SIMPLY DELICIOUS CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Simply Delicious Chicken Rice Soup image

When my wife was down with the flu, I whipped this up quickly with what I had on hand. It was so much better than we expected that we made it a staple in our recipe box!

Provided by vchooch13

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes Chicken and Rice Soup Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 cups water
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half
½ leek, sliced
½ small onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, sliced
1 stalk celery, sliced
1 ½ cubes chicken bouillon
¼ teaspoon ground thyme
¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning
freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
½ cup white rice

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159.8 calories, Carbohydrate 24.1 g, Cholesterol 21.4 mg, Fat 1.1 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 12.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 593.5 mg, Sugar 2.5 g