Chicken and Brown Rice Soup

This chicken and brown rice soup is easy to prepare and loaded with black beans and an assortment of vegetables for a warm, comforting, and hearty meal.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 108 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 0.25 cup corn
• 0.75 cup brown rice
• 0.25 cup diced carrots
• 0.25 cup drained and rinsed black beans

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large pot. Add chicken breasts and boil until no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Remove chicken from broth with a slotted spoon; shred with a fork.

Step 2

Stir shredded chicken back into broth. Add celery, onion, carrots, corn, black beans, sage, pepper, salt, and bay leaf. Cook until vegetables are slightly softened and flavors of soup have blended, about 20 minutes. Add brown rice and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.