Easy Creamy Chicken Rice Soup

A big bowl of Easy Creamy Chicken Rice Soup makes for a cozy meal on a chilly day. Serve it with a loaf of crusty bread so you won’t miss a drop of the flavorful broth.

Easy Creamy Chicken Rice Soup

I think comfort food takes on different faces for different people. It typically depends on the part of the country that you live in, as well as the type of food you were raised eating. For me, I have been a lifelong soup lover, and in fact, packed it every single day of grade school in a thermos. Whether it was vegetable beef soup, tomato soup or chicken noodle soup every spoonful was filled with homespun comfort.

Tips for Making Chicken and Rice Soup

This classic soup doesn’t have to be an all day process. A bonus for all of the busy parents in the world, it can be made rather quickly on busy weekdays.

• All rice isn’t created equal. This soup does best with a whole grain rice such as Uncle Ben’s or your favorite brand of long grain rice. You may enjoy this article about 13 Types of Rice on Plated.
• You know my love of Costco chickens so, I use the shortcut of diced rotisserie chicken for this soup. That being said, you could poach your own chicken, and in doing so, you’d be making your own chicken broth as well.
• To save time, dice the vegetables and chicken in advance and have them in plastic storage bags in the fridge ready to go.
• You may thicken this soup to your personal liking. If you prefer a thin broth, you may omit the cornstarch but, the cream should still be used as called for in the recipe.
• You can also use a long grain and wild rice combination for this soup.

 

 

Dishes to Serve with Easy Chicken and Rice Soup

This soup makes for a delicious meal all on it’s own. However, if you’d like to take it to another level here are a few additions to the menu you may enjoy.

• Classic Wedge Salad
• Seven Layer Salad
• Potato Bread
• Italian Herb Beer Bread

 

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Soup Pot
• Vegetable Chopper
• Soup Ladle
• Soup Bowls

Easy Creamy Chicken Rice Soup

• 1 medium onion (diced)
• 2 medium carrots (sliced)
• 1 rib celery (chopped)
• olive oil
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp salt (more or less to personal taste)
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp Herbs de Provence
• 1 tsp granulated garlic (minced)
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
• 1 cup low fat half and half or light cream
• 3 Tbsp cornstarch
• 3 cups roughly chopped rotisserie chicken
• 3 Tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley

1. In a deep soup pot or 6 quart dutch oven, cook onion, carrot and celery in a couple of drizzles of olive oil. Cook over medium-high for 5 minutes or until softened.

2. To the pot add chicken stock, rice, bay leaves, salt, pepper, Herbs de Provence, garlic, onion powder and lemon pepper. Mix well. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook over medium-low for 20-25 minutes and rice has softened, stirring occasionally.

3. Whisk cornstarch into cold half and half until dissolved. Whisk into soup. Add chicken. Taste and adjust salt to your taste. Cook for 3-5 minutes just until lightly thickened and chicken is heated through.

4. Mix in chopped parsley just before serving. Serve immediately.

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