Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

Name: Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters uncooked brown rice; 355 milliliters chopped celery; 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder; 794 grams chicken broth; 710 milliliters chopped, cooked chicken meat; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters margarine; 1 liters milk, divided; 355 milliliters chopped onion; 8 servings salt and pepper to taste; 355 milliliters water

Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. For $1.32 per serving, you get a main course that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 20g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 642 calories. If you have onion, margarine, chicken meat, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the margarine you could follow this main course with the Peanut Butter Icebox Cookies as a dessert. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe.

Instructions

In a large pot over high heat, combine the celery, onions, rice, bouillon, broth and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid.

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Bouillon

Celery

Onion

Broth

Water

Rice

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Pot

Remove from heat and set aside.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter or margarine. Slowly add the flour, stirring often, to make a roux.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Sauce Pan

Add 4 cups of milk, 1/2 cup at a time, while constantly stirring.

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Milk

Add this and the chicken to the rice mixture and return the rice mixture to the stovetop over low heat.

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Whole Chicken

Rice

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Stove

If the soup seems too thick, add some or all of the remaining 2 cups of milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste and allow to simmer for at least an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper