Healthy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
This Healthy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is made without butter or heavy cream, but has all the creamy comforting goodness you crave!
Ingredients
- 3 medium carrots diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups wild rice rinsed
- 3 cups chicken cooked, chopped
- 1 teaspoon poultry spice
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 cups chicken broth or bone both
- 1 cup spinach chopped
- 1 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
- 2 cups milk
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Chop the carrots, celery and onion into small pieces. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot or a dutch oven. Add the vegetables and saute until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Add the rinsed rice, poultry seasoning, thyme and bay leaf. Saute for 2 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a boil on high heat. Once boiling, lower heat to medium-high and let cook for approximately 30 minutes.
- Stir in the chopped chicken and continue to cook until the rice is fully cooked, about 15 minutes. Add more water if needed.
- Add the spinach, parsley and milk and let simmer for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper as needed. Remove bay leaf before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 11gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 708mgPotassium: 501mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 4360IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 1mg
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