Thursday, September 13, 2012

Chicken Soup with Rice and Zucchini

I made my regular homemade chicken soup the other night but decided to use rice instead of noodles to make it gluten-free. My younger daughter who has very specific tastes LOVED it; in fact she has been eating it for three days straight and even wanted it for breakfast this morning.

Trader Joe's Organic bone-in chicken (reasonably priced and flavorful!)
Coarsely chopped celery
Coarsely chopped onion
Gluten-free chicken bouillon (check for forbidden ingredients)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Handfuls of raw white rice (you can use leftover cooked but this absorbed the broth and tasted so good)
Chopped fresh zucchini and/or other vegetables

Simmer the chicken, celery, and onion in water until done. Strain everything out, pick the chicken off the bones, separate the fat from the broth. Put the broth back in the pot and season with bouillon, salt, and pepper, and throw in some handfuls of rice and simmer until it's cooked. A few minutes before serving add the zucchini and cooked chicken (save half the chicken for another recipe). Don't overcook the zucchini.

Note: If you have time and the desire, you can blend (using a regular or hand-blender) the mushy onion and celery from the broth and put it in the soup.

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