Chicken Soup With Rice

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs chicken parts
• 1 medium onion, coursely chopped
• 1 large carrot, in 1 inch slices
• 2 celery ribs, in 1 inch slices
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 bunch parsley
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3/4 cup long grain rice

Recipe

• 1 put all ingredients, except rice, in a large pot with 10 cups of water.
• 2 bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer lightly covered for 3 hours.
• 3 strain broth into large bowl and discard vegetables; return broth to pot.
• 4 remove chicken; remove meat (discarding skin and bones) and return to broth.
• 5 cool, then refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• 6 remove solid fat from top of broth; return to heat and bring to a boil.
• 7 adjust seasoning, add rice and reduce heat to a simmer for 30 minutes.