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Soup Question

Bridgegal — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 02:45:33 GMT

I'm making chicken tortilla soup this weekend and since it's a broth soup, not creamy, I was thinking about adding a package or part of the package of Uncle Ben's spanish rice. I used to make Spanish/Mexican rice from scratch but am too lazing now and we like the Uncle Ben's.

Has anyone done this? If not, what are your thoughts about the idea.

Re: Soup Question

deepwaterdotter — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 03:09:13 GMT

I make chicken tortilla soup with a cup of milk to add some creaminess. I use 1 cup of masa harina as a thickener, but a cup of rice sounds tasty also. Make the soup the way you like it and include your own additions. Enjoy!

Re: Soup Question

kate2357 — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 03:34:09 GMT

@Bridgegal

Are you making the Spanish rice and then adding it to your soup? I think that would be delicious and you could play around with how much of cooked rice to add to your soup.

Re: Soup Question

rockygems123 — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 03:36:23 GMT

@Bridgegal wrote:
I'm making chicken tortilla soup this weekend and since it's a broth soup, not creamy, I was thinking about adding a package or part of the package of Uncle Ben's spanish rice. I used to make Spanish/Mexican rice from scratch but am too lazing now and we like the Uncle Ben's.

Has anyone done this? If not, what are your thoughts about the idea.

@Bridgegal Make the soup and then add the rice, you won't have to worry about the liquid volume then. I'm sure it will be delicious, I've used rice boxes to add to dishes previously, just need to monitor salt addition as packaged foods can be salty.

Re: Soup Question

10sluvr — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:31:38 GMT

do it!

Re: Soup Question

RollTide2008 — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:22:20 GMT

Part of the point of tortilla soup is serving it over tortillas or tortilla chips to absorb the liquid and thicken the soup.

Re: Soup Question

bargainsgirl — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 01:39:59 GMT

I also made it this week but I served it OVER rice rather than adding it to the soup. If you have leftoovers the rice will soak up all the liquid. Better to keep it separate.