This is an old favorite soup of mine. I first discovered it when I was in high school & I attended the applied technology college twice a week my senior year. I was trying out the Culinary Arts program to see if that’s what I wanted to pursue after I finished high school. The Culinary program there was basically just students running the cafeteria. I was assigned soups for quite a while actually and I was really starting to get sick of making soup. Regardless, I frequented this recipe because the customers liked it & it was easy to make. We made ours with egg noodles instead of rice, but I have changed the recipe here for a more traditional Indian inspired chicken, rice & curry soup.
The most unique thing about this soup is that it has chunks of apple in it. It adds a light sweetness to the soup & it’s quite delicious. My kids gobbled this up as well, which is a miracle in itself. My 2 year old daughter was slurping it out of her bowl like it was a cup of chocolate milk. So this is an incredibly kid-friendly meal! Enjoy!
Chicken Mulligitawny Soup
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup diced carrots
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 small granny smith apples, peeled & diced (can substitute any tart apple)
- 1-2 chicken breasts, cubed
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 pt (2 cups) half & half
- 1/2 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
- Heat butter in a large stock pot. Saute onion, celery, & carrots for 5 minutes. Add flour & curry powder. Cook 3 more minutes.
- Next, add the apples, chicken cubes, chicken broth, half & half, rice & sugar. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt & pepper. Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
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marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings says
September 17, 2013 at 3:08 PMI’ve always wanted to try this
swirlsandspice.com says
September 17, 2013 at 3:17 PMAnd it’s kid-friendly? I’ve got to try this! All I will need to change is adding coconut milk instead of half-and-half. Yum!
Aimee @ Like Mother Like Daughter says
September 17, 2013 at 4:08 PMYum, I love curry soup. I have never heard of this one, but I can’t wait to try it!
Jesseca says
September 17, 2013 at 4:46 PMyou won me over with kid friendly! We love soup, especially this time of year!
Kami says
September 17, 2013 at 7:11 PMOooh… Soup just screams Fall! Can’t wait to try it.
Audra Day says
September 17, 2013 at 7:39 PMAhhh, I want a bowl right now. This sounds delicious! Pinning!
Allison Miller says
September 17, 2013 at 8:55 PMThis looks heavenly! I’m so happy that soup season is so close. Pinned!
Brenda Bird says
September 18, 2013 at 3:22 AMYUMM! I love this soup- and now I can make it at home! Pinned 🙂
Kayla Jean says
September 18, 2013 at 3:09 PMoh my I have never heard of this soup but it sounds amazing!! I will be making this, this fall for sure
Theresa Chu says
September 21, 2013 at 7:22 AMThis looks delicious! Pinning this to my soup board!
Stephanie says
August 21, 2014 at 6:02 PMI made this for dinner tonight, and it was incredible! Everyone loved it, and I will definitely make it again. Thanks for the great recipe. 🙂
Amber says
August 21, 2014 at 8:30 PMYay! Soup season is coming and I can’t wait! This is a really good one! Thanks for your review!
Jennifer Mark says
September 9, 2014 at 6:58 PMThanks for sharing this great recipe! I made this tonight and it was delish, our 3 year old gobbled it up!! I tweaked it only slightly based on what I had on hand (2% milk instead of half & half, turkey instead of chicken).
Amber says
September 10, 2014 at 5:56 PMThat’s so great! I’m glad your family enjoyed it!
Traci says
February 5, 2016 at 10:14 AMI really want to make this soon! Sounds amazing. I’m not the best cook. Is the chicken already cooked before simmering or can you put it in raw?
Amber says
February 7, 2016 at 2:42 PMHi Traci! Put it in raw, and it will cook as it simmers for 30 minutes. Sorry for the confusion! I hope you like it!