Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken and Rice Soup · Simple Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
One of 54 chicken and rice soup recipes we measured
It ranks #54 of 54 for broth richness among the chicken and rice soup recipes we compared. 61 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 54.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 601% | 317% |
| starch add | 198% | 33% |
| vegetables and beans | 82% | 45% |
| aromatics | 36% | 28% |
| fat | 15% | 4% |
| salt | 2% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons butter |
| 100 g | 1/2 to 3/4 cup finely chopped onion |
| 128 g | 1 cup finely chopped carrots (about 3 to 4 medium carrots) |
| 101 g | 1 cup finely chopped celery (about 3 stalks) |
| 40 g | 1/3 cup all-purpose flour |
| 1440 g | 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon pepper |
| 555 g | 3 cups cooked wild rice or wild rice blend |
| 280 g | 2 cups cooked cubed chicken ((a rotisserie chicken works great here, see note for other easy solutions)) |
| 242 g | 1 cup half-and-half (evaporated milk or milk (preferably 2% or higher for creaminess)) |
| Chopped chives for garnish (optional) |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I loosely followed this recipe (I measure with my heart when making soup haha) and it was delicious and easy! I just put the uncooked rice in after I added the chicken broth, brought it to a boil, covered and reduced to a simmer for about 30 minutes. I did add” — a cook, 5.0★
“Pretty good! I added thyme and some italian seasoning blend. Otherwise, I followed the recipe. Oh wait, I was out of wild rice but I had a precooked microwave pouch of wild rice that I just dumped in, along with some leftover jasmine rice. Everyone loved it an” — a cook, 4.0★