Turkish chicken soup with rice and tomatoes

Turkish chicken soup with rice and tomatoes

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

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This Turkish soup combines chicken, rice, onion, tomato, and long 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$4.78 $1.20 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.73
  • $0.24
  • $0.17
  • $0.15
  • $0.69
  • $1.20
  • $0.04
  • $1.36
  • $0.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Recreate the effect of chopped onions in oil paint, using sunflower oil.
  2. Add the chopped 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 soup with rice and tomatoes

  • rice$0.73
  • Tomato concentrate$0.24
  • oil painting of a sunflower$0.17
  • dried onion$0.15
  • tomato$0.69
  • long green pepper$1.20
  • salt$0.04
  • Meat broth$1.36
  • Basil$0.20

Total$4.78

that's $1.20 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

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

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