GRANDMA'S CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP - BEYER BEWARE

Grandma's Chicken and Rice Soup - Beyer Beware image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 cups cooked, shredded whole chicken (Follow How to Cook Chicken in Instant Pot Recipe)
1 onion
3 stalks celery
3 tablespoons butter
1 ½ cup long grain rice
3 cups chicken broth from cooking chicken
2 tablespoons Better Than Bouillon Roasted Chicken
5 cups water
Salt and Pepper to flavor

Steps:

Prepare the chicken in the Instant Pot and then remove the chicken from the bone. Reserve the juices from cooking the chicken.
Dice the celery and onion up and begin sauteing in butter.
When the onion begins to soften, pour the rice into the pot. Stir and let saute for one minute. Stire the Better than Bouillon into the rice
Pour the reserved juices from the Instant Pot into the rice. If you don't have the juices, add more butter, garlic powder, and parsley. Then continue to add the remaining water.
Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Add more water to have the consistency you would like with the soup. Also, continue to stir to keep the rice from sticking to the pan.
Serve with oyster crackers.