This chicken and rice soup recipe comes together quickly by using leftover chicken and rice.
Chicken and Rice Soup is my favorite remedy for a cold. A bowl of soup, a cup of tea, and a good book makes a cold almost tolerable…almost.
This recipe comes together quickly when you use leftover chicken and rice. Chicken and Rice Soup is frugal, but I saved even more by using Homemade Chicken Broth.
Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon parsley (optional)
- ½ teaspoon basil
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cut up into bite-size pieces
- 2 cups cooked rice
Directions:
- Saute celery and onion in olive oil until the onion is translucent.
- Add the broth, carrots, and spices to the pot. Cook over high heat and bring to a boil.
- Once it boils, cover the pot, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the chicken and rice. Bring back to a boil to ensure rice and chicken pieces are heated through.
Printable Recipe for Chicken and Rice Soup
Chicken and Rice Soup
Quick and easy recipe for chicken and rice soup
Servings 6
Calories 115kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ medium onion finely chopped
- 2 stalks of celery chopped
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup carrots thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon parsley optional
- ½ teaspoon basil
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups cooked chicken cut up into bite-size pieces
- 2 cups cooked rice
Instructions
- Saute celery and onion in olive oil until the onion is translucent.
- Add the broth, carrots, and spices to the pot. Cook over high heat and bring to a boil.
- Once it boils, cover the pot, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the chicken and rice. Bring back to a boil to ensure rice and chicken pieces are heated through.
Nutrition
Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 889mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3577IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.4mg
My favorite snack when I am unwell is popcorn and orange juice. Do you have any comfort foods that you turn to when you are unwell? I am going to climb back in bed with my cup of tea and finish reading Marley and Me
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More Soup Recipes:
- Spicy Lentil Soup
- Tuscan Turkey Soup
- Beef Stew with Cabbage
- Asian Turkey and Rice Soup
- Minestrone Soup with Quinoa Pasta
Maggie says
Hi Alea –
I've been reading your blog for several months now. I love it. 🙂
I'm going to try this soup out tonight with some leftover baked chicken and rice.
Alea says
I think some of our preferences are rooted in our youth. Perhaps it has nothing to do with your soup, but the fact that his mom served canned soup. I confess to liking boxed mac and cheese better than homemade because that is what my mom made.
Porch Days says
I love to make chicken or turkey soup. Now, why won't my husband eat it? He prefers canned chicken soup. Maybe mine has too much good stuff in it while the canned type is thin.
Alea says
Laura, I have never had dill in chicken noodle soup. I will have to try it. You always come up with the most interesting flavor combinations!
RobbieKay, I am glad I am not the only one who has unusual food craving when sick. You sound like you are blessed with both a wonderful mother and an incredible husband! That is a great picture and very timely too.
RobbieKay says
Oh, and that's my beloved mother and me in my pic. 🙂 I had forgotten I had that as my Blogger photo.
RobbieKay says
When I was a child, my mother always made me banana milkshakes when I was sick (normally I don't even care for ice cream/milkshakes). So after we got married and I found myself sick, hubby was on the phone with my mother getting directions for how to make a banana milkshake. 🙂 She would also bring me a donut from the store when I was sick, so I still crave donuts when I'm sick.
Andrea says
A bowl of hot chicken soup is the ultimate comfort food!
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Laura says
Your recipe is almost identical to mine! Instead of parsley and basil I use dill.
Hope you are feeling better soon!
Sherry says
Yum! Definitely one of those great comfort foods for when you are sick, cold, or just whenever. 😀
Thank you for sharing!
Sherry
Shana says
That looks so good. If I am sick I usually like popsicles and chicken boullion (sp) broth. Not very much food for me when I don't feel well.