Hearty Chicken Rice Soup

Cooking Instructions:

  • 10 cups chicken broth*
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • 1/4 cup snipped parsley
  • 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp.dried thyme leaves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1-1/2 cups chicken cubed (3/4 lb.)
  • 2 tbsp. lime juice
  • 2 cups cooked rice (Lundberg's® long grain brown)
  • Lime slices for garnish

Combine broth, onion, celery, carrots, parsley, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf in Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; stir once or twice. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 10 to 15 min. Add chicken; simmer uncovered 5 to 10 min or until chicken is cooked. Remove and discard bay leaf. Stir in rice and lime juice just before serving. Garnish. Makes 8 servings.

*Nutrition tip: to make broth always skin chicken before boiling. Nearly all chicken fat is in the skin.