Lime Chicken Rice Soup

Name: Lime Chicken Rice Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 (14 ounce) cans fat-free chicken broth; 1 celery rib, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces; 2 carrots, sliced (1/2 inch thick slices); 1/2 onion, chopped; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless (cut into 1/2 inch pieces); 1 cup long-grain rice; 1 lime, juiced; 1 teaspoon lime zest; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon thyme (snipped or 1/4 tsp. dried)

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Recipe by DailyInspiration

A slow-cooker traditional chicken & rice soup with a twist - lime and lime zest, to be exact! Sounds delicious! (cook times are provided, but use your discretion based upon your specific cooker)

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READY IN: 6hrs 15mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

(14 ounce) cans fat-free chicken broth
1

celery rib, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
2

carrots, sliced (1/2 inch thick slices)
¹⁄₂

onion, chopped
1

bay leaf
¹⁄₂

lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
1

cup long-grain rice
1

lime, juiced
1

teaspoon lime zest
¹⁄₂

teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1

teaspoon fresh lemon thyme (snipped or 1/4 tsp. dried)

DIRECTIONS

Combine the broth, celery, onion, bay leaf, and chicken in the crock pot. Cover and cook on Low just until the chicken is almost cooked through, 4-5 hours. Stir in the rice, cover and cook on Low until the rice is tender - 1 1/2 - 3 hours. Discard the bay leaf. Stir in the lime juice and zest, black pepper and thyme. Cover and cook 5 minutes.

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