Lime Chicken Rice Soup

Name: Lime Chicken Rice Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 (14 ounce) cans fat-free chicken broth; 1 celery rib, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces; 2 carrots, sliced (1/2 inch thick slices); 1/2 onion, chopped; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless (cut into 1/2 inch pieces); 1 cup long-grain rice; 1 lime, juiced; 1 teaspoon lime zest; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon thyme (snipped or 1/4 tsp. dried)

Submitted by DailyInspiration

"A slow-cooker traditional chicken & rice soup with a twist - lime and lime zest, to be exact! Sounds delicious! (cook times are provided, but use your discretion based upon your specific cooker)"

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Ready In:: 6hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 (14 ounce) cans fat-free chicken broth
1 celery rib, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
2 carrots, sliced (1/2 inch thick slices)
¹⁄₂ onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
¹⁄₂ lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
1 cup long-grain rice
1 lime, juiced
1 teaspoon lime zest
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon fresh lemon thyme (snipped or 1/4 tsp. dried)

directions

Combine the broth, celery, onion, bay leaf, and chicken in the crock pot. Cover and cook on Low just until the chicken is almost cooked through, 4-5 hours. Stir in the rice, cover and cook on Low until the rice is tender - 1 1/2 - 3 hours. Discard the bay leaf. Stir in the lime juice and zest, black pepper and thyme. Cover and cook 5 minutes.

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Reviews

The aroma therapy alone from this cooking is worth making this yummy soup. That said, you'll certainly want to enjoy every last morsel and drop. Simply delicious and a great comfort food as well. Made for Culinary Quest 2014.

Annacia
Great bright flavor for such a simple recipe! We really enjoyed it. I made it in my pressure cooker and didn't adjust for the liquid loss and the rice absorbed most of the liquid. It was more of a stew, but was still outstanding. The lime really makes this dish. Made for Culinary Quest 2014.

PanNan