Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe with Potatoes

Experience the warmth of home with our Chicken Soup Recipe, featuring nutritious potatoes and comforting rice. This hearty dish not only provides nourishment but also offers a soothing embrace for the soul. Join us on a journey where simple ingredients meld together to create a bowl of comfort that goes beyond the ordinary. Whether you’re seeking solace on a chilly day or preparing a satisfying meal for the family, this chicken soup invites you to enjoy the timeless joy of homemade goodness. Let’s explore the heartwarming combination of chicken, potatoes, and rice, where each spoonful brings comfort and delight.

This recipe has three main steps: boiling chicken broth, sautéing vegetables, and adding all the ingredients to the pot with the broth. These steps are nothing special and hard to follow, but as a result, you get a nutritious dinner recipe that will definitely become a staple.

This soup with chicken and rice is a perfect healthy meal option that is easy to cook from scratch. It has unbelievable flavor, tender chicken meat, and is packed with vegetables. I strongly advise you to cook this soup instead of using the canned option.

Rice Chicken Soup Ingredients

• 2 chicken legs;
• 80 g medium grain rice;
• 300 g potatoes;
• 1 onion;
• 1 carrot;
• 20 ml oil (for sautéing veggies);
• 1 bay leaf;
• 2 l water;
• salt and black pepper to taste.

How to make chicken soup with rice from scratch at home:

• Place chicken legs in a large pot and cover it with water. Put the pot on the high heat, add a small pinch of salt, and let the water boil. Get rid of all the foam on the surface. Add a bay leaf and lower heat. Cook chicken broth for 30 minutes on the low heat.

• Meanwhile, let’s prepare all the vegetables. Cube peeled potatoes; chop nicely an onion and grate carrot using a coarse grater.

• Take a skillet and heat the oil in it. Sauté onion with carrot for 3 minutes until soft and golden on medium heat.

• When you have broth simmering for 30 minutes, you can add sautéed vegetables and rice to the pot. However, before using rice in the recipe, please, rinse it thoroughly (until you have clear drained water).

• Let the broth get to boil again and have the broth simmer for about 5 minutes before adding cubed potatoes. Get rid of the bay leaf.

• In 10 minutes, take out cooked chicken legs out of the soup. Separate meat from the bone, shred it, or cut it into small pieces. Add it again to the pot with your soup.

• Season soup to your taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Add chopped fresh parsley. Check the doneness of potatoes and rice. Let the soup simmer for the last 5 minutes, cover the pot with a lid, and set aside. Let it sit for 10 minutes before serving for all the flavors to incorporate into the broth.

Enjoy!

I hope that I have convinced you that making chicken soup with rice at home is nothing hard. You may notice some differences between the classic recipe and the one where you have chicken and rice.

First, I always add potatoes to soups. I can’t make soup without potatoes (it is a choice of personal preference, so you can easily omit adding this ingredient). I also added a pinch of salt to the broth when I only put the pot with chicken and cold water on the heat. You see, I find it easier to get rid of all the foam that forms in boiling chicken (its consistency is different, so it is really hard to get with a spoon).

There is another way to have a transparent sheer broth: cover chicken with cold water, get it to boil, drain it from the pot, cover boiled chicken with hot boiled water the second time, proceed according to the recipe.

Try incorporating soup recipes into your daily meal plan, especially those that include a lot of vegetables and grains.

Chicken Soup with Potatoes and Rice is a comforting symphony of flavors and nourishment. The tender chicken, wholesome potatoes, and comforting rice create a bowl that warms both body and soul. Whether seeking solace or sharing a meal with loved ones, each spoonful embodies the essence of homemade comfort. Embrace the joy this hearty soup brings to your table, and savor the satisfaction of a well-crafted dish. Happy sipping!

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