It depends. I don't recommend adding uncooked brown rice into the soup in this recipe. Brown rice takes longer to cook than the soup so it wouldn't cook thoroughly in time. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlso, brown rice needs to cook in a covered pan, so the method is also different. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, a minute brown rice will work, add it in at the end and let it cook until the rice is tender.