Sizzling Rice Soup

Total Time Prep: 2-1/2 hours Cook: 1-1/4 hours
Yield 12 servings (3 quarts)
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My family enjoys food with flair like this unique Asian soup. Whenever I serve it, it's such a hit that no one has much room for the main course. The children get a real kick out of watching the rice sizzle when it gets added to the soup.—Mary Woodke, Gardiner, New York

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 can (8 ounces) bamboo shoots, drained
  • 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • 4 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas
  • 1/4 cup canola oil

Directions

  1. Cook rice according to package directions. Spread on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 2 hours or until dried and browned, stirring occasionally; set aside.
  2. In a large soup kettle or Dutch oven, combine the broth, chicken, mushrooms, onions, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, bouillon and garlic powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour.
  3. Add peas; cook for 15 minutes. Just before serving, heat oil in a skillet. Fry rice in hot oil until it is slightly puffed. Ladle soup into serving bowls. Immediately spoon some hot rice into each bowl and it will sizzle.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 191 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 1043mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 12g protein.

My family enjoys food with flair like this unique Asian soup. Whenever I serve it, it's such a hit that no one has much room for the main course. The children get a real kick out of watching the rice sizzle when it gets added to the soup.—Mary Woodke, Gardiner, New York
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