Curried Chicken and Rice Soup
Dill, lemon and curry add a boost of bold flavor to chicken soup, without any added fat.
Dovetailing Tip: Use the chicken breasts you cooked on day 1 to add to this recipe instead of the bone in chicken breast it calls for.
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Ingredients:
| 1 | bone-in chicken breast (about 1 1/2 pounds), halved |
| 2 | medium carrots , sliced diagonally into 2-inch pieces |
| 1 | bay leaf |
| kosher salt | |
| 6 cups | low-sodium chicken broth |
| 2 tablespoons | unsalted butter |
| 1 | large onion, very thinly sliced |
| 1 teaspoon | sugar |
| 1 1/2 teaspoon | madras curry powder |
| 1/3 cup | jasmine rice |
| 3 tablespoons | finely chopped fresh mint |
| 3 tablespoons | chopped fresh dill |
| 1 | lemon , cut into wedges |
Directions:
Combine the chicken, carrots, bay leaf and a pinch of salt in a medium saucepan. Add 3 cups broth and bring to a boil; immediately reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the chicken is just firm, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the butter in another saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt; cook until the onion is soft, 5 minutes. Add the curry powder and cook for 1 minute. Add the rice and the remaining 3 cups broth. Increase the heat to medium, cover and simmer until the rice falls apart, 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove the chicken from its broth; discard the skin and shred the meat into pieces. Return the shredded chicken to the same broth.
Puree the rice mixture with an immersion blender until smooth (or use a regular blender, then return to the pan). Pour in the shredded chicken and broth, stirring gently to combine; bring to a simmer. Toss in the chopped herbs and serve the soup with lemon wedges.
Source: foodnetwork.com
