Chicken and Rice Soup
It's a cold snowy day here and I was in the mood for a rich, stick to your ribs soup. This is what I came up with....
Chicken and Rice Soup
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, chopped into bite size pieces
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. butter
4 tsp. minced garlic
4 cups chicken broth
1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion ( do not drain )
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 can Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup carrots, sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried marjoram
1 bay leaf
2 Tbsp. dried parsley
2 med. zucchini, chopped ( optional)
1 c. uncooked rice
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Cook chicken in a pan with the olive oil and butter until browned.
Add garlic and cook chicken for 1-2 minutes longer. Deglaze the pan with a cup of chicken broth, stirring well to dissolve all the brown bits. Move chicken to a pot. Add the pan juices and stir in rest of the broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, onion, beans, carrots, rice and herbs. Bring soup to a simmer, cover, and cook for
30 minutes.
After 30 minutes stir in zucchini, and parsley and simmer for 10-12 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with bread and a salad. ( I served this with piping hot corn bread and butter. The corn bread really complements the flavors of the soup. )
Note: If cooking in a crock pot ~ Brown chicken and add it and the rest of the ingredients except zucchini and rice to the pot. Cook on low 2 hours or until chicken is cooked through. Add rice. Cook 30 minutes on high or until rice is tender and cooked through. Add zucchini in the last 10 minutes of cooking. Season with salt and pepper to taste. This could also be made with Orzo instead of rice.
Chicken and Rice Soup
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, chopped into bite size pieces
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. butter
4 tsp. minced garlic
4 cups chicken broth
1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion ( do not drain )
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 can Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup carrots, sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried marjoram
1 bay leaf
2 Tbsp. dried parsley
2 med. zucchini, chopped ( optional)
1 c. uncooked rice
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Cook chicken in a pan with the olive oil and butter until browned.
Add garlic and cook chicken for 1-2 minutes longer. Deglaze the pan with a cup of chicken broth, stirring well to dissolve all the brown bits. Move chicken to a pot. Add the pan juices and stir in rest of the broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, onion, beans, carrots, rice and herbs. Bring soup to a simmer, cover, and cook for
30 minutes.
After 30 minutes stir in zucchini, and parsley and simmer for 10-12 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with bread and a salad. ( I served this with piping hot corn bread and butter. The corn bread really complements the flavors of the soup. )
Note: If cooking in a crock pot ~ Brown chicken and add it and the rest of the ingredients except zucchini and rice to the pot. Cook on low 2 hours or until chicken is cooked through. Add rice. Cook 30 minutes on high or until rice is tender and cooked through. Add zucchini in the last 10 minutes of cooking. Season with salt and pepper to taste. This could also be made with Orzo instead of rice.