Rainy Day Chicken Rice Grain Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Drizzle the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle with the ground thyme and some salt and pepper. Put the chicken in a roasting pan and roast until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
• In a pot over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the celery, carrots, onions and bell peppers for 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with the fresh thyme and turmeric and cook for another 2 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth, cover, bring to a simmer and simmer 30 minutes.
• Prepare the rice according to the package instructions; keep warm.
• Shred or chop the chicken and add it to the pot with the soup. Simmer for another 15 minutes. Stir in the rice and minced parsley and serve.

Steps:

• put everything into a big pot and simmer 30 minutes.
• remove bay leaf before serving.

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.