Wild Rice Chicken Soup
#35421 - 01/05/04 06:23 PM
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This is another recipe from the Dieter's Edition of Better Homes and Garden's Cookbook.
Wild Rice Chicken Soup
Ingredients:
1 6.2 oz package quick cooking long grain and wild rice mix
2 14 oz cans reduced sodium fat-free chicken broth
1 tbsp snipped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme, crushed
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups chopped tomatoes
1 9 oz package frozen, chopped cooked chicken
1 cup finely chopped zucchini
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp dry sherry
Directions:
1. Prepare rice mix according to package directions, except omit the seasoning packet and the margarine.
2. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven combine chicken broth, dried thyme(if using), and garlic; bring to boiling. Stir in the tomatoes, chicken, zucchini, pepper, and fresh thyme(if using). Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir in cooked rice and sherry. Heat through.
ENJOY!!
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Natalie
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Freezing?
#35437 - 01/05/04 07:23 PM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Natalie, have you tried this? Have you frozen any of it? How do you suppose it would be if I eliminated the zucchini? (Ew)
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Ooh this looks really good! I'm back on the breaking the cycle diet for a few days and this looks like the perfect food to ease me into insoluble fibers again.
What is a dutch oven? Is there something that can be substituted for this?
Thanks! 
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- Jennifer
Edited by angylroses (01/06/04 08:51 AM)
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Bevrs,
How do you freeze soup? I've only really frozen bread before and I want to start making meals in advance so all I have to do is heat it up. Is it best to defrost it in a microwave or over the stove?
Thanks!
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- Jennifer
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A Dutch oven is just a big pot.
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Quote:
Bevrs,
How do you freeze soup? I've only really frozen bread before and I want to start making meals in advance so all I have to do is heat it up. Is it best to defrost it in a microwave or over the stove?
Thanks!
When I do mine, if I remember, I pull it out ahead of time and let it thaw in the fridge, then just reheat in microwave. Otherwise, I just thaw it & cook it in the microwave.
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When I do mine, if I remember, I pull it out ahead of time and let it thaw in the fridge, then just reheat in microwave. Otherwise, I just thaw it & cook it in the microwave.
Oh duh, that's a good idea. Thanks!
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- Jennifer
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Re: Freezing?
#35490 - 01/06/04 11:44 AM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Jennifer, I like those small Ziploc "give-away" containers you get at the supermarket. They work perfectly because they're individual serving size (they're also inexpensive). When I make a big pot of soup, I fill these little Ziploc "soup bowls" and stick a removable label on the top which I label the kind of soup and the date I made it. (Otherwise, it gets buried in the deep recesses of the freezer and years later I pull it out, wonder what the heck it was in its infancy, and end up throwing it out.)
Then, when I'm not feeling well and my hubby is hungry, I just tell him to pop one of these in the microwave (the lids are microwavable, by the way! -- unlike Tupperware). He gets a good meal, and I get to stay in bed with my electric blanket and peppermint tea, with a good trashy novel. 
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that you leave some empty space in the container when you freeze the soup, because it will expand. If you fill it to the rim the soup will freeze up and pop off the lid once it's frozen - not good. Not that I've ever done something as dunce-y as this myself, mind you... 
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Oooh thanks! I would have filled it up to the rim and wondered why my freezer smelled like soup. LOL
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- Jennifer
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