Hearty Chicken &Wild Rice Soup
This hearty chicken wild rice soup recipe is a comforting one-pot meal made with tender shredded chicken, nutty wild rice, and a medley of fresh vegetables simmered in a rich, savory broth. This easy homemade soup is packed with warm classic flavors, that make it an ideal family-friendly dinner or meal prep favorite.
Ingredients
- 1 whole Chicken
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 medium Onion chopped (approximately 1 1/2-2 cups)
- 3 ribs of Celery + heart chopped finely
- 1 cup Spinach chopped fine
- 1 teaspoon Tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon Thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- fresh cracked Pepper 12 turns of peppermill
- 1 6 ounce box Uncle Bens Original Recipe Long Grain &Wild Rice
- 1 cup Carrots diced small (3 carrots)
- 4 cups of reserved liquid from boiling chicken
- optional 1 14.5 ounce can Chicken Broth
Instructions
- In large pot cover whole chicken in water, boil for 30 minutes or until chicken starts to fall off bone. Reserve 4 cups of liquid from chicken.
- When chicken has cooled remove meat from the bone.
- In sauté pan sauté onions, garlic, and celery until tender. Add spinach sauté until wilted about 1 minute. Add tarragon, thyme, salt and pepper to veggies continue to sauté' for another minute over low heat, turn off heat, and set veggies aside.
- In the same pot chicken was cooked in prepare Uncle Ben''s Rice according to box directions, leaving out the butter.
- When rice is done add in veggies, reserved liquid, carrots and chicken. If you prefer a soupier soup then add the additional chicken broth. Simmer for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 434kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 26gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 363mgPotassium: 674mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 3764IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 120mgIron: 4mg
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