Delicious Soup

For the feast of St. Dominic, I made a dinner featuring Spanish cuisine ~since his birthplace was in Spain. The soup you see above, was actually inspired by a Spanish casserole recipe I found. I just added more liquid and a bit more of this or that ingredient, and it turned out really great!!! It was surprisingly light and the flavor very unique ~in a good way;) Here is the recipe, for anyone who may be interested in trying it. I dubbed it;

St. Dominic's Soup

In a large pot, heat several tablespoons of olive oil over medium/high heat. Cut two large chicken breasts into several big chunks, add them to the pot, and lightly brown on all sides. Coarsely chop two onions, and add to the pot with the chicken. Cook and stir the onions until they are almost transparent.

Add two cups of a good white wine and six cups of chicken broth (~or water with the appropriate amount of chicken bouillon.) Peel and cube eight small potatoes and add to the pot, along with four cloves of minced garlic and two cups of fresh diced tomatoes. Stir in the juice of about one large lemon, a dash or two of thyme and parsley(~a sprig of each if fresh) and one to two cups of instant brown rice (you also may use regular brown rice, just know that it will have to cook longer) and simmer over medium heat until the potatoes are fork tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Throw in a couple hand fulls of toasted almonds and pine nuts, if desired, before serving.*

Enjoy!

*When making soup in the summer, I usually allow it to cool to just a bit warmer than room temperature before serving.