Dad's Chicken Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups canned low sodium chicken broth (or more--i usually use more like 12)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice (or pasta)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme, crumbled
• 2 cups diced cooked chicken
• salt and pepper
• chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 bring first five ingredients to boil in heavy large pot or dutch oven over high heat.
• 2 mix in rice and thyme.
• 3 return soup to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered until rice is tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• 5 add chicken and simmer until heated through, thinning with additional broth if desired.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 transfer soup to large bowl.
• 8 garnish with parsley and serve.
• 9 note: if using pasta instead of rice, add it with the chicken and simmer until the pasta is tender.
• 10 i like corkscrew pasta in this.