Hearty Chicken and Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 10 cups chicken broth
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 0.25 cup snipped parsley
• 0.5 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 0.75 pound chicken, cut into cubes
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• lime for garnish

Steps

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Combine chicken broth, onion, celery, carrots, parsley, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until the onion and celery begin to soften, 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Stir in chicken; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the middle, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
4. Stir in rice and lime juice; cook and stir until rice is heated through and grains separate, about 1 minute.
5. Garnish with lime slices.