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Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

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Oh how I love chicken and rice soup! It’s such a feel-good yum-yum!

Going once, going twice, going chicken soup with rice.

chicken and rice soup

That’s one of my favorite lines from a little Maurice Sendak book I had and loved as a child. Perhaps that’s why chicken and rice soup is so ultra comforting to me.

Sometimes I make this with white rice and sometimes I make it with wild rice or several varieties, but as long as it has rice, I’m happy, happy, happy.

 

Chicken and Rice Soup

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1/2 onion finely chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
8 cups chicken broth
3 cups cooked rice (I used a blend of brown & white basmati and wild & red rice)
1 pound chicken breast, cooked and cubed (I used Hormel Premium Chunk Chicken Breast)
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 tsp thyme
6 slices cooked crumbled bacon
2 cups milk

Directions

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat along with the EVOO. Add onion, garlic, celery and carrots and saute for a few minutes. Add flour a little at a time and stir constantly to form your roux. Stir and let the roux cook for several minutes.

2. Gradually add the chicken broth, stirring constantly. Bring just to a boil, then reduce heat to low so the soup just simmers.

3. Add the rice, chicken, crumbled bacon, garlic salt, ground black pepper, curry powder, mustard powder, dried parsley and thyme. Allow the soup to heat through and then add the milk. Cover and let simmer for an hour or two.

Note: If making in crockpot, wait to add rice until the last couple of hours and add the milk during the final half hour or hour of cooking.

Makes 8 servings. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite soup during the winter months? Chicken and rice soup?

 

 

Comments

  3. Thank you for this recipe! I made it the week before last and it was SO good! I used a box of Uncle Ben’s Herb Roasted Chicken Wild Rice mix instead of regular rice, didn’t cook ahead of time, just tossed it into the pot along with the spice pack and simmered it for the hour, it was amazing! Mmm!

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  12. I make something so similar to this, of course I make it gluten free though. I have some in the freezer now that I made from broth that I made with chicken pieces in crock pot and then sat and separated the meat from the bones. I add brown rice to some bowls and make some changes to the basic soup each time so I have a variety.

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  16. I remember doing a skit to that Maurice Sendak/Carole King song way back when–good memories! I’m glad I found your soup recipe. I’m always looking for new ones, and it’s one of the best ways to get veggies in my kids. Thanks!

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  27. Oh wow, this sounds really delicious. I would never have thought of putting crumbled bacon in chicken and rice soup, and I LOVE bacon. That probably gives it a delicious smokey, yummy flavor.
    I’m not sure about the curry, everything I’ve had with that has been overpowering, but I bet you put in just the right amount.
    You know this is going on my Pinterest board.
    Thanks for sharing, this is going to be made for our chilly FL nights.

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  42. I am craving Lobster Bisque but wow, that soup looks awesome and you cook it? How great is that!! I make soup my Aunt taught me and I have no idea what you would call it, you can make it with or without chicken, and we love it. I guess it is just a variation on Chicken Noodle. And, I love Panera’s Brocolli Cheddar Bread Bowl 🙂

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  45. This soup looks so delicious! My favorite soup to make in the winter months is Potato Corn Chowder Soup! I make it in the Crockpot! But this soup I would like to make because it looks filling and it is hot!

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  48. This looks yummy, we eat a lot of soup in the cold months. I like all soups, chili, chicken noodle, tomato, potato

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  52. This sounds great I cant wait to throw it all into my crock pot! I dont usually make soups but I think I am definitely going to give this one a shot!

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  56. This is a sophisticated recipe with complex tastes. First, the photo is one of the best I’ve EVER seen – it looks pro. The combination of a variety of rice, the butter, the different spices and just a touch of bacon all add up to a unique recipe , one that would be good for company!!

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  57. Since I eat completely gluten-free, would a gluten free all purpose flour work just as well? Typically I use corn starch or a gluten free flour instead of all purpose regular flour, but the measurements can be different with gluten free flour. Otherwise this looks good!

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  58. Hmm this looks delicious and easy to make. Perfect thing to make in the winter.

    What’s your favorite soup during the winter months?

    Well ever since I moved to Alabama about 3 years ago, I love my aunts Taco Soup. It’s also easy to make and is great leftovers.

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  59. This is my husbands favorite soup, his mom use to make it and they would squeeze lemon juice on top, this recipe sounds like one I could use to make it like his mom did. Looks Yummy!

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  61. Wow, this sounds delicious! I think even my husband, who doesn’t like soup as a meal (what a weirdo, right?!) would like it. Thank you!

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  63. This sounds so delicious and rich. I never thought of putting mustard powder, curry powder or bacon into the soup.
    I’ll have to try it sometime . Put a little zip into my soup. Accompanied by a salad and some crusty Italian bread, it should make a complete meal.Thanks for sharing.

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  69. What a perfect day today would be for soup! Since my whole family is sick right now, this looks like a great idea for dinner!

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  70. Oh this looks delicious! I just got Chicken Soup with Rice to read to the kids, I think I’ll make this for a themed lunch!

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  75. This looks really yummy..I love chicken rice soup and it makes a great winter meal to warm up.
    I will definitely have to try this this week when I go grocery shopping 🙂

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  86. Yum I love soup and eat it frequently during the winter. Drives my mom crazy since shes not a soup fan. This sound good and the addition of mustard is a nice tip. Never would have thought of it.

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    • I think my whole neighborhood back in MI uses this same recipe for the soup now. We did a neighborhood progressive dinner one night and that’s how I got it! (Except I’ve been using skim milk to keep it lighter.) I can’t wait to see how you do yours without chicken, especially since my daughter is vegetarian!

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  89. Ah, I loved those books! Thanks for reminding me. We have a bazillion children’s books but those are not on our shelves. I must get them 🙂

    And every time I come here lately I get so hungry! Your soup looks delicious.

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  94. I’m not a huge ‘creamy’ soup lover BUT this looks really great and not too creamy! Super easy too, LOVE that! Delish looking!

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  95. Mmmm….with tofu chicken in place of the real thing, this would make a fantastic vegetarian dish! Can’t wait to try it 🙂

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  97. With all this amazing food I’m waiting for your recipe book. It could be called “Simple cooking in a Nutshell.”

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  103. The creamy, all of a sudden, reminded me of something. My dad never ate cream soups; he went to dinner once at a neighbors while I was out of state. When I called him later that evening & asked about the dinner, he said: First, we had cream of flour soup….
    Ha.

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  111. I love all kinds of soup…. potato, broccoli cheese, clam chowder, we have called fun soup which is like a tortilla soup. It’s very yummy.

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  117. Upon reading your title I immediately thought of that book and that naughty little boy 🙂 I love soup year round if I can get away with it, it’s just so easy, healthy and I love having leftovers.

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      • Freshly cooked, I think it’s close to being bread bowl thick, but maybe not quite. I used skim milk though because I like to keep it light if I can. You could probably use half and half or maybe increase the flour in the roux by a touch and thicken it that way. But with that being said, the next day leftovers were plenty thick enough to go in a bread bowl!

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  120. Great timing my friend. What a wonderful meal to warm the innerards! And with the Flu being a main topic nowadays what better to eat and get one strong, mmmmmm I can just smell it now, Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.

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  123. Hi Liz, thanks for stopping by my blog. Your sweet comment made my day! Chicken Rice soup is such a soul warming meal. Simple, inexpensive and delicious…right up my alley. Great recipe.

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  133. This is a good recipe and one of my all-time favorite soups. I also love broccoli/cheddar, potato, Minestrone, Bean and Bacon, Navy Bean, and Split Pea and Ham. Not that I love soup much or anything… 😉

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  135. I was just reading that book to my 3 year old yesterday – and now the tune is totally going through my head again!

    i love soup in winter, especially split pea, and no, i dont even try to get my kids to join me!

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  141. That looks delish! I love soup – especially if it’s homemade! Recently my husband made some ham & split pea soup and some turkey & rice soup.

    I’m pinning this for later reference 🙂

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  143. Oh my goodness! That was the first book I learned to read (or maybe memorize?? either way!) I adored this book, and this recipe looks amazing! Off to pin…

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  148. Looks and sounds yummy! Adding it to my list!!! I think I have everything on had to make it too. Add some freshly baked bread and we have dinner!!!

    (Which is great because my oven crapped out and they are waiting who-knows-how-long for the part!!!)

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