Monday, October 19, 2015

chicken and wild rice soup


So in an attempt to redeem myself from the previous post failure, I began to think about how I could use the chicken, rice, and broccoli to create something delicious. I have to say, I worked some sort of magic in Kitty's Kitchen tonight. I decided to make chicken and rice soup out of the leftover one dish meal. I first took out some homemade chicken broth from the freezer, thawed it and brought it to a boil. While the broth was thawing, I took out the left over chicken thighs, de-boned them, and cut them into bite sized pieces. I also searched in the fridge to see what other leftover ingredients could become part of this soup. I found some leftover potato slices from sunday breakfast, and some baby spinach. I dumped everything into the boiling broth: chicken, rice, broccoli, potatoes, and spinach. I tasted the broth and to me it needed a little seasoning, so I added salt and pepper to liven it up a bit. I also threw in a small handful of minced onion for good measure. I stirred this together and turned down the heat to a simmer. I continued to watch it until the spinach was wilted and the rice had finished cooking (remember from the previous post that my rice wasn't completely cooked to my likeing :) ). While the soup simmered I warmed up some yeast rolls and sprinkled some garlic salt on top.  I have to say this soup was amazing, and definitely a save for those leftovers! Remember, you don't ever have to eat the same thing twice. Be creative and always have an open mind to how foods can be reinvented.  Enjoy!!!!!


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