It’s the best lemon chicken rice soup prepared with simple fresh ingredients and lemon juice. A delicious hearty and healthy soup that goes well for all seasons. The soup also has the lemon’s zesty brightness, the chicken’s richness, and the rice’s hearty satisfaction. A very flavorful and satisfying soup with a very quick and easy-to-prepare homemade chicken broth. Check here the recipe for lemon chicken soup with rice.
On a winter chilly day, this chicken soup with rice and lemon juice is a complete nourishment food. It is also a very healthy and filling soup that keeps you energized. Its pleasurable flavors and soothing characteristics will fulfill your desires.
I love using lemon chicken and rice soup mostly in cold seasons, it is really warming soup. It’s a very comforting homemade soup that you can enjoy throughout the year.
Enjoy this chicken recipe soup with lemon juice for a midday lunch or a satisfying dinner. This chicken soup makes for an incredible meal choice that will leave you thoroughly pleased.
A very satisfying soup prepared at home. It contains homemade chicken broth, tender chicken, herbs, fresh vegetables, fragrant lime juice, and hearty rice.
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It’s The Perfect Soup Choice
Reasons for lemon chicken and rice soup to be the perfect choice:
- It’s very easy to prepare.
- An ideal choice for the cold season or for a comforting meal.
- Has fresh and lively flavors.
- It is a very adaptable soup.
- Also a very hearty and healthy soup.
Is This Chicken Lemon Rice Soup Healthy?
YES! This chicken lemon and rice soup is very healthy. It is a good source of chicken’s lean protein, vegetable vitamins, and minerals, and also a good boost of vitamin C from the lemon. You get a nourishing healthy diet with well-balanced soup.
When To Add Lemon To Chicken Soup
To obtain the most out of the lemon juice, add it at the final stages of cooking. It keeps the fresh and aromatic taste of lemon. Also has very healthy nutrients. It moreover brings out the flavors of other ingredients. Finally, it enhances the flavor of the soup.
What Is Arborio Rice?
Arborio rice is an Italian variety short grain rice. It is high in starch and gives a good thick texture to the soup.
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Tips For Lemon Chicken And Rice Soup
These few simple tips and tricks will help to make this easy chicken soup with lemon and rice. It’s a very easy versatile recipe and you can easily make changes according to your taste.
- Adding Lemon: it is better to add lemon to the chicken at the last stages of cooking, otherwise it soup will get bitter. It also improves the soup’s bright flavor.
- Cook Rice: to avoid mushy or soggy rice in the soup, cook the rice separately and then add the cooked rice towards the end.
- Save Time: Use low-sodium chicken broth from the store instead of preparing it. And cook chicken and shred it in advance to save time.
- More vegetables: add more vegetables like spinach or arugula to soup to get a great green boost with vitamins and minerals in the soup
- Seasoning: adjust the seasoning at the end of cooking with salt and pepper according to your taste. Use additional herbs according to your taste.
- Reheating: it is better to reheat the leftover chicken lemon soup with rice on low heat to retain its flavor.
Ingredients For Lemon Chicken Soup With Rice
It’s a tasty and easy lemon chicken rice soup recipe, its ingredients are very easily available.
For Homemade Chicken Broth
- chicken pieces: like breasts or thighs go well (skinless and boneless), or whole chicken.
- Scraps: (carrots peels and ends pieces), onion (skins and ends), celery ends, chicken skin, and chicken bones.
- Seasoning: bay leaves, salt, and pepper according to taste.
- water: for chicken broth.
For Soup
- Vegetables: carrots, onions, and celery are used in this soup.
- Seasoning: use garlic cloves and dried thyme for better flavor. If thyme is not available, use any other herbs of your choice.
- Oil: it is better to use olive oil or extra virgin olive oil.
- Chicken broth: prepare the broth at home. To save time it is better to use readymade low-sodium chicken broth.
- Arborio rice: any other white rice like basmati rice, long grain rice, or even brown rice also goes well with this soup.
- Fresh Lemon juice: to give the soup a better flavor.
How To Make Chicken Lemon Rice Soup
- Prepare the chicken broth: Take the vegetable scraps like carrots (peels, ends), onion (skins, ends), and celery ends in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add chicken pieces (breast or thighs), bay leaves, salt, pepper, and water. Now get this to a boil on high heat. Then lower the heat and let it simmer for nearly 30 minutes or till the chicken gets tender.
- Get the chicken shredded: Remove the chicken pieces from the broth and shred them. Take a fine mesh strainer and strain the chicken broth. Keep the homemade chicken broth aside. Also, discard the vegetable and chicken scraps.
- Saute vegetables: Heat oil on medium-high in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add the chopped carrots, onions, celery, garlic, and thyme. Cook till they get tender for about 5 minutes.
- Add rice and chicken: Now add in rice, shredded chicken and pour in the chicken broth. Get it to a boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for nearly 15 minutes or until the rice is cooked.
- Finishing: Add the lemon juice and nicely stir it. Season the chicken lemon rice soup with salt and pepper according to your taste. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley or mint and lemon slices.
Easy and healthy chicken soup with lemon and rice cooked using fresh simple ingredients. It is a recipe for chicken lemon rice soup from scratch with homemade chicken broth.
What To Serve With Lemon Chicken And Rice Soup
Chicken lemon Soup can be served as a main whole meal. Serve side dishes like crusty bread, roasted garlic bread, side salad, roasted vegetables, and rice cakes with this soup. Even fried rice goes well with this soup.
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F.A.Qs
Is It Necessary To Use Arborio Rice?
NO, any other short-grain white rice also can be used instead of arborio rice. Long-grain white rice like Basmati or Jasmine also goes well with this soup. Also, try Brown rice for this soup.
Only the time consumed can vary depending on the rice used. Brown rice consumes more time and liquid.
How To Prepare Soup with Leftover or Rotisserie Chicken?
Heat oil in a large pot / Dutch oven, add chopped carrots, onions, celery, garlic, and thyme. Cook for 5 minutes until tender. Add rice, salt, and pepper and mix well. Then add in the chicken broth and let it simmer for nearly 15 minutes or the until rice is cooked. Add in the shredded chicken, lime juice and mix well.
How Long Can You Keep This Soup
This soup can be stored in the fridge or freezer. First, to avoid bacterial growth, let the soup cool completely. It can be stored as follows:
- In Fridge: Store it in an air-tight container for 3 – 4 days.
- In Freezer: Use freezer bags to store the soup for 2 – 3 months.
- To Reheat: Before reusing the frozen soup it is better to thaw it in the fridge overnight. Reheat it on low heat. Stir occasionally to get the soup evenly heated.
If the soup is having odd smell while reheating it is better to discard it.
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Can Bone-In and Skin-On Chicken Be Used?
YES, Bone-In and Skin-On chicken be used for this soup. Only while shredding the chicken, discard the bones and skin.
Can Cooked Chicken and Chicken Broth Be Used?
YES! Cooked and shredded chicken and chicken broth can be used to make this soup. It will consume less time to cook and will get prepared faster.
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Equipments For Chicken Lemon Rice Soup
- Chicken Shredder– to shred the chicken pieces for chicken rice soup with lemon juice
- Vegetable Peeler – to peel carrots for the soup
- Fine Mesh Strainer – to strain the chicken broth
- Dutch Oven – to prepare soup in a Dutch oven
- Large Pot – prepare soup in a large pan pot
Chicken Lemon Rice Soup Recipe – Debz Delicious
Ingredients
For Homemade Chicken Broth
- 1 lb or 500 grams chicken boneless and skinless (breast or thighs)
- vegetable and chicken scraps (carrots peels and ends pieces), onion (skins and ends), celery ends, chicken skins, and bones.
- 2 bay leaves
- salt and pepper (according to taste)
- 8 cups water
For Soup
- 1 cup carrots (diced)
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1 cup celery (diced)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves (crushed)
- 1/2 tsp thyme dried
- 1/2 cup arborio rice or any white rice
- 8 cups chicken broth (homemade or readymade)
- 2 lemons (juiced)
- parsley or mint (chopped) for garnishing
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Instructions
- First, prepare the chicken broth, take the vegetable scraps like peels and ends of carrots, onions, and celery. Place them in a large pot or Dutch oven.
- Add the chicken pieces (breast or thighs), chicken skin and bones, bay leaves, salt, pepper, and water to the pot.
- On high heat get this to a boil. Then lower the heat and let it simmer for nearly 30 minutes or until the chicken gets tender.
- Then remove the chicken pieces from the broth and shred them. Strain the chicken broth with a fine mesh strainer.
- Keep the homemade chicken broth aside and discard the vegetable scraps, chicken bones, and skin.
- Place the empty large pot or Dutch oven on medium-high heat and add the olive oil.
- Add the diced carrots, onions, celery, garlic (crushed), and thyme. Cook for nearly 5 minutes or till they get tender.
- Add the rice, shredded chicken and pour in the chicken broth.
- Get it to boil and then lower the heat. Let it simmer for nearly 15 minutes or till the rice gets cooked.
- Finally, add the lemon juice and nicely stir it. Taste the lemon chicken soup with rice and season it with salt and pepper according to your taste.
- Garnish it with fresh chopped parsley or mint, and lemon slices before serving.
Notes
- it is better to add the lemon juice at the end, to keep its bright flavor.
- the chicken broth can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge with the shredded chicken.
- readymade chicken broth can be used, it saves time. Only check if salt is already added to the broth and adjust accordingly.
- if arborio rice is not available, other rice like brown rice, long grain rice, or basmati rice can be used. Only the rice cooking time will vary according to the rice used.
- if dried thyme is not available other herbs also can be used.
Nice soup
Prepared this soup last night it was amazing!
OMG! it was our favorite and a very mouthwatering recipe. I planning to prepare it mostly at weekends.
That soup was tasting too good, I had also added oats in the soup, I also prefer to add oats. It was a mouthwatering soup.
It’s a quick and delicious recipe, also easy to prepare. My husband and myself both enjoyed it.
Tasty Chicken Soup with rice