Turkish chicken, rice and tomato soup

Turkish chicken, rice and tomato soup

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A comforting and simple Turkish chicken and rice soup, made with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and seasoned with basil, all cooked in a flavorful broth.

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This Turkish soup combines chicken, rice, onion, tomato, and long green bell pepper in a flavorful broth infused with basil. It’s simple and comforting, and is best served hot.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$8.26 $2.07 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.58
  • $0.21
  • $0.16
  • $0.21
  • $3.35
  • $2.13
  • $0.03
  • $1.39
  • $0.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sauté the chopped onion in sunflower oil until it turns golden brown.
  2. Add the chopped bell pepper and tomato, followed by the tomato paste. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add the chicken and rice, then pour in the beef broth and season with salt.
  4. Let it simmer over low heat until the chicken and rice are cooked through.
  5. Garnish with basil and serve hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Turkish chicken, rice and tomato soup

  • rice$0.58
  • Tomato concentrate$0.21
  • sunflower oil$0.16
  • dried onion$0.21
  • tomato$3.35
  • long green bell pepper$2.13
  • salt$0.03
  • Meat broth$1.39
  • Basil$0.20

Total$8.26

that's $2.07 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Chicken
  • rice
  • Tomato concentrate
  • sunflower oil
  • dried onion
  • tomato
  • long green bell pepper
  • salt
  • Meat broth
  • Basil

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