The BEST Chicken & Rice Soup EVER

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner; chicken thighs are more affordable.

white rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

Brown rice is more nutritious.

Prep the mirepoix by dicing onions, carrots, and celery.

Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat and melt 1/2 stick of butter.

Add half of the mirepoix to the pot and sweat it down until tender.

Add 1 tablespoon of Better Than Bouillon chicken base and 1 tablespoon of Italian herb paste.

Mix in a pinch of red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to taste.

Stir in 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour and cook for about a minute.

Pour in 8 cups of low sodium chicken broth and add smoked turkey.

Cover and simmer until the turkey is tender enough to fall off the bone.

Remove the smoked turkey, shred it, and return it to the pot along with the remaining mirepoix.

Add chopped rotisserie chicken and 1 cup of rinsed rice to the pot.

Pour in 1/2 cup of heavy cream, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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