Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup
This homemade soup, made with leftovers and a few add-ins, will warm your belly thoroughly.
This homemade soup, made with leftovers and a few add-ins, will warm your belly thoroughly.
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 2 breasts chicken roasted deboned and cubed
- 3 cups chicken gravy i make mine with the rice milk can be leftover or fresh made
- 1 quart unsweetened rice milk
- 1 cup red onion diced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 package mixed frozen vegetables
- 1/2 teaspoon tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon chives
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1 clove
- Carbohydrate 24.5118136810952 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0.719170920258184 g
- Fiber 0.763696109700227 g
- Protein 3.79282176127973 g
- Saturated Fat 0.0570548249171762 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (413g)
- Sodium 1258.84059795547 mg
- Sugar 23.748117571395 g
- Trans Fat 0.554991227918169 g
- Calories 121 calories
Step-by-step
- Mix together gravy with rice milk and chicken.
- Add chives, parsley, garlic, frozen vegetables, celery and onion
- Add cubed chicken
- Let simmer 3 hours and then add rice.
A thick base of seasoned rice milk and savory gravy yields a velvety texture without traditional dairy solids. Simmering the vegetables low and slow breaks down the cellular walls of the diced celery and red onion, releasing natural starches into the liquid. Rely on sensory indicators rather than guesswork when building body in soups containing cooked grains.
- Assess doneness by observing the viscosity of the liquid; it should coat the back of a spoon cleanly when ready.
- Add the cooked rice during the final minutes of heating so the grains retain individual structure rather than disintegrating into mush.
- Substitute regular milk with rice milk at a strict one-to-one volumetric ratio without altering thickening properties.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to three days, though rice will continue absorbing moisture as it rests in the refrigerator.
Freezing is not recommended because rice milk emulsions can separate upon thawing. Reheat portions gently on the stovetop over medium-low heat.
