Best Southwestern Chicken Rice Soup Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN & RICE SOUP LOW-FAT AND MY WAY

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir in rice, and cumin.
• Return to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes until rice is tender.
• Skip these steps if you are using cooked brown rice.
• Stir chicken, and next 3 ingreds. into rice mixture.
• Bring to a boil.
• Remove mixture from heat.
• Stir in lime juice, cilantro, and salt.
• Serve.

EASY PRESSURE COOKER SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook the rice as directed on the package and refrigerate. This will be heated at the last minute in the microwave and added to the bowls as you are serving. If you add it while cooking, the rice will swell and your broth will be gone.
• Remove half of the meat from the rotisserie chicken, chop, and add to a pressure cooker. Freeze the rest of the meat for sandwiches or the next time you want to make this soup. Add the chicken broth and water to the pressure cooker.
• Puree the Rotel tomatoes, chicken bullion, salsa, chili powder, cumin, onion flakes, salt, and lime. I use a stick blender because it's so easy. Add all to the pressure cooker.
• Add the bag of frozen mixed vegetables to the pressure cooker. No need to thaw.
• Once your pressure cooker reaches full pressure, reduce heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes with the regulator rocking gently. Let the pressure drop completely before opening the pressure cooker.
• To serve, spoon desired amount of heated rice into a soup bowl. Ladle the chicken and vegetable soup over the rice. Stir in chopped cilantro if desired.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Cut tortillas into 1/4-inch strips; cut strips into 2- to 3-inch lengths. Place strips on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned.
• Meanwhile, in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, combine chicken, onions, soup and broth; mix well. Bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir cilantro and lime juice into soup. If necessary, simmer 5 minutes to heat thoroughly, stirring occasionally. Top individual servings with tortilla strips.

SOUTHWESTERN SPICY CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large soup pot over medium high. Add onion and garlic; cook 3 to 4 minutes, until somewhat softened.
• Add cumin and chicken broth and bring to boil; add rice and cook 5 minutes.
• Stir in chicken, diced tomatoes and chipotle; simmer until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lime juice and scallions.