Easy Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup! Filled with chicken, vegetables, rice, and a touch of cream, this flavorful soup is ready in 30 minutes.
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Who needs a meal that is ready in 30 minutes, made in one-pot, and is guaranteed to warm you up on a chilly winter night?
Me, me, me! Which is why this Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup is a standby for my family. I love a good one-pot meal that has our protein and veggies all rolled into one. Plus – leftovers! This soup reheats perfectly, which means you can make several meals out of it.
How to Make Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup:
- Sauté Veggies (We like carrots, celery, leeks and peas)
- Add Chicken (Use a rotisserie chicken to save time)
- Add Pre-cooked rice (Use Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice, or leftover rice from another meal)
- Add Chicken Stock or Broth
- Finish with Heavy Cream (just a splash to make it creamy)
In the recipe itself I have given some different options for swapping around vegetables to accommodate your family’s tastes. You can also add sliced mushrooms, frozen cut green beans, corn or finely chopped butternut squash. There’s bound to be a version of this soup that your family will love!
Tip: This is also a great way to sneak in veggies for picky eaters.
Love soup? I do too! Don’t forget to check out my Lasagna Soup, Taco Soup, or Butternut Squash Soup.
Leftover chicken? Make my White Chicken Chili or Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad.
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Easy Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter or extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1 scant cup chopped celery approx 2 stalks
- 1 1/2 cups chopped carrots approx 2-3 carrots
- 1 small leek halved and thinly sliced (or 1/3 cup chopped yellow onion)
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 2/3 cup frozen peas
- 2 cups chopped cooked chicken I used a rotisserie chicken
- One 8.8oz package Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Ready Rice or sub a couple cups of cooked wild rice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or more if desired
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter or oil. Once melted, add celery, carrots, and leek/onion. Saute, stirring frequently, until the vegetables begin to soften, 5-7 minutes. Stir in another tablespoon of butter or olive oil then sprinkle in the flour and stir until well combined.
Add the chicken broth, peas, chicken, and rice, bay leaf and poutltry seasoning, stirring to combine. Raise the heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender. Stir in cream.
Add water to thin out the soup to your desired consistency. My family prefers thick soup so I only added 1/2 cup water. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Notes
Feel free to switch around the vegetables to suit your tastes. Some other suggestions that would work in this recipe: sliced mushrooms, cut frozen green beans, corn, diced butternut squash.
This recipe sounds so delicious and perfect for when the cool weather starts to creep in.
Love how you let the kids help make the soup. Encourages them to eat what they make.
Hi Allison, this soup looks so creamy and delicious! And your kids are such great helpers. Adorable too. I have four boys and only one of them likes to help in the kitchen. We will definitely have to try this delicious soup!
This looks so creamy and yummy! I love that you get your kids involved in the kitchen. Mine love to help me too!
Great recipe! Looks delicious. Soups are always a great meal idea!
I love, love, love chicken soup. It’s always my go-to, especially when it’s cold outside. This recipe looks super easy to make, will be bookmarking this page for future use. 🙂
This soup looks so creamy and delicious!
This will be perfect for dinner! Looks so delicious!
Love that you’re cooking with your kids! I started when mine were about that age. If they have a hand in cooking it, chances are better that they’ll want to eat it too! Soup looks great!
This looks SO good! I love the creamy take on chicken soup. Definitely going to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing! xx, E
This looks so amazing! I’m tempted to try it in a crockpot and see how that turns out! Yummm perfect for fall and winter!
This looks like such a great soup recipe that I know my family would love! I can’t wait to try it, thank you for sharing! Perfect for Fall!!
This looks I good! I’m going to have to make it one of these days.
This soup looks so good!! Can’t wait to try this on a chilly afternoon!
The recipe looks yummy. Where did you get that great step/stool that your children are using? I am going to start cooking with my granddaughter and this would be great for her.
Thank you, Carol. I purchased it on Amazon (the link is below). It is a little pricey but I highly recommend it. My youngest took a tumble off a kitchen chair and that’s when I decided I needed it. It’s much safer. We’ll get many years of use out of it, my 5 year old and 2 year old both love it! Thanks for stopping by!
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A real winner for my family. Easy to make, tastes great!
Made this the other day and kids and boyfriend love it as well as myself. They asked me to make it again. So, I am making it again tonight. My grocery store didnt have any leeks so I used a shallot instead. Soup is a keeper, absolutely delicious.
I’m so happy that you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to stop by! Enjoy your second batch of soup. 🙂
Soup was very bland so I added celery salt and rosemary with a splash of paprika
Also omitted the water
Sorry to hear that. Did you use Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Ready Rice? That specific rice comes seasoned which provides a decent amount of flavor to the soup. Plain rice might leave the soup lacking flavor. Thanks for stopping by!
This soup is amazing & the whole family loved it 🙂 Thank you!!
I’m so happy to hear that. Thanks for stopping by, Stacey!
My 12 year ol daughter first soup recipe and it was delicious! She added a little more broth and cream and omitted the water cause we like our soup a little thicker. Will definitely be making again but a double batch!!
Delicious!!
I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed this soup and I’m even happier to hear that your daughter made it. Yay! Thanks for stopping by.
I made this a couple of weeks ago.its so easy and tasty too!