Ginger Chicken and Rice Soup
A gentle bowl of ginger-scented chicken, tender vegetables and fluffy rice, finished with fresh chives.
Fits Celiac, Hashimoto's, Pregnancy and 8 more diets
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Ingredients
- 450 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- 180 g gluten-free rice, uncooked
- 2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced
- 2 carrot, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 500 ml gluten-free chicken stock, low-sodium
- 2 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Method
- Rinse the rice, then cook until tender and fluffy.15 min timer
- Brown chicken in olive oil until golden on the edges.
- Add zucchini, carrot, ginger and garlic-infused oil; stir until fragrant.
- Pour in stock and simmer until vegetables soften and chicken is tender.12 min timer
- Fold in rice and chives; serve warm with glossy broth.
Why it works
- 65 and over: Tender chicken, soft zucchini and carrots make an easy-to-enjoy soup.
- Crohn's or colitis: Mild ginger broth and well-softened zucchini and carrots keep the flavors gentle.
- Wheat allergy: Gluten-free rice and chicken stock keep wheat out of the bowl.
- Soy allergy: Olive oils, ginger and chives season the soup without soy.
- Shellfish allergy: Chicken stock and chicken provide the savory base, with no shellfish.
- Gluten-free: Gluten-free rice and gluten-free chicken stock keep the soup free of gluten.
- Dairy-free: Chicken, vegetables, rice and olive oils make this soup without dairy.
- No pork: Chicken is the only meat in this soup.
- Tree nut allergy: Chicken, rice, vegetables and olive oil make a nut-free bowl.
- Milk allergy: No milk or dairy ingredients go into the chicken soup.
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