Mark Bittman's Chicken and Rice Soup

I love Mark Bittman's recipes. They are so easy, and use mostly easy to find ingredients. This recipe came from his book How to Cook Everything. In 3O minutes you can have homemade chicken soup. How cool is that?

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 5 -6  cups chicken broth
• 1⁄2 cup long grain white rice
• 1  carrot, peeled and cut into thin slices
• 1  stalk celery, thinly sliced
• 1  cup chicken, raw
•  salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Place stock in a large, deep saucepan and turn the heat to medium-high.
2. when the stock is just about boiling turn the heat down to medium so that it bubbles but not too vigorously.
3. Stir in the rice, celery, and carrot.
4. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
5. Stir in the chicken. If raw, cook 5 to 8 minutes or until cooked.
6. If chicken is cooked, cook 2 to 3 minutes or until hot.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. ** you can sub 1 cup cooked chicken for the raw, if desired.