Simply Delicious Chicken Rice Soup

When my wife was down with the flu, I whipped this up quickly with what I had on hand. It was so much better than we expected that we made it a staple in our recipe box!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 160 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• ¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• ½ cup white rice
• 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• ½ small onion, finely chopped
• ¼ teaspoon ground thyme
• 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 ½ cubes chicken bouillon
• ½ leek, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a large pot; add chicken breast, leek, onion, carrot, celery, chicken bouillon, thyme, poultry seasoning, and black pepper. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Remove chicken from pot and shred.

Step 2

Return chicken to the pot and stir in chicken broth and rice. Continue to simmer until rice is tender, about 30 minutes more, stirring occasionally.