Chicken And Rice Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed (1 inch)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, sliced
• 2 vegetable bouillon cubes, i prefer knorr
• 4 chicken bouillon cubes, this is based on making 1 3/4 gal soup (2 gal pot)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper (to taste)
• 2 cups instant rice (or 4 depends on how brothy you like soup, half as much for reg. or parboiled rice)
• 1 gallon water, approximately

Recipe

• 1 in large pot (2 gallon), add enough oil to cover bottom and put heat to high.
• 2 add cubed chicken and brown slightly, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add chopped veggies and spices, mix, cover and let cook for about 5 minutes, stir occasionally.
• 4 put in enough water to just cover veggies, cover, bring to a boil.
• 5 put in more water to reach about three inches from top.
• 6 cover, bring to a boil, then turn down to medium low or until pot just barely boils.
• 7 cook for about 25 minutes or until veggies tender (add reg rice here if using).
• 8 turn off heat, add instant rice, stir, cover(keep on simmer for reg rice until tender).
• 9 let sit for about ten minutes or until rice is tender.