Chicken and Rice Soup

Spinach-Ranch Salad and Crackers
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped carrot
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • ½ Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 (32-oz) carton low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ tsp dried thyme
  • 2 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
  • ½ cup instant whole-grain brown rice

Instructions

  1. Sauté onion, carrot, and celery in hot oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring often.
  2. Stir in broth, water, thyme, and desired amount of pepper; bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
  4. Stir in chicken and rice. Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until rice is tender.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 8 cups baby spinach
  • 1 heirloom tomato, cut into wedges
  • ½ cup refrigerated yogurt Ranch dressing
  • 20 whole-grain saltine crackers

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Combine spinach and tomato; drizzle with dressing. Toss to coat.
  2. Serve salad and crackers alongside soup.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 4 4
Calories
267
122
389
Fat (g) 5 5 10
Sat. Fat (g) 1 1 2
Protein (g) 30 3 33
Carb (g) 26 17 43
Fiber (g) 3 2 5
Sodium (mg) 739 539 1278

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