Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2012

This soup is THE BEST chicken soup ever! Even my husband liked it and he's very picky. This is going to be my go-to chicken soup from now on. No more grandma's chicken soup!! The only thing I did differently was I made the rice separately so everyone can add as much or as little as they wanted and I omited the cream because I didn't have it on hand. It was still superb!

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snugabugl

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Fishkill, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2012

Super easy to make, and of course with that much butter how could it not be yummy. I sauteed the chicken breasts whole (used 3 instead of 2 for a double batch) before sweating the veggies. I shredded the chicken and added it back once I added the stock. I prefer the chicken shredded, since it doesn't seem to get as dried out. Used 1/2 and 1/2 instead of cream, but next time I think I'll cut the butter in half and use coconut milk. Overall, very yummy soup and going to be a staple in our home.

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NeeMommy

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

Excellent. Used olive oil instead of butter. Soup tastes good with or without cream.

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Judy

Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2012

SO SO YUMMY! I have to say though, I have yet to fully try the whole recipe. I made this when these when all I had was apples, carrots, potatoes, and chicken and was looking for a recipe that used them. I added in the potato, thinly sliced, with the carrots and didn't add the rice or celery. I didn't have the cream either. It was so good that I've made that again instead of trying the actual recipe. But the base for this is fantastic! I LOVE the apples. I think I'll add more next time. They add such a unique flavor, a little surprise. Wonderful. Will be making this one for a LONG time.

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kbb

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2012

I am just in the process of making the soup now, so far so good! I did forget chicken broth at the store but it did not seem to matter; I just used water and a little extra salt and little garlic powder. Also I used green curry, which is my favorite, and added chopped zucchini with the apples (a vegetable that I love to have with green curry). This is a fantastic soup! P.S. I cooked my rice separately just to be on the safe side.

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kendra7

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

This was good, but definitely needs some tweaks. Next time I would add garlic and potatoes, and more chicken and carrots. Maybe some lentils.

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chayalang

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

SO GOOD! I did make several tweaks to the recipe to make it more to my taste. I replaced the butter with olive and the rice with quinoa (turned out fantastic). I cut the heavy cream out completely and the product was still very thick and not at all runny. I didn't miss it at all. As others have said, I do think you need to double the recipe if you want leftovers (you will want leftovers! This stuff gets much better as time goes on!). Also, I didn't like the texture of the cooked apple so I grated it instead (1 apple gave around 1/4 c). I also added 1 tsp of sugar at the very end to give it a bit of a sweeter taste. Marvelous!

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Hermiod

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

I cheated and used already cooked meat from a store-bought rotisserie chicken! :) I 86'd the heavy cream and the flour. Also, I used wild rice instead of white. All these changes turned this into a lovely, brothy, warming, healthful, wonderful bowl of soup. Yum!

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