CHICKEN CREOLE SOUP

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Make and share this Chicken Creole Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by CookbookCarrie

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h55m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
2 medium onions, chopped (2 cups)
2 stalks celery, chopped (2 cups)
1 medium green bell pepper, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or 2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 cup flour
4 cups chicken broth
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained (I use the petite diced that you get at superwalmart)
2 dried bay leaves or 1 fresh bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 cup uncooked regular long grain rice
2 cups water

Steps:

  • Melt butter in 5 to 6 quart dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  • Cook onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic and chicken in butter 7 to 9 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is softened and chicken is no longer pink in the center.
  • Stir in flour.
  • Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly, until flour is light brown.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients except rice and water.
  • Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium low.
  • Cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender.
  • Meanwhile, cook rice in water as directed on package; stir cooked rice into soup.
  • Remove bay leaves.

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