🌾 Agape Love Daily Chuckwagon Recipe – March 4, 2026🍲 Chuckwagon Chicken, Rice & Garden Vegetable Soup

🍲 Chuckwagon Chicken, Rice & Garden Vegetable Soup

A comforting camp-style soup — tender chicken, soft rice, and fresh vegetables simmered in a rich, savory broth.

Serves: 6–8Cook Time: 40–45 minutes

This soup is simple, nourishing, and perfect for a cool March day — light enough for spring but still warm and filling.

🍗 Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken

• 2 tbsp butter or olive oil

• 1 small onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 2 celery stalks, chopped

• ¾ cup uncooked long-grain rice

• 5 cups chicken broth

• 1 cup green beans (fresh or frozen)

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp black pepper

• Salt to taste

• Optional: handful of fresh parsley

🍳 Instructions

1. Build the Flavor BaseIn a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat.Add onion and garlic and cook until fragrant.

2. Add VegetablesStir in carrots and celery. Cook 3–4 minutes.

3. Create the SoupAdd chicken broth, rice, thyme, pepper, and salt.Bring to a gentle boil.

4. SimmerReduce heat and simmer 20–25 minutes, until rice is tender.

5. Finish the SoupAdd shredded chicken and green beans. Simmer 5–7 minutes.

6. ServeStir in parsley if using and serve hot with biscuits or warm bread.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip

Rice was a chuckwagon favorite because it stretches a pot of soup while soaking up all the rich flavor of the broth.