Sheree's Homemade Cooking Made Easy

This chicken and rice soup is so simple to make and a great recipe to have on a cold winter day. It comes together in about 30 minutes or so. You will need the following ingredients:

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Recipe:

2 tablespoons of butter

2 stalks of celery, diced finely

2 carrots, peeled and diced

1 onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic minced

1 chicken breast, diced into bite size pieces

1 quart of chicken broth

3 cups of water

1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon (cubed or granules)

2/3 cup of jasmine rice (any long grain rice will do)

juice of 1/2 a lemon

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat a large dutch oven to medium heat and add the butter.

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When the butter has melted add in the celery, onions, garlic, and the carrots and cook them until they are soft or about 5 minutes.

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Add the diced chicken and the rice and cook for another 3 minutes.

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Pour in the chicken broth, chicken bouillon and water and bring this to a low simmer.

Add some salt and pepper to taste.

Cook the soup until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is done. Cook time should be around 20 minutes or so.

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Squeeze some fresh lemon juice into the soup before serving to add a little freshness. Enjoy!

Note: You can use chicken thighs in this recipe if you prefer and if you have pre-cooked chicken you could use it instead.

I like to serve this soup with a side of crusty bread and a nice side salad. Saltine or oyster crackers are delicious in this soup as well.

If you have any leftovers you will have to add more broth or water as the rice will soak up a lot of the liquid that is left.