Cream of Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe

This is the 3rd dinner in a series of recipes that use the leftovers of the night before as the main ingredient. This time, we take all the leftover chicken pot pie and we are going to cook it down onto a delicious soup. This is the last of the recipes that follow directly from the last, but this is not the last recipe in the series, because if you remember all the way back to the Chicken Stock and Consommé recipe, we have only used ½ of the chicken meat, thus far. So, the next recipe in the series will be a Chunky Pecan Chicken Salad, and that will finish off a series where we cooked one chicken and had 4 distinct meals.

Note: It is important to realize that these recipes are merely guidelines to follow. They'll taste great as they are, but I encourage you to play with them and make the recipes your own.

Note: It is good practice to read the entire recipe, while paying particular attention to the "Notes", before you try to make the dish, as there are often subtleties that can be easily overlooked, which sometimes, can make all the difference in the world for the outcome. 

Serves 2

Skill Level: Beginner

Prep time to make soup 15-20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• Chicken Pot Pie leftovers
• 1 cup cooked rice (just follow directions on the bag)
• Parmesian cheese
• cream cheese
• oregano
• parsley
• basil
• 1 cup of water
• Salt
• Pepper

Tools needed:

• 1 medium rondo
• 1 wooden spatula for stirring

Place the chicken pot pie leftovers in a rondo with 1 cup of water, or chicken stock, and begin to simmer.

Add the rice.

Note: I had some leftover rice in my fridge, so I used that, so if need be just cook some up, following the directions on the package. 

When the rice and the pot pie filling have simmered for about 10 minutes, add the cream cheese.

When the cream cheese has been fully incorporated, add the herbs and put heat on a low simmer.

Cook for about 10 minutes, or until creamy and thick.

Use ladle to dip into a bowl, top with parmesan and garnish with a little parsley.

Enjoy.