I hope you love this Easy Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup as much as my family does!
This is one of the first recipes I shared with you here, and it’s still a family favorite! I have been making this chicken rice soup for years, long before I had a blog. If anyone is sick at my house, this chicken soup is always the perfect remedy. Even if I’m the sick one, I still have enough energy to make this recipe because it’s so easy!
While this recipe is easy to make, it isn’t exactly a quick dinner. It only takes about 15 minutes of active prep/cooking, but then it has to simmer a while to give the rice and carrots time to cook. If you’re in a hurry, you could use shredded carrots and instant rice to speed up the process, but I usually don’t mind making a recipe that takes a while to cook as long as I don’t have to be standing over the stove the whole time. This soup also reheats VERY well, so you can make it ahead of time and then just heat it up when you’re ready to eat.
The way I know this soup is good is it’s on the (very) short list of non-cheeseburger dinners that both my kids like. My youngest tells me all the time that he doesn’t like soup (weirdo), but he somewhat regularly asks me to make “that soup with the carrots.” This soup is hearty, creamy, mild, and just plain comforting. Everyone loves it!
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 40 minutes |
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- 3 tablespoons butter
- 4 medium carrots peeled and diced
- 4 celery stalks diced
- 1 small onion finely diced (to hide its existence from picky children)
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup wild rice or wild/brown rice blend uncooked
- 2 cup milk
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- Melt butter in large stockpot over medium heat. Add diced carrots, celery, and onion. Stir to coat with butter, and allow to cook while cutting chicken.
- Add chicken, salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir fry 3-5 minutes until outside of chicken is mostly cooked. Sprinkle with flour and stir to coat.
- Slowly pour in chicken broth while stirring to keep mixture smooth. Bring to boil, and stir in rice.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook the recommended cooking time for your choice of rice (usually 30-40 minutes).
- Remove cover, and taste rice to be sure it is cooked completely (if not, continue cooking a few more minutes). When rice is done, stir in milk, and return heat to medium. Bring to a low boil, and simmer soup a few more minutes until heated through. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
Adapted from allrecipes.com.
More chicken soup recipes you’ll want to see:
Lemon Chicken Soup with Rice
Tuscan Chicken Potato Soup
Oh.My.Goodness! I made the soup tonight, and it was just terrific. I was a little afraid that it would be rather bland, but it wasn’t at all. My husband and I both loved it! I didn’t really understand how the flour would work, until I realized it was a thickening agent, and it gave the soup a creamy look. This was an easy recipe and oh so good. The only change I made was to use vanilla almond milk, as that’s all I use. It was wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe; I will make it often.
Made this for dinner last night and after more than 25 years of making my own version of Chicken Soup both my husband and I agreed this was much more flavorful. Definitely a keeper. Served with frozen french bread loaf and salad. Thank you for sharing
Wow! That’s about the best compliment I could receive! Thanks so much, Anne. I’m happy you enjoyed the recipe :)
Could u do this minus the milk n Inna crock pot?? Hope u answer before tmrw lol.
Hi, Ashley! I can’t say for sure how this would turn out in a crock pot since I haven’t made it that way. I think if I wanted to do it in a slow cooker, I would skip the flour and add a can of cream of chicken soup. That would give the same creaminess, and then you could add in milk or half and half at the end before serving. Hope that helps!!
Hmmm good idea on cream of chicken!!! I’ll let ya know how it turns out !!!
This looks like something everyone in the family would like.
Hi, Jenny. Everyone in my family actually does like this, which I can’t say for that many recipes!! :)
Awesome soup `
Thanks, Sherri! :)
I made this soup several times about three years ago then summer came and I forgot how darn good it is (l have too many pins LOL). Since the weather has cooled here in Michigan and you reminded me, I made it again last night and it was every bit as good as I remember. Thank you for bringing this awesome recipe back to my attention.
I’m so glad to hear it, Kris! Thank you! I’m happy that I reminded you about it :)
A really yummy looking soup! I had to chuckle about the onion — I have to do the same thing. :-)
I’m glad it’s not just me! Thanks, Joanne :)
Andi, your the best!!
No YOU are, Don ;) Thank you!!