Thai Chicken & Brown Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 64 ounce(s) vegetable stock or broth
• 2 cup(s) onions (about 2 medium) chopped
• 1 cup(s) leeks (about 2 medium) chopped
• 1 cup(s) celery (about 3 stalks) thinly sliced
• 16 ounce(s) Thai Red Curry Sauce
• 2.5 ounce(s) matchstix carrots
• 2 cup(s) cooked chicken (about 1/2 a rotisserie chicken) shredded
• 1 package(s) frozen brown rice (about 9 oz)
• 1 teaspoon(s) salt

Preparation

1. Add vegetable stock to pot on HIGH. Add onions, leeks and celery. Stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to MEDIUM and cook for 5 minutes.


2. Add curry sauce, salt, carrots, chicken and rice. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.


3. ALTERNATE PREPARATION
4. In large stock pot add 1 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and heat on Medium High. Once oil is hot add onions, celery, leeks and salt and sauté for 5-7 minutes, until vegetables start to soften. Follow directions above.


5. TIP: To add a little spice to the dish use hot sauce or dice up a small red chili pepper and add to vegetables.