Harvest Chicken Rice Soup Recipe

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Because the produce in this soup is pureed, you can easily get children to eat their vegetables...without knowing it! Kids of all ages will surely savor this classic soup.

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Harvest Chicken Rice Soup Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 2-1/4 hours

Yield: 20 Servings

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Ingredients

2 celery ribs with leaves
2 medium carrots
1 pound white potatoes, peeled
1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled
3 quarts water
2 pounds broiler/fryer chicken pieces, skin removed
2 large onions, halved
3 reduced-sodium chicken bouillon cubes
3 cups cooked rice (prepared without added salt)
Pepper to taste

Directions

Cut vegetables into 2-in. pieces; place in a 5-qt. Dutch oven. Add the water, chicken, onions and bouillon. Bring to a boil; skim fat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours.
Strain broth and skim fat. Remove chicken; cool. Remove meat from bones and cut into bite-size pieces; set meat aside. Discard bones.
Puree the vegetables and broth in a blender; strain. Return chicken and broth to Dutch oven. Stir in rice. Cook over medium heat until bubbly, stirring occasionally. Season with pepper. Yield: 20 servings (5 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 174 calories, 4 g fat (0 saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 57 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 15 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Harvest Chicken Rice Soup in Taste of Home's Down-Home Diabetic Cookbook Annual 1995, p114