Brown Rice Mulligatawny

Ingredients

• buttery cooking spray
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup carrots, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped
• 1 garlic clove (1 tsp.), minced
• 2 Tbsp. white-wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. curry powder
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp. turmeric
• 1 carton (32 oz. or 4 cups) reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup uncooked long grain brown rice
• 1 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
• 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
• 1 medium sweet apple (We used Pink Lady or Honeycrisp apples.), peeled, core removed and chopped
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper, ground
• 1/8 tsp. dried thyme
• 5 Tbsp. reduced-fat sour cream