Lemon Chicken soup with Brown rice
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Chicken broth2 cups water1 cube chicken bullion1.5 cups brown rice2 cups diced clelery1.5 cups onion2 chicken breast1 cup flour3/4 cup butter1 lemon1 bulb garlicsea saltpepper
In a large pot bring to boil chicken broth, water, bullion, celery, onions, brown rice, 1/2 bulb of garlic and 1/2 of juice of lemon (add more lemon for a stronger lemon flavor). Once boiling lower to simmer and cover.
In a sauce pan cook cubed chicken breast with lemon and rest of garlic until cooked through, add to main pot.
In a larger sauce pan melt butter and begin to add flour a little at a time making a roux, be sure to continue to stir throughout heating to avoid clumping and burning. Add Sea salt and pepper to flavor, add to main pot.
Continue to simmer main pot for at least an hour, longer for flavor to come together but stir occasionally to avoid rice sticking to bottom. Season with additional salt and pepper and add more water or milk if too thick.
Makes approx. 8 servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNOWAK.
In a sauce pan cook cubed chicken breast with lemon and rest of garlic until cooked through, add to main pot.
In a larger sauce pan melt butter and begin to add flour a little at a time making a roux, be sure to continue to stir throughout heating to avoid clumping and burning. Add Sea salt and pepper to flavor, add to main pot.
Continue to simmer main pot for at least an hour, longer for flavor to come together but stir occasionally to avoid rice sticking to bottom. Season with additional salt and pepper and add more water or milk if too thick.
Makes approx. 8 servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNOWAK.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 313.4
- Total Fat: 17.8 g
- Cholesterol: 49.8 mg
- Sodium: 1,434.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 29.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
- Protein: 7.9 g
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