Rice soup with chicken and potatoes

Hearty, with a rich taste, rice soup with chicken and potatoes occupies a prestigious place on the menu among first courses. It is better to take homemade chicken for the broth.

Caloric content: 44 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Ingredients

• chicken - 300 g;
• rice - 100 g (1/2 of a 200-gram cup);
• potatoes - 2-3 pcs;
• onion - 1 pc;
• bell pepper (optional) - ½ pc;
• carrot - 1 pc;
• black ground pepper (optional);
• salt;
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp;
• herbs - a few sprigs;
• water 2 l.

Cooking

1. Prepare the ingredients according to the list for making rice soup with chicken and potatoes.

2. If the piece of chicken is frozen, then thaw it in advance. Pour water into the saucepan, place the meat in there, and now put it on the heat. Now (after boiling) remove the foam, reduce the heat and boil the chicken broth for 30 minutes.

3. While the chicken broth is boiling, we prepare the sauté for the soup. Peel the onion and chop it into small pieces. Peel the carrot and grate it on a coarse grater.

4. Sauté the onion and carrot until golden (in vegetable oil).

5. If you love aromatic bell pepper, you can add it to the sauté at the end and fry together for a couple of minutes. This will only improve the soup.

6. When the chicken is ready, remove it from the broth. Separate and remove the bones from the chicken. Cut the meat into small pieces and return it to the broth.

7. Peel the potatoes, cut them into cubes, and add them to the broth.

8. Rinse the rice until the water is clear and add it to the boiling broth after the potatoes, mixing well. Reduce the heat and cook the rice with the potatoes for 15 minutes.

9. Now add our sauté to the soup, cook for 10-15 minutes. At the end, add salt, pepper (ground), and finely chopped dill.

10. Pour the hot rice soup with chicken and potatoes into bowls. Enjoy your meal!