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Hearty Chicken and Rice Soup

A soup of chicken, rice, vegetables, and herbs simmered in broth, finished with lime juice.

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Why it works: Parsley and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,057 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Hearty Chicken and Rice Soup

Time20 minutes simmer, then 5 to 10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the soup

  1. Combine onion, celery, carrots, rice, parsley, pepper, thyme, bay leaf and chicken broth in Dutch oven.

  2. Bring to a boil; stir once or twice.

  3. Simmer uncovered 20 minutes.

  4. Add chicken cubes; simmer uncovered 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked.

  5. Remove bay leaf.

Finish and serve

  1. Stir in lime juice just before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

470Calories
38 gProtein
5 gFat
69 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Parsley + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  2. Carrot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Celery + carrottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,173 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  4. Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,810 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Rice
Absorbs broth as it cooks, thickening the soup and adding body.
Chicken
Provides the main protein and savory meaty flavor in the soup.
Chicken broth
Forms the liquid base that carries the flavor of every other ingredient.
Carrots
Add sweetness and color, and soften during simmering.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavor of the soup.

The step that matters

Add the chicken cubes and simmer until cooked. Chicken cubes are small, so they can overcook and turn tough within a few minutes. Checking for doneness at the low end of the 5 to 10 minute range helps keep the meat tender.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (celery, carrot, rice, parsley, pepper, thyme, chicken):

  1. Parsnipfits better
  2. Leekfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against celery, carrot, rice, parsley, pepper, thyme, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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