I never add it to the soup, just keep a small bowl in the frig and add it either into the bowl after I serve the soup or put it into the small pot of reheated soup. I usually use orzo and that’s notorious for absorbing all the liquid.

I used to use leftover rice. Have never made it to add to a soup but I also watch the soup to make certain that the liquid does not reduce beyond the amount that I want. I wonder how much rice you are using to what amount of liquid. It sounds like you are adding too much rice, not having enough liquid, or cooking too long.

I made Gumbo tonight and it did the same for me. Just add a certain amount of cooked rice at the end so it can't happen.

Are you adding cooked rice? It won't absorb so much.

If I add no more than 1/4 cup dry rice in the last 20 mins and my pot is large enough with enough broth in it, it's the proper amount/ratio of everything. I found I have to use a measuring cup for this as what my eye thinks is 1/4 cup and what it really is are two different things; I'll end with chicken and rice like you did without a measuring cup. Same thing with pasta added to a soup. I have to add just a little bit near the end of cooking time, otherwise it's a pasta soup, or more like a pasta stew--not what I intended and no broth left.

Yes, cook it first. I cook my noodles for chicken soup beforehand also.

I think the recipe called for too much rice. 2 cups! Next time I'll start with a quarter cup... COOKED!

I also make rice on the side and add after.

Of course, rice absorbs water. If you look on the package, the cooking instructions (so many ounces of water to cook so much rice) will tell you how much. I think the shortcut rule of thumb is that 1 cup of rice absorbs 2 cups of water.

If the recipe called for two cups unless it specifically stated uncooked rice it probably meant cooked rice. Try 1/4 cup of uncooked rice next time as that amount of cooked rice would just be decoration. Read the recipe again for a hint as to what was really meant.

Maifleur, the recipe specifically said, "2 cups uncooked."

Thanks, though.

Don't add the rice right away. When I make soup with rice or pasta, I leave those ingredients out. When I want a bowl of soup, I cook enough rice or pasta in a side dish while I heat up the soup, then I add it to the soup. It's a trick I learned from a cooking show years ago.

I don't add rice to soup either, although I do add pasta.

If I am making soup with rice, I cook the rice separately, add some to a bowl, and then add broth. That way I can control the proportion of rice to broth.

Most pasta does not absorb as much liquid (proportionally) as rice, and I like to add the pasta to the soup/broth, although the pasta can get a bit too soft, but I do not always consider that a problem.

you shred the chicken and place in bowl, a big spoon of rice on top ... and then ladle the stock into the bowl ... like making chicken and dumplings

What ever your recipe says for amount of stock/liquid be sure you also add the usual amount you would when making rice. But I agree the safest if not tastiest way is to add cooked rice.

Yikes! The estimate is that 1 c raw yields 2+ cups cooked, so your recipe will yield 5 cups of rice in the pot. No wonder there's no broth left. That sounds like rice with chicken and veggies.

2 cups raw rice may be a typo. I bet it was suppose to be 1/2 cup?

After thinking about it overnight what has came to me is that the recipe has an error. The recipe could be for a large sized group. The recipe states that additional water may be needed during cooking or the writer made an assumption that people would know this. There may have been a substitution of a veggie for a lower liquid one. However since the cook has apparently made this recipe before since they are aware that it cooks down to rice with little soup perhaps a change in future recipe is needed or simply add additional liquid as it cooks. Word of warning about not adding additional liquid eventually the rice will be dryer than what is expected and will absorb more liquid perhaps even leaving a scorched mess in the bottom of the pan like my husband found out one time.

Gumbo, true in Louisiana Gumbo, never ever has rice cooked in it. Rice is cooked seperately .Put a portion of cooked rice in your individual bowl then pour your gumbo on top. I don't think I have ever cooked a soup with uncooked rice in it.