Cajun Comfort Chicken and Rice Soup
This Cajun Comfort Chicken and Rice Soup is a total meal in a bowl! The recipe takes just about 30 minutes from start to finish and has a zesty Cajun flavor that’s sure to delight your taste buds.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 189kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp. butter, divided
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 3/4 cup celery, chopped
- 3/4 cup carrots, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp. Tony Chachere's Original Creole seasoning
- 1 Tbsp. fresh thyme leaves
- 1 4-oz. jar diced pimentos, drained
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, carrots and garlic to the pot and cook for 8-10 minutes until softened, stirring often. Add the flour, Tony’s seasoning and thyme leaves and continue to cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Add the pimentos, broth and milk and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally for 8-10 minutes until the mixture thickens. Add the rice and shredded rotisserie chicken and cook until heated through, about 2-3 minutes. Serve.
Notes
With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, feel free to substitute any leftover turkey for the chicken in this recipe.
You can use fresh thyme leaves or dried for this recipe. If you opt to use dried, use 1 ½ teaspoons.
As mentioned above, I love to serve our soup with some warm biscuits on the side.
Nutrition
Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 310mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3166IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg