Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

 Since the weather seems to be stubbornly staying cold, I thought I'd share my creamy chicken and rice soup recipe that I shared a while back on my other blog. I am a self-proclaimed "convenience chef" and although I am perfectly capable of cooking from scratch, I find it so much easier with my small kids to cook using precooked foods. Someday I'll go back to cooking from scratch but for now, here's a recipe I made up that's healthy, tasty, and super easy.

Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

Ingredients:

2 cans of 98% fat free cream of chicken soup

2 cans skim milk (use empty chicken soup cans)

1-2 cups of frozen vegetables (the one I use has corn, green beans, peas, & carrots)

1 can of Costco all white canned chicken, broken up into bite-sized pieces.

1 tbsp minced onion

1 tsp parsley

1 tsp basil

1 pkg Uncle Ben's Ready Rice (Long Grain and Wild)
1/4 cup slivered almonds

Directions:
1. Whisk together soup and milk over medium heat.
2. Add vegetables, chicken, onion, and herbs and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
3. Cook rice in microwave and add along with the almonds to the soup.
4. Stir until heated through and serve! (Serves about 6 but can easily be doubled)


Told you it was easy!