Souper Easy Chicken and Rice Soup

I took ideas from several recipes and came up with this. It was really easy and my family really enjoyed it, especially my sick DH.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  diced onion
• 1  cup celery
• 1  cup carrot
• 1⁄2 cup  frozen peas
• 5 (4 ounce)  chicken breast tenders (approximately 4 oz each)
• 1  cup rice
• 10  bouillon cubes
• 10  cups water
• 1  teaspoon thyme
• 1  tablespoon butter
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Saute onion and celery in butter for one minute.
2. Add water, bouillon, peas, chicken, carrots and thyme and bring to a boil.
3. Add rice and let simmer for 30-45 minutes until rice and all veggies are tender.
4. Remove chicken and chop into bite size pieces. Stir back into soup.
5. Enjoy!