Chicken and Rice Soup | Food Town

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 quarts chicken stock or broth, we use low sodium
• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup long grain white rice, uncooked
• 2 Chicken breasts uncooked
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste