Chicken Lemon Rice Soup - The Weary Chef

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 medium carrots sliced thin
• 1/2 sweet onion diced
• 3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
• 3 cloves garlic minced or crushed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 lemons
• 1 cup instant brown rice (see note)
• 6 ounces baby spinach roughly chopped
• freshly ground black pepper
• salt to taste
• Sriracha sauce optional