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"This hearty soup is loaded with vegetables, chicken, rice and herbs. When friends come for lunch, I warm up some garlic toast and make a meal of it," notes Gwen Shawley of El Mirage, Arizona. "It's a great way to cut back on calories and fat."
This recipe is:
Healthy
Diabetic Friendly
Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 197 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 682 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch.
Originally published as Tomato Chicken Rice Soup in Light & Tasty December/January 2005, p63
Full-Bodied White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.
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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2012 by Mrs_T
To answer the questions that have been asked, I would guess one just stirs the flour in the small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it becomes brown. I think this step is supposed to make the soup taste similar to chicken gumbo, and true gumbo begins with browned flour if I remember right. And yes, it usually includes something for fat or oil along with the flour, but since this is a light recipe this ingredient was not used.However, that said, I must admit that I didn't brown the flour. In fact, I didn't even use the flour. I reserved a half cup of the water and combined it with 2 tablespoons cornstarch (the equivalent to 1/4 cup flour) and stirred it into the simmering soup at the end. It had the same effect of slightly thickening the soup.Having said all that, I must add that the soup was absolutely delicious. My hubby and I both felt it was a "keeper" recipe. The only other thing I changed was to use 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning in place of the 1 tsp. oregano and 1 tsp. thyme. Italian seasoning contains both of those herbs and I just thought we would like it better. A wonderful soup!
To answer the questions that have been asked, I would guess one just stirs the flour in the small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it becomes brown. I think this step is supposed to make the soup taste similar to chicken gumbo, and true gumbo begins with browned flour if I remember right. And yes, it usually includes something for fat or oil along with the flour, but since this is a light recipe this ingredient was not used.
However, that said, I must admit that I didn't brown the flour. In fact, I didn't even use the flour. I reserved a half cup of the water and combined it with 2 tablespoons cornstarch (the equivalent to 1/4 cup flour) and stirred it into the simmering soup at the end. It had the same effect of slightly thickening the soup.
Having said all that, I must add that the soup was absolutely delicious. My hubby and I both felt it was a "keeper" recipe. The only other thing I changed was to use 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning in place of the 1 tsp. oregano and 1 tsp. thyme. Italian seasoning contains both of those herbs and I just thought we would like it better. A wonderful soup!
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2010 by nepraus
My question also, how do you brown flour?
Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2008 by badgergirl
what does it mean to "brown flour"?? is there supposed to be some oil or butter there too?
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