Homemade Chicken & Rice Soup w Garlic Croutons Recipe
My Homemade Country Chicken and Rice Soup video recipe and cooking with a twist - adding some tomatoes and my homemade garlic parmesan croutons. A flavorful chicken rice soup. Quick kitchen tip on how to form a rice mold for soup. Enjoy. Homemade Country Chicken & Rice Soup with Garlic Croutons INGREDIENTS: 2 cups cut up or shredded cooked chicken 8 cups chicken broth - preferably homemade (please refer to my video on how to make homemade chicken broth) 1 can drained whole marzano canned tomatoes 1 cup finely diced onion 1 cup finely diced celery 1 cup finely diced carrot I had 1 cup precooked carrot/celery/onion mixture from roasting the chicken so I tossed it in. 1-2 tbsp parsley 1 tsp minced garlic clove 1 bay leaf 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp salt Add 1 tbsp oil to bottom of medium heat soup pan. Saute onions, celery, carrot, salt and pepper for 3-4 minutes then add minced garlic. Cook for additional 3 minutes on medium. Add parsley and bay leaf, give a stir. Add drained tomatoes, stir and chop slightly with spoon to break up. Cook for 3 minutes. Add chicken stock slowly. Stir and cook covered on a simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Uncover and adjust for seasonings. I am adding an additional tsp of parsley. Add cooked chicken and stir. Cover and cook for an additional 15 minutes. Serve over rice or you can add the rice, stir and serve. Garnishing with some chopped green scallions and my delicious Italian Garlic Parmesan baked croutons - please check out my recipe. Enjoy. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for updates on new episodes https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcWrXNVItYUqoExg_Y86AA I have always loved to cook. Just my husband and I for over 30 years. Wanted to share my kitchen with you and hope you enjoy some recipes I cook and have created over the years. Lets have some fun with cooking to soothe the soul. Today is the time to enjoy a piece of yesterday for tomorrow. EMAIL - Please ask a question tesscooks4u@gmail.com Follow me at: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcWrXNVItYUqoExg_Y86AA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tesscooks4u Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/118345525990341849190/118345525990341849190/posts/p/pub Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/tesscooks4u/tesss-kitchen-recipe-videos/ Email: tesscooks4u@gmail.com