Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 chicken (3 pounds) boned, skinned, and visible fat removed, diced, (save the bones and carcass)
- Essence, recipe follows
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 4 bay leaves
- 2 cups assorted chopped fresh vegetables, such has beans, zucchini, yellow squash, or cabbage, small dice
- 1 1/2 cups torn spinach leaves, cleaned and stemmed
- Pinch crushed red pepper
- 3 quarts chicken stock
- 1/4 pound long grain white rice, uncooked
Directions
In a large sauce pot, heat the olive oil. Season the chicken with Essence. When the oil is hot, add the chicken, bones and carcass and saute for about 5 minutes, or until the meat and bones are brown. Remove the bones and carcass. Add the onions, celery, carrots, green onions, garlic, parsley, basil, and bay leaves. Season with Essence. Saute the vegetables for 4 minutes. Add the chopped vegetables, spinach, and crushed red pepper and saute for 1 minute. Add the stock and rice, bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, or until the rice is tender. Reseason if necessary. Serve hot.
Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):
- 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
Yield: 2/3 cup
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By mindythechef
on January 10, 2012
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Lots of great flavor and heat! Worth the effort.
By 742960
Southwest US
on December 20, 2011
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This is a soup full of delicious flavor! I used diced chicken breasts. I added zucchini and yellow squash for the veggies. I left out the spinach. Since I was serving it to children as well, I used 1/2 the paprika, 1/2 the black pepper and didn't add crushed red pepper or cayenne pepper. Such a versatile recipe that you can make by adding more or less of the veggies depending on what your taste is. Definitely a keeper!
By ChristiL.M.
Olathe, KS 66062
on November 08, 2011
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Great soup! Especially if you like it hot! I used a frozen vegetable mix instead of the fresh vegetables in the recipe, just added them at the end when I put the rice & stock in. Fantastic! Makes those winter sinus problems clear right up! Love it
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