evidence: Now that you know how to make the broth, the actual chicken lemon rice soup is easy peasy. Start by cooking the chopped onions, carrots, and celery along with garlic and any herbs you’d like (I love using thyme or oregano). So, making the broth wasn’t all that pretty since we used vegetable scraps. But now we can chop the vegetables finely (and nicely!) because we’ll actually be eating these. [...] Ingredients - 1 pound boneless chicken thighs - 1 onion diced - 3 carrots diced - 3 stalks celery diced - 2 bay leaves - Salt and pepper to taste - 8 cups water - 1 tablespoon olive oil - 2 garlic cloves minced - ½ teaspoon dried thyme - ½ cup short grain or Arborio rice - Juice of 2 lemons - Parsley for serving [...] - Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the chopped onions, carrots, celery, garlic and thyme and cook until tender, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in the shredded chicken and rice, then return the broth to the stockpot and bring a boil.