Hearty Chicken and Rice Soup

This flavorsome chicken and rice soup with veggies, fluffy rice, and tender chunks of chicken is ready in just over 30 minutes for a cozy winter meal.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 167 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 10 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 cups cooked rice
• lime for garnish
• 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 0.5 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 0.25 cup snipped parsley
• 0.75 pound chicken, cut into cubes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine chicken broth, onion, celery, carrots, parsley, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until the onion and celery begin to soften, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in chicken; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the middle, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.

Step 3

Stir in rice and lime juice; cook and stir until rice is heated through and grains separate, about 1 minute. Garnish with lime slices.