Chicken and Rice Soup

Name: Chicken and Rice Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp butter ((or more oil)); 2 garlic cloves (, minced); 1 onion (, chopped); 3 carrots (, halved then cut into 1cm / 2/5" slices (quarter if really thick)); 3 celery ribs (, cut into 1 cm / 2/5" slices); 3 tsp Vegeta stock powder (, or 2 x vegetable or chicken bouillon cube, or 2 tsp powder (Note 2)); 1/2 tsp dried parsley; 1/2 tsp dried thyme, optional; 1/4 tsp black pepper (, finely ground); 4 cups (1 litre) chicken broth (, low sodium); 4 cups (1 litre) water; 600 g (1.2 lb) bone in (, skinless chicken thighs, 4 x 150g/5oz (Note 1)); 1 cup (180g) long grain white rice (, uncooked (Note 3)); Salt, adjust to taste; 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley ((optional))

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:55min

Recipe video above. You don't need to manhandle a whole chicken to make a beautiful flavour infused, golden, savoury broth. Use chicken pieces instead - it's so much faster and the broth is absolutely incredible! Better flavour that using breast or rotisserie chicken. Inactive simmer time: 30 minutes.

Updated at: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:49:13 GMT