Looking for a way to use up some of your left over roaster chicken or turkey?  This soup is super easy and only takes about 40 minutes with prep and cook time!

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion – chopped

2 garlic cloves – minced

2 medium carrots – chopped

2 celery stalks – chopped

1 tsp thyme

1 bay leaf

2 quarts (8 cups) chicken stock

1 cup brown rice

1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken

First, chop up all of the vegetables.

Next, add the olive oil to a large soup pan on the stove and saute the vegetables until tender crisp.

While the vegetables are cooking, chop up the cooked chicken into small pieces.

Once vegetables are done cooking, slowly pour in chicken stock.  Bring to a boil.

Once the mixture reaches a boil, add the chicken, rice and seasonings.  Allow to return to a boil and then reduce heat and cover, cook for 35-40 minutes until rice is tender.

At the end of the cooking time, remove and discard the bay leaf.  Serve up hot with some cheese and crackers!

Store leftovers in a freezer safe container for dinner another night!

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Easy Chicken and Rice Soup

Author: Heather

Recipe type: Soup

Serves: 8

Prep time:  10 mins

Cook time:  40 mins

Total time:  50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion – chopped
• 2 garlic cloves – minced
• 2 medium carrots – chopped
• 2 celery stalks – chopped
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 quarts (8 cups) chicken stock
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1½ cups chopped cooked chicken

Instructions

1. First, chop up all of the vegetables.
2. Next, add the olive oil to a large soup pan on the stove and saute the vegetables until tender crisp.
3. While the vegetables are cooking, chop up the cooked chicken into small pieces.
4. Once vegetables are done cooking, slowly pour in chicken stock. Bring to a boil.
5. Once the mixture reaches a boil, add the chicken, rice and seasonings. Allow to return to a boil and then reduce heat and cover, cook for 35-40 minutes until rice is tender.
6. At the end of the cooking time, remove and discard the bay leaf. Serve up hot with some cheese and crackers!
7. Store leftovers in a freezer safe container for dinner another night!

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