Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 54.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	407%	317%
starch add	55%	33%
vegetables and beans	100%	45%
aromatics	34%	28%
fat	9%	4%
salt	2%	0%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g	1 Tbsp olive oil ($0.17)
150 g	1 medium yellow onion (small dice, (about 1 cup, 150g) $0.76)
6 g	2 garlic cloves (minced, (1 Tbsp) $0.12)
227 g	1/2 lb. carrots (sliced, (1.5 cups, 227g) $0.54)
227 g	1/2 bunch celery (sliced, (2 cups, 227g) $0.94)
454 g	1 lb. chicken breast (boneless, skinless, (454g) $2.67*)
1 g	1 bay leaf ($0.23)
1 g	1 tsp dried oregano ($0.11)
2 g	1 tsp dried thyme ($0.21)
1 g	1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.08)
250 g	1 cup wild rice mix (250g, $2.64)
1361 g	6 cups water (48oz, $0.00)
28 g	2 Tbsp butter ($0.25)
15 g	2 Tbsp all-purpose flour ($0.04)
488 g	2 cups whole milk ($0.39)
0 g	1/3 bunch fresh parsley ($0.36)
9 g	1-2 tsp salt (to taste, $0.04)

Method: 7 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Was good, made a few adjustments based on what was available to me. Tripled the garlic. Used white rice instead of wild rice. Added a cup of sherry after sauteeing the veggies and let it cook off. Added 1 cube chicken bouillon for every cup of liquid called fo” — a cook, 5.0★

“This soup is delicious! To make it vegan, I leave out the chicken and add a can of coconut milk instead of the butter and flour. I also add 2 Tablespoons of the vegetable BTB mix with 6 cups of water, instead of just plain water. We love this soup, even my pic” — a cook, 5.0★