Simple Hen and Rice Soup

A wholesome and simple rooster and rice soup! Made in a single pot and prepared in 40 minutes, this homeone rooster rice soup is infused with chickeny goodness, contemporary veggies and the colourful flavors of dill and lemon.

Why I Love This Recipe

I really like that this straightforward rooster and rice soup packs a great deal of rooster taste right into a 40-minute soup. More often than not, with the intention to obtain sufficient rooster taste you’ve acquired to slow-simmer an entire rooster for hours and make a home made inventory. Not this recipe.

As a substitute of a slow-simmer, I depend on bone-in, skin-on rooster thighs to do many of the heavy lifting. (I exploit this trick in my Mexican Hen Soup). 

To begin, I render the flavorful fats from rooster pores and skin into the pot then briefly prepare dinner the rice within the fats so it could actually absorb all the flavour. 

The pores and skin is then faraway from the rooster, and the bone-in thighs end cooking within the soup, which infuses the broth with much more taste. 

In case you don’t wish to fuss with cooking rooster, take a look at this Wholesome Fragrant Hen Rice Soup which makes use of rotisserie rooster (or leftover cooked rooster) as a weeknight shortcut.

Elements for this Recipe 

Olive oil

Grapeseed oil or avocado oil may also work right here.

Bone-in skin-on rooster thighs

It’s essential to make use of bone-in, skin-on rooster thighs. 4 rooster thighs typically equals 1 ½ kilos. I don’t suggest utilizing rooster breast because it simply over-cooks and doesn’t impart a lot rooster taste into the dish.

Lengthy grain brown rice

I want brown jasmine rice, however be at liberty to make use of any long-grain brown rice.

Carrots

No must peel the carrot, simply give it a very good scrub earlier than dicing. You’ll want one giant or two small carrots.

Celery 

Celery not solely provides texture, however it additionally provides a quintessential taste to rooster soup!

Onion

Be at liberty to make use of diced yellow or white onion. I don’t suggest pink onion.

Garlic

Recent garlic is essential! To maintain the prep easy and never too time consuming, I’ve you chop it as an alternative of mince it. In case you’ve acquired a garlic press, be at liberty to make use of that.

Low-sodium rooster broth

You may marvel why I name for low-sodium rooster broth after which inform you so as to add kosher salt.utilizing low-sodium rooster broth lets you season as you go and season as you style, aka it lets you management the result. If in case you have common rooster broth, lower the salt measurements by at the least half, then season to style on the finish.

Recent dill 

Dill amps up the flavour so much on this soup. I don’t suggest swapping out the contemporary for dried. Although when you do, contemplate including it to the cooked greens proper earlier than stirring within the broth. In case you don’t like lemon, chopped contemporary parsley or cilantro are nice substitutions. 

Lemon

Recent lemon juice brightens up the savory soup like nothing else can. In case you don’t have lemon available, use a splash of white wine vinegar. 

Step-By-Step Directions to Make This Recipe

1. Brown the rooster thighs.
2. Add the rice to the dripping and prepare dinner briefly.
3. Add the greens and prepare dinner till beginning to soften.
4. Add the broth and rooster and simmer.
5. Take away the rooster and shred the meat.
6. Add the shredded rooster, dill and lemon juice.

FAQs & Skilled Ideas

Because the soup rests (or is saved within the fridge), the rice will proceed to soak up the broth. Preserve some further rooster broth available for scaling down the soup or make due with water. In case you use water, remember to season with further salt to style. 

As a result of this rooster rice soup recipe is so easy, I encourage you to mess around with the veggies you employ. Strive parsnips as an alternative of carrots a while. Or toss in some inexperienced peas or chopped kale on the finish. You’ll be able to maintain it easy or amp it up as a lot as you need!

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Description

This straightforward rooster and rice soup is loaded with rooster taste, tender brown rice, and plenty of contemporary dill. Dig in, this solely takes 40 minutes to make!

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Elements

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 ½ kilos bone-in, skin-on rooster thighs
• 1 cup long-grain brown rice (equivalent to brown jasmine), rinsed
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced onion
• 3 giant cloves garlic, chopped
• Kosher salt and black pepper
• 8 cups low-sodium rooster broth
• ⅓ cup chopped contemporary dill
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice or white wine vinegar

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Directions

1. Warmth oil in a big pot or Dutch oven over medium-high warmth. Season thighs with kosher salt and black pepper. As soon as oil is shimmering, add thighs, pores and skin aspect down in pot, and prepare dinner, with out shifting, till pores and skin is deeply golden brown and crispy, about 10 minutes. Flip and prepare dinner 2 extra minutes; switch thicken to a plate.
2. Cut back warmth to medium and stir in rice, prepare dinner 2 minutes. Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic; season with 1 teaspoon salt and prepare dinner till beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. In the meantime, take away and discard rooster pores and skin.
3. Add broth and rooster (and any amassed juices) to pot, convey to a simmer and prepare dinner till rooster is cooked via, about 8 minutes. Switch rooster to a bowl and proceed to simmer soup till rice is tender, about 5 extra minutes.
4. As soon as rooster is cool sufficient to deal with, take away meat from bones and shred meat into small items utilizing two forks; discard bones.
5. Add shredded rooster, dill and lemon juice to pot; season with salt and pepper to style.

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Notes

You will get this on the desk, begin to end, in 40 minutes. To do that, starch browning the rooster thighs earlier than prepping anything. Whereas these are browning, prep the veggies and rinse the rice—no wasted time!

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Diet

• Serving Measurement: 1 1/2 cup
• Energy: 327
• Fats: 10 g
• Saturated Fats: 2 g
• Carbohydrates: 39 g
• Fiber: 2 g
• Protein: 24 g