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I always thought I didn’t like soup very much, but it turns out I just don’t like canned soup very much. Making soup at home makes a huge difference in flavor and especially the texture of soups. The vegetables in homemade soup aren’t mushy, you can make it as meaty as you’d like, and great homemade soup doesn’t have to take all day.
My neighbor recently gave me a recipe that she loved for Lemon Rice Soup. I was a bit leery of using a can of cream of chicken soup, but it added a nice creamy texture, and the lemon juice really brightens up the soup. It’s a nice change from traditional chicken noodle. For my meat lovers, I also added two diced chicken breasts and omitted the eggs. This was an easy soup that my family gave a thumbs up and I’ll definitely make it again.
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Lemon Chicken and Rice Soup
Ingredients
- ¾ cup long grain rice
- 4 cans chicken broth 56 oz.
- 1 can of cream of chicken soup
- 2 chicken breasts diced
- juice of one lemon approximately 3 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Bring 1 can of chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir in rice.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until all the broth is absorbed.
- Add remaining 3 cans of chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, chicken breast, and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, approximately 20 min.
- Add lemon juice, parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper.
More easy soup recipes:
Spicy Chicken Soup (Barbara Bakes)
Baked Potato Soup (Barbara Bakes)
Zuppa Tuscana (Lori’s Lipsmacking Goodness)
Easy Minestrone Soup (Two Peas and Their Pod)
Sigrid
You wrote, “Add three cans of chicken broth cream of chicken soup.” What exactly are you saying? How much chicken broth and how much cream of chicken soup? Please clarify.
Melissa Griffiths
It was just missing a comment. You are adding the three cans of chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, and the next ingredient.
Darlene
Sounds so good. How many does this recipe serve?
Barbara Schieving
Thanks Darlene! It makes about six servings.
Jamie
I love making soups from scratch and they don’t have to be complicated either. This looks like a perfect weeknight soup to make. Quick, easy and delicious. Thanks for sharing your neighbor’s recipe.
Chaya
Barbara, you are so right about homemade soup compared to canned soup. There is life in “real” soup. I have been making a few new soups, each week and I plan to add this to the list for cooking, within a few weeks.
If you have a moment, would you link this to Let’s Do Brunch. It is the perfect recipe for a warming lunch in the cold weather, we are having in New York.
http://sweetsav.blogspot.com/2011/01/lets-do-brunch-12.html
Becky
This is my absolute favorite soup! Josh has even learned to cook it. I have a similar recipe posted up, slightly different. I will try yours next time! Here is my version: http://www.thevintagemixer.com/2008/02/lemon-rice-and-asparagus-soup.html