
Chicken Rice Vegetable Soup
Chicken, rice and vegetable soup with spinach and lemon.
- chicken
- light
- meat
- soup
- weeknight
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boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces · 1 Pound
Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
100%
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celery stalks, sliced · 2 Count
Sleeved Celery
100%
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low-sodium chicken broth · 6 Cup
Swanson 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth
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75%
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baby spinach · 3 Cup
Kroger® Baby Spinach
50%
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carrots, diced · 2 Count
Carrots
27%
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garlic, minced · 2 Count
Garlic
20%
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yellow onion, diced · 1 Count
Kroger® Yellow Onion 3 lb Bag
11%
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long-grain white rice · 0.5 Cup
Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice
10%
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lemon juice · 1 Tablespoon
Kroger® 100% Lemon Juice
3%
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olive oil · 1 Tablespoon
Kroger® Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3%
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black pepper · 0.25 Teaspoon
Kroger® Pure Ground Black Pepper Shaker
1%
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kosher salt · 0.75 Teaspoon
Kroger® Coarse Kosher Salt
0%
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- boneless skinless chicken thighs-1 lb
- low-sodium chicken broth-6 cups
- carrots-2 medium
- celery stalks-2 large stalks
- yellow onion-1 small
- garlic-2 cloves
- baby spinach-3 cups
- long-grain white rice-1/2 cup
- olive oil-1 tablespoon
- lemon juice-1 tablespoon
- kosher salt-3/4 teaspoon
- black pepper-1/4 teaspoon
Prepare vegetables, then cut raw chicken on a separate board and clean hands, board and knife afterward. Use a 6-quart pot and dry long-grain white rice. Dice carrots and onion, slice celery and mince garlic.
Wash hands, the cutting board, and the knife after handling raw chicken to prevent cross-contamination.
Keep fingers tucked away from the chef’s knife while cutting vegetables and chicken.
Brown chicken lightly in the oil over medium heat, about 4 minutes; it will finish cooking in the soup. Add all the salt and pepper and stir.
Use caution when adding chicken to hot oil to avoid splatter.
Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic and cook until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir often.
Simmer rice and broth until rice and vegetables are tender and the largest chicken pieces reach 165°F. Bring to a gentle boil first, reduce heat and start checking after 16–18 minutes; stir occasionally and allow time for heat-up.
Cook chicken to an internal temperature of 165°F.
Keep the soup at a steady simmer rather than a hard boil to reduce splashing.
Stir in spinach and lemon juice and cook until greens wilt and soup is hot throughout, about 1–2 minutes.
Serve hot, sharing the soup evenly, with refills if using smaller bowls. The measured salt is already included; taste before any optional extra seasoning.
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