🤎 Today’s Comfort Recipe: Homestyle Chicken & Rice Soup

🤎 Today’s Comfort Recipe: Homestyle Chicken & Rice Soup

A gentle, nourishing classic that feels like care in a bowl.

Serves: 6–8Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 40 minutes

This is the kind of soup you make when you want warmth without heaviness — steady, soothing, and familiar.

🐔 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter or olive oil

• 1 small onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 2 celery stalks, chopped

• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken

• 1 cup long-grain rice (uncooked)

• 6 cups chicken broth

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ½ tsp salt (to taste)

• Optional: a squeeze of lemon or a pinch of parsley at the end

🍳 Instructions

1. Start the BaseIn a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. Cook until soft and fragrant, about 5 minutes.

2. Add Chicken & RiceStir in shredded chicken and uncooked rice.

3. Pour in Broth & SeasonAdd chicken broth, thyme, salt, and pepper. Stir well.

4. Simmer GentlyBring to a light boil, then reduce heat and simmer 25–30 minutes, until rice is tender and soup thickens slightly.

5. Finish & ServeTaste and adjust seasoning. Add lemon or parsley if desired. Serve hot with crackers, biscuits, or crusty bread.

🤍 Comfort Tip

This soup gets thicker as it sits — if you have leftovers, just add a splash of broth when reheating. It’s even better the next day.