Not sure if anyone still looks at my blog since I don't post as much anymore! But last Sunday at church we had what we call Souper Bowl Sunday! It's a lot of fun really as people bring different kinds of soup, and after church we go and have lunch together. This is the soup I made this year and it won first place! Most of my cooking I never measure so I tried guessing the closest measurements on things to write the recipe out! You can always tweak it to your liking too! :) Hope you enjoy this!
Cheesy Chicken and Rice Soup
3-4 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed into bite sized pieces
1 onion chopped or you can use dried minced onion
Garlic powder or minced garlic (I think i had used about 2 teaspoons minced garlic)
8-10 cups water
1 1/2 cups rice ( You can use any kind of rice, brown rice will just take longer to cook. I used Jasmine rice.)
3 Tablespoons chicken base
Broccoli, fresh or frozen and how ever much you like in the soup
1 quart heavy whipping cream
American cheese slices
Pepper jack cheese
Salt and pepper optional if you think it needs it. (I didn't add any because i thought it was seasoned enough already.)
If
using fresh onion & garlic, saute in butter until tender in a large
soup pan, (at least a 6 quart pan). Add chicken breast, water, rice and
chicken base. cook until rice is almost tender, add the broccoli and
continue cooking until the broccoli is cooked to your liking. Turn down
heat a little and add the heavy cream, heat until almost boiling and add
your cheeses until how ever cheesy you like it. If it is to thick you
can add some milk to thin it out, or if it is to thin you can add some
cornstarch and cold water mixed together to the soup and stir until
thickened. Season to taste if needed.
Note* I do not
usually measure anything when I make soup! I usually go by taste so if
you have questions you can ask me! :) I tried to figure the amounts the
closest to what I put in!
