Homestyle Chicken and Rice Soup

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Ingredients

• 3½ oz. uncooked rice
• 1 cup water
• 2¼ teaspoon olive oil
• ¼ pound red onions, diced
• ¼ pound fresh carrots, diced
• ¼ pound celery, diced
• 2 quarts water
• 3 oz. chicken base
• ¼ pound cooked chicken, diced (a mix of dark & white meat, dark meat will give it a depth of flavor)
• ¾ teaspoon fresh sage
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 oz. cornstarch
• ¼ cup water
• 2¼ teaspoon fresh Italian parsley, chopped
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

• Combine rice and 2 quarts of water. Cover steam or bake until water is absorbed, approximate 20 minutes
• Heat oil in skillet. Sauté onions, carrots and celery until onions are translucent, approximately 5 minutes
• Add water and chicken base, bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes
• Add chicken, sage, pepper and thyme. Skim the soup
• Combine cornstarch with water and add to soup
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes
• Finish with parsley and season to taste with salt
• Add cooked rice to soup just before serving

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Homestyle Chicken and Rice Soup

Course: Main Course

Keyword: chicken, rice

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3 ½ oz rice uncooked
• 1 cup water
• 2 ¼ tsp olive oil
• ¼ pound red onions diced
• ¼ pound carrots diced
• ¼ pound celery diced
• 2 quarts water
• 3 oz chicken base
• ¼ pound cooked chicken mix of white & dark, diced
• ¾ tsp fresh sage
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp fresh thyme chopped
• 1 oz cornstarch
• ¼ cup water
• 2 ¼ tsp fresh Italian parsley chopped
• ½ tsp kosher salt

Instructions

• Combine rice and 2 quarts of water. Cover steam or bake until water is absorbed, approximate 20 minutes
• Heat oil in skillet. Sauté onions, carrots and celery until onions are translucent, approximately 5 minutes
• Add water and chicken base, bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes
• Add chicken, sage, pepper and thyme. Skim the soup
• Combine cornstarch with water and add to soup
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes
• Finish with parsley and season to taste with salt
• Add cooked rice to soup just before serving