Chicken Creole Soup

Name: Chicken Creole Soup
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine; 2 medium onions, chopped (2 cups); 2 stalks celery, chopped (2 cups); 1 medium green bell pepper, coarsely chopped (1 cup); 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic; 2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or 2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1/4 cup flour; 4 cups chicken broth; 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained (I use the petite diced that you get at superwalmart); 2 dried bay leaves or 1 fresh bay leaf; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne); 1 cup uncooked regular long grain rice; 2 cups water

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Recipe by CookbookCarrie

Chicken soup with a kick, really tasty and easy.

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READY IN: 1hr 55mins

SERVES: 8

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
2

medium onions, chopped (2 cups)
2

stalks celery, chopped (2 cups)
1

medium green bell pepper, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
2

teaspoons finely chopped garlic
2 ¹⁄₂

lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or 2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 inch pieces
¹⁄₄

cup flour
4

cups chicken broth
2

(14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained (I use the petite diced that you get at superwalmart)
2

dried bay leaves or 1 fresh bay leaf
1

teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄

teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1

cup uncooked regular long grain rice
2

cups water

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter in 5 to 6 quart dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Cook onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic and chicken in butter 7 to 9 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is softened and chicken is no longer pink in the center.
Stir in flour.
Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly, until flour is light brown.
Stir in remaining ingredients except rice and water.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium low.
Cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender.
Meanwhile, cook rice in water as directed on package; stir cooked rice into soup.
Remove bay leaves.

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