Hearty Chicken and Rice Soup

Ingredients

• chicken broth (10 cups)
• onion (1 )
• sliced celery (1 cup)
• sliced carrots (1 cup)
• snipped parsley (0.25 cup)
• cracked black pepper (0.5 teaspoon)
• dried thyme leaves (0.5 teaspoon)
• bay leaf (1 )
• chicken (0.75 pound)
• cooked rice (2 cups)
• lime juice (2 tablespoons)
• lime (0 )

Instructions

1. Combine chicken broth, onion, celery, carrots, parsley, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until the onion and celery begin to soften, 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Stir in chicken; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the middle, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
3. Stir in rice and lime juice; cook and stir until rice is heated through and grains separate, about 1 minute. Garnish with lime slices.

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

• kcal: 167
• fat: 3 g
• sats: 1 g
• carbs: 18 g
• fibre: 2 g
• protein: 16 g
• salt: 0 g