Easy Chicken and Rice Soup
Pre-seasoned rice makes quick work of this easy, flavorful chicken soup.
Ingredients (5)
- 1 (2-pound) rotisseries chicken
- 1 onion, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 (7-ounce) package Spanish-style rice and vermicelli pasta mix (such as Rice-A-Roni)
- 1 handful chopped spinach or arugula
Directions
- Remove meat from chicken and shred. Place chicken bones, skin and juices in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Add onion. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 to 4Â hours. Strain. (You should have 6 cups broth; add water to equal 6 cups, if necessary.) Return broth to pot. Add shredded chicken.
- Heat butter in a saucepan. Add rice and pasta mix along with seasoning packet; sauté 2 minutes. Add to chicken mixture. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Add 2 cups water if soup is too thick. Add a handful of spinach or arugula just before serving. Makes about 10 cups; serves 8.
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Ingredients (6)
- 1.5 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
- 4 oz. Tomato Juice
- Pinch of Salt and Pepper
- 3 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
- 4 dashes of Tabasco Sauce
- Celery Stalk, Pickle, Lemon Wheel or Olives to garnish