If you're feeling a little under the weather this homemade Chicken and Rice Soup made with love will soothe the soul and that sore throat
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours50 minutesminutes
Servings 10
Author Meme
Ingredients
1whole chicken3-4 pound
16cupsfiltered waterdivided
3mediumonions
6mediumcarrots
4stalkscelery
4clovesgarlic
1tablespoonpeppercorns
5sprigsthyme
4sprigsparsley
3sprigsrosemary
1bay leaf
1 ¼teaspoonsaltdivided
¾teaspoonground black pepper
¼teaspooncayenne pepper
1cupbrown rice or wild rice
Instructions
Take chicken out of package and remove giblets and anything inside cavity. Add to a very large stock pot or Dutch oven. {Don't bother rinsing it}. Pour 12 cups water over chicken and turn pot to medium heat.
Peel the onions and add onion skins and any scraps of onion to the pot. Dice the onions. Set aside.
Meanwhile, peel carrots and add peels to stock pot. Cut into heart shapes if desired. Set aside.
Trim celery and add ends and leaves to stock pot. Dice celery and set aside.
Peel garlic and add skins to stock pot. Mince garlic and add any scraps to stock pot. Set aside minced garlic.
Add peppercorns, thyme, parsley, rosemary, bay leaf, and ¼ teaspoon salt to stock pot. Bring the water to a boil and reduce heat to simmer, partially covered. Let cook until the chicken is done.
Strain the mixture with a fine-mesh sieve and transfer the broth back to the soup pot. Add the reserved veggies {onions, carrots, celery, garlic} and the remaining 4 cups water, remaining teaspoon salt, black pepper, and cayenne to the pot, and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and let simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, pick the chicken off the bones and chop into pieces. Stir chicken into the pot.
When the veggies are tender, stir the rice into the pot. Stir well and simmer for 30-40 minutes until rice is done, stirring occasionally. Add more water if needed. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Notes
*Make sure you clean the veggies really well because you will be using the scraps to make the broth.*Recipe makes 20 cups soup.