Hearty Chicken and Rice Soup

This homemade chicken and rice soup is given a bright lift with the addition of lime juice just before serving.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 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
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
• ¼ cup snipped parsley
• ¾ pound chicken, cut into cubes
• lime for garnish

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. Stir chicken into the simmering broth; cook until the chicken is no longer pink in the middle, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf. Stir rice and lime juice into the broth; cook and stir just until rice is hot and grains separate, about 1 minute. Garnish with lime slices.