Tomato Chicken Rice Soup

Tomato Chicken Rice Soup

A very comforting chicken rice soup loaded with flavors and vitamins. A true homemade remedy for cold.

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6 chicken drumsticks
• 2 carrots, cut in thick slices
• 5 cloves garlic
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 6 cups water for the broth
• 2 cups water for the soup
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tomatoes, ¾ cup when pureed
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried mint
• ½ cup rice
• ¼ cup boiled corn
• 1 cup roughly chopped spinach
• 1 lemon, squeezed
• 1 teaspoon salt

 

Instructions

1. Boil chicken drumsticks with carrot, garlic cloves and black pepper in 6 cups of water until tender.
2. Remove the chicken from the broth and shred.
3. Heat olive oil in a deep pot. Saute pureed tomatoes and Homemade Tomato Paste with dried mint in it.
4. Pour 2 cups of pure water and the chicken broth including carrot and garlic into the pot. Add rice when it boils. Cook until tender.
5. Add shredded chicken, chickpeas and corn. Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.
6. Finally add in the spinach, lemon juice and salt. Simmer for a few minutes.
7. Serve hot with croutons.

Notes

If the soup gets thicker when it gets cold, just add in some hot water and then heat the soup stirring occasionally
- Stick to only half a cup of rice and serve once it's cooked. I waited and the rice fell all apart. I might like to replace rice with home made dumplings. I excluded the mint and only added 1/2 tsp of lemon juice. I couldn't taste it so I wold try adding more next time. I love the spinach and I added celery. I didn't make my own broth but that would be good to try next time.