Best Chicken Soup With Rice Recipes

CLASSIC CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare Fast Chicken Soup Base. Bring to a simmer.
• Add these, then simmer until tender, 10-20 minutes: 3/4 cup long-grain white rice.
• Before removing from heat, stir in: 1 cup (5 ounces) frozen green peas and 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley.
• Final touch: Add salt and pepper, to taste.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, place water, chicken, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until chicken is tender, 25-30 minutes., With a slotted spoon, remove chicken from broth. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard skin and bones. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Skim fat from broth; add chicken and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables and rice are tender, 25-30 minutes.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE

Steps:

• Remove meat from chicken, reserving skin and bones. Coarsely chop 1 celery rib and put in a 6- to 8-quart pot along with chicken bones and skin, onion, parsley sprigs, thyme sprigs, bay leaf, and chicken broth. Simmer, partially covered, 1 hour.
• While broth is simmering, shred about half of chicken meat into 1-inch-long pieces (about 1/4 inch thick) to yield 1 1/2 cups meat, reserving remaining meat for another use. Cut remaining 2 celery ribs into 1/4-inch dice.
• Pour chicken broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl, pressing hard on solids with back of a ladle and then discarding them. Skim fat from surface of broth.
• Return strained broth to pot, then add carrots, diced celery, and rice and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and rice is very soft, about 30 minutes. Stir in shredded chicken and chopped parsley.

SIMPLY DELICIOUS CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large pot; add chicken breast, leek, onion, carrot, celery, chicken bouillon, thyme, poultry seasoning, and black pepper. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Remove chicken from pot and shred.
• Return chicken to the pot and stir in chicken broth and rice. Continue to simmer until rice is tender, about 30 minutes more, stirring occasionally.

CREAMY CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute carrot, celery and onion until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in rice, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 15 minutes., Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in chicken; heat through.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high until hot. Add leeks, carrots, and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add stock, chicken thighs, and rice; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables and rice are tender and chicken is cooked through, about 14 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer chicken to a plate and let cool slightly. Cover soup partially with a lid. When chicken is cool enough to handle, shred into bite-size pieces. Return to soup and cook just until warmed through, about 1 minute. Serve soup with cheese and parsley.

CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Drizzle the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle with the ground thyme and some salt and pepper. Put the chicken in a roasting pan and roast until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
• In a pot over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the celery, carrots, onions and bell peppers for 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with the fresh thyme and turmeric and cook for another 2 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth, cover, bring to a simmer and simmer 30 minutes.
• Prepare the rice according to the package instructions; keep warm.
• Shred or chop the chicken and add it to the pot with the soup. Simmer for another 15 minutes. Stir in the rice and minced parsley and serve.

CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• 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-inch 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.
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CHICKEN, RICE AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, combine 4 cups water and the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add the chicken, carrots, onion, celery and bouillon and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
• Add more water as necessary. Add the rice and allow to simmer for another 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE OR NOODLES

Steps:

• Remove excess fat and giblets from the chicken and discard.
• In a 5-qt. crock-pot combine the chicken broth, chicken, celery, carrot, saffron, sage, thyme, bay leaf and kosher salt.
• Cook on high for 4-5 hours or until the chicken falls off the bone. Remove the chicken and cool; debone and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Strain the broth through a sieve lined with 2 paper towels, this removes the sediment and some of the fat. This can be done a day ahead and more fat can be removed from the top of the chilled broth.
• In a large sauce pan heat the oil over medium-high heat, saute the onion, carrots and celery until the onion is transulent.
• Add the strained broth and bring to a boil.
• Add the rice or noodles and simmer covered for 15 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, cover; simmer until the rice/noodles are tender and the chicken is heated through.
• Remove from heat and add the escarole; cover and set aside until the escarole wilts, about 2 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

CHICKEN WILD RICE SOUP I

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery and carrots and saute for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute for 2 more minutes. Then add the flour and stir well. Gradually pour in the chicken broth, stirring constantly, until all has been added. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat to low and let simmer.
• Next, add the rice, chicken, salt, curry powder, mustard powder, parsley, ground black pepper, almonds and sherry. Allow to heat through, then pour in the half-and-half. Let simmer for 1 to 2 hours. (Note: Do not boil or your roux will break.)

CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine broth, celery, onion, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add chicken and rice; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the rice is tender.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Combine chicken and water in large pot. Bring to a boil. Skimm off any scum that rises to the top.
• Reduce heat to med/low; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add onion, salt, thyme, bay leaf, garlic and peppercorns. Simmer covered for additional 35 to 45 minutes or until chicken falls off the bone.
• Remove chicken, bay leaf and peppercorns from broth; cool.
• Remove chicken from bones; cut into bite size pieces.
• Skim fat from broth. You may want to put broth into the fridge for several hours or overnight. It is easier to remove the fat.
• Bring broth to a boil. Stir in chicken pieces, celery, carrots and rice - I add a little more onion too. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until veggies/rice are tender. I add the peas for the last 10 minutes. If you are using noodles instead of rice, add uncooked noodles at this stage.
• Add parsley or green onion if desired.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN AND RICE GUMBO SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except okra, rice and pepper sauce in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Stir in okra. Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 minutes longer.
• Spoon soup over rice in soup bowls. Serve with pepper sauce. Note:This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.