How to Make Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup Easy | The Best One Pot Comfort Meal

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, and thighs are often less expensive than breasts.

Preheat air fryer to 390°F.

Cut the top off two bulbs of garlic, drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper, wrap in foil, and air fry for 20-25 minutes until golden and soft.

Squeeze roasted garlic into a paste and set aside.

Pat chicken thighs dry, coat with oil, and season with poultry magic, roasted chicken seasoning, no salt garlic and herb, paprika, and Cajun seasonings.

Add oil to a pot, brown the chicken on both sides, then remove it from the pot.

Add butter to the pot, then add carrots, onion, and celery with a touch of salt and black pepper; cook for about 5 minutes.

Stir in half of the roasted garlic paste, Italian seasoning, and two bay leaves.

Pour in chicken broth and return the chicken to the pot along with any accumulated juices; add a touch of Cajun seasoning and mix.

Cover and cook until chicken is done, about 20 minutes.

Remove chicken, add 1 cup of rice, and stir; cook uncovered until rice is tender, stirring occasionally for about 12 minutes.

Add kale (optional), heavy cream, parmesan cheese, the remaining roasted garlic paste, and shredded chicken back into the pot; simmer for 5 minutes.

Squeeze in half a lemon, taste and adjust seasonings, and remove bay leaves.

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