Chicken Soup With Asparagus and Rice

Name: Chicken Soup With Asparagus and Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1 large carrot, peeled and diced; 3/4 cup rice, uncooked; 12 cups chicken stock; 3 ounces pancetta, diced; 16 ounces asparagus, fresh; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 cups cooked chicken, diced (optional); salt; black pepper

Submitted by Acerast

"This was an experiment that turned into a pleasant surprise. I started with a recipe from the Zuni Cafe Cookbook and added a few ingredients for taste and color and increased the quantity for my hungry family. It requires some chopping but comes together rather quickly and is very tasty! (Made in the Midwest with Michigan Asparagus:)"

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photo by Starrynews

Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 large carrot, peeled and diced
³⁄₄ cup rice, uncooked
12 cups chicken stock
3 ounces pancetta, diced
16 ounces asparagus, fresh
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups cooked chicken, diced (optional)
salt
black pepper

directions

In a stockpot, saute the diced onion, celery and carrot in 2 Tablespoons of the olive oil, until the onions are translucent, about 8-10 minutes.
Stir in the rice and add the chicken stock.
Bring the stock to a simmer, cover and cook on low until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, wash the asparagus and trim off the woody ends. (Throw them away or use them to make vegetable stock for another recipe.).
Slice the asparagus in 1-inch lengths on the bias, collecting the tips separately (because they cook very quickly and will be added last).
Heat the remaining 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet.
Saute the pancetta and asparagus pieces (not the tips yet) about 5 minutes, stirring as needed. The idea is to soften the asparagus but not cook it entirely.
Add the asparagus tips and saute an additional minute.
When the rice in the stock pot is tender, add the lemon juice, diced chicken, and the pancetta/aspargus mixture.
Bring to a boil; remove from heat.
Season with salt and pepper.
Serve.

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Reviews

The soup is great, however, I think adding more rice would bring out the comfort effect. I found the lack of rice a little disappointing. With that much stock, maybe, double the amount of rice to one and a half cups of rice and the recipe will be superb. Oh, and I also added some onion powder to the saute mix and substituted a sliced block of salt bacon block with the asparagus. I cooked the pork first, followed by dicing the cooked bacon up prior to combining everything at the end. Enjoy!

Jay D.
Easy and delicious soup! The flavors were a great combination and very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing!

Starrynews
Perfection....thanks for sharing, and thank you mikekey for putting this in your Favorites of 2009 Cookbook!

breezermom
Now and then I run across a recipe that I need to give 10 stars to. This is one of them! Great soup, with such flavors!!! Easy to make, and so colorful. I used Recipe #362005 for the broth. Made for Spring 2009 PAC Orphanage.

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