Serves: 7
Total Calories: 594

2 (10 3/4-ounce) cans tomato soup
4 cups chicken broth
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomato
1/2 cup brown or white long-cooking rice, uncooked
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 to 1/3 cup whipping cream or half-and-half

Combine all ingredients except butter and cream or half-and-half in a medium stockpot. Simmer, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat for about one hour and 15 minutes. Add butter; stir to melt. Blend in cream or half-and-half just before serving.


A sweet placecard friends can take home. Write each friend’s name on a vintage Christmas postcard, then clip onto the side of a plate.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 7
Total Calories: 594
Calories from Fat: 203

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