This comforting creamy chicken & vegetable soup recipe is pretty versatile. If you don't want to make your own rice, you can add a bag of pre-cooked microwaved rice (microwave it before adding it in). You can use a drained can of cooked chicken instead of diced, roasted chicken. You can use a bag of riced broccoli in place of the sliced/diced head of broccoli. All sorts of variations to make life easier for those busy nights! Enjoy!
A yummy bowl of vegetable filled creamy soup with some salad on the side.
Creamy Vegetable & Chicken Soup
In a large pot over medium-heat, sauté 3 - 5 minutes:
1 - 2 Tbsp butter
1 - 2 Tbsp oil
1/2 - 1 onion, finely diced
1 - 2 carrots, finely diced
1 - 2 stalks celery, finely diced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 - 1 tsp freeze-dried or dried parsley
1/4 tsp dried sage or 1 - 2 tsp fresh sage, minced (optional)
1/4 tsp dried rosemary or 1 - 2 tsp fresh rosemary, minced (optional)
*This recipe also works well with a holiday blend of vegetables (finely diced sweet potato, butternut squash, onion, celery, carrot with the sage and rosemary addition)*
Add and cook an additional 3-4 minutes:
1 large head broccoli, sliced and diced
Add:
1 can GF cream of chicken soup *see comment at end if you can't find this*
2 cups water
3/4 cup milk
2 tsp GF chicken bouillon paste
Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Add the following, returning briefly to a boil before serving:
1 - 2 cups cooked white Jasmine rice (make sure your rice is cooked!)
1 cup roast chicken, diced (Canned, drained chicken will work well in this recipe, too)
This is a nice all-in-one meal, but you can serve it with a side of GF crackers or GF garlic bread, whatever you're in the mood for! Enjoy!
A pot of soup, ready to eat!
*** If you cannot find a can of Gluten-Free cream of chicken soup, then this is my recommendation (and yes, I've done this)
Add an extra cup of chicken broth before you simmer your soup.
After the 10-15 minutes of simmering, whisk the following together in a small bowl:
1/3 cup cold milk
1/4 - 1/3 cup cornstarch
Add to your soup and stir, bringing to a boil just to let it thicken a bit.
And that'll be your work around!
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