Ingredients

  • 8 cup chicken broth
  • 2 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 2 medium carrots (coarsely grated)
  • 1 cup thinly sliced celery
  • 5 coarsely grated large dill pickles
  • 3 chicken breasts (cooked)
  • 3 cup rice
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 5 tbsp sour cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 finely chopped parsley, if desired
  • 1 finely chopped fresh dill, if desired

Method

  • In large pot with lid, combine chicken broth, bouillon cubes, carrots and celery.
  • Cook, covered, over low heat for about 10 minutes.
  • Add pickles and cooked chicken and continue cooking for another 15 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, beat milk and flour until smooth.
  • Stir in a small amount of hot soup into the flour mixture.
  • Mix until smooth and pour into soup pot, stirring until well combined.
  • Bring soup to a boil, stirring frequently, until soup is slightly thickened.
  • Remove from heat.
  • In a small bowl, beat egg with sour cream until smooth.
  • Pour a small amount of hot soup into sour cream mixture and mix thoroughly.
  • Return sour cream mixture to soup pot and stir until smooth.
  • Keep sour cream warm but do not boil after this point or egg/sour cream will curdle.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve over rice.
  • Garnish with parsley and dill, if desired.