup
I’m not sure there is a better use of leftovers than making soup, especially a comforting chicken and rice soup. You can adapt any of the quantities in this recipe to taste – I simply threw together what I had in the fridge, focused less on the recipe, and more on some comforting soup to ease my COVID symptoms. (Note, I included chile flakes for that very reason, but feel free to omit them.)
Chicken and Rice Soup
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Author: Cooking with Michele
Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 4 scallions, finely chopped (or ½ cup diced onion)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried mustard
- ¼ teaspoon chile flakes
- 4 cups chicken broth or stock
- 2 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken
- 2-3 cups cooked rice
- Chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a stockpot over medium high heat. Add the carrots, celery, scallions, and spices, and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the broth and the chicken and bring to a boil. Turn off heat and stir in the rice. Serve immediately with parsley to garnish.
Notes
Once you add the rice, it will immediately start absorbing the broth. If you have leftovers, you might want to thin with a little more broth or water when reheating, or eat like a stew.