Delicious Chicken Soup and Two Variations Easy Recipe
Chicken Soup made in less than 45 minutes with two variations – Chicken Soup with Rice and Chili Chicken Soup with Beans
SERVES/YIELD: 12
Ingredients:
- 2 litres chicken stock
- 1 litre water
- 1 rotisserie cooked chicken
- 30g unsalted butter
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 3 medium carrots, thinly sliced
- 3 medium stalks celery, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
- Salt and pepper
- Additional ingredients – chicken soup with rice
- 140g rice, uncooked
- 500ml broth
- Chopped flat leaf parsley to garnish
- Additional ingredients – chili chicken soup with beans
- 30g chili powder
- 10g ground cumin
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 800g tinned tomatoes, diced
- 450g frozen sweet corn
- 1 medium tin white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 medium tin black beans, rinsed and drained
- Fresh cilantro and sour cream to garnish
Instructions:
- Combine stock and water in a large stockpot, cover and heat over medium heat.
- Add chicken skin and bones to stockpot, shred meat and set aside.
- Bring broth mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Strain broth into large bowl, discard skin and bones.
- Melt butter in stockpot, add onions, carrots, celery, thyme and garlic. Saute until vegetables are soft, 10 minutes.
- Add strained broth and shredded chicken meat, simmer for 5 minutes, add salt and pepper to taste.