Rainy Day Chicken Rice Grain Soup Recipes

CHICKEN & VEGETABLE WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Place first 12 ingredients in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker; stir to combine. Cook, covered, on low until chicken and vegetables are tender, 6-8 hours., Mix sour cream and flour until smooth; stir into soup. Stir in asparagus. Cook, covered, on high until soup is thickened and asparagus is tender, 20-25 minutes. If desired, serve with green onions.

CLASSIC CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare Fast Chicken Soup Base. Bring to a simmer.
• Add these, then simmer until tender, 10-20 minutes: 3/4 cup long-grain white rice.
• Before removing from heat, stir in: 1 cup (5 ounces) frozen green peas and 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley.
• Final touch: Add salt and pepper, to taste.

CHICKEN WILD RICE SOUP I

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery and carrots and saute for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute for 2 more minutes. Then add the flour and stir well. Gradually pour in the chicken broth, stirring constantly, until all has been added. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat to low and let simmer.
• Next, add the rice, chicken, salt, curry powder, mustard powder, parsley, ground black pepper, almonds and sherry. Allow to heat through, then pour in the half-and-half. Let simmer for 1 to 2 hours. (Note: Do not boil or your roux will break.)

BUSY DAY CHICKEN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl combine the mushroom soup, celery soup, water, rice, mushrooms, garlic powder and black pepper. Mix all together. Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish and spread on bottom.
• Lay chicken pieces over soup mixture and sprinkle dry onion soup mix over all. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.

RAINY DAY CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot combine the parsley, pepper, onion, chicken, bouillon cubes and 10 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook for about 30 minutes. Remove and reserve the chicken from the broth, then strain the broth into a large bowl. Discard the onion mixture. Allow the chicken to cool and cut into cubes.
• Measure the broth and add water so that you have 8 cups of liquid in the large stockpot. Add the carrots and potatoes, bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are done, about 20 minutes. Add the noodles and cook for 10 minutes more. Remove the pot from the heat and add the rice and reserved chicken. Stir the mixture and let it stand for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with cubed cheese.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, combine the celery, onions, rice, bouillon, broth and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter or margarine. Slowly add the flour, stirring often, to make a roux. Add 4 cups of milk, 1/2 cup at a time, while constantly stirring. Add this and the chicken to the rice mixture and return the rice mixture to the stovetop over low heat.
• If the soup seems too thick, add some or all of the remaining 2 cups of milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste and allow to simmer for at least an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

RAINY SEASON CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In large pot, melt the butter over low heat. Add leeks, carrot, onion, celery, and chicken. Stir gently, cover to cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Take off the lid, stir the vegetables, turn the chicken. cover and cook another 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove the chicken and set aside.
• Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and pan juices. Stir to cook over low heat for 2 minutes. Slowly add white wine and 4 c broth. Stir and cook until bubbly and thickened. Add the sour cream very slowly and allow to cook gently.
• Slice the chicken into bite size pieces and add back to pot.
• Bring the 4 remaining cups of stock to boiling and add fideo. Cook until almost done. Add all to the soup. Bring back to boiling and serve immediately.

RAINY DAY CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except Parmesan cheese together and pour into a 1-gallon bag freezer bag. Put Parmesan cheese into a 1-quart freezer bag and attach to the bag of chicken. Label and freeze.
• To prepare, thaw and pour into a 13x9-inch greased casserole dish.
• Cover with foil and bake in a 350-degree oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add Parmesan cheese during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Suggested sides/dessert: sauteed zucchini, fresh brownies.

RAINY DAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix together all but the parmesean cheese and pour into a freezer bag. Put parmesan cheese in a small bag and attach it to the chicken bag. Label and freeze.
• To cook:.
• When thawed, pour into a 13x9-inch greased casserole dish and cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours. Add parmesan cheese during the last 10 minutes.
• Cooking time does not include thawing. The easiest way to thaw is to put the bag in the refrigerator at night before you go to bed. Then when you get home the next evening it should be ready to put right into the oven.

RAINY DAY CHICKEN RICE-GRAIN SOUP

Steps:

• Put 6 cups of chicken broth in the crock pot with the chicken breasts, the chopped carrots, the grains, and the herbs. Start off the crock pot on high heat.
• In dutch oven on stove, put the remainder of the ingredients together and cook on low heat until cooked through.
• Turn off heat under vegetable mixture and allow vegetable mixture to cool.
• Pour vegetable mixture into a blender and puree until smooth.
• Pour enough of the pureed vegetable mixture into the crock pot to thicken the soup to your liking. Mix well. Adjust seasonings as needed.
• Set crock pot on low heat and cook till dinner. The longer the better.