Light Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
Need a dairy free main course? Light Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup could be a super recipe to try. One serving contains 278 calories, 26g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe serves 8 and costs $2.37 per serving. A mixture of cooked chicken breasts, fresh thyme, celery stalks, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is perfect for Autumn. 14 people have made this recipe and would make it again. A few people really liked this Mediterranean dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 67%. Try Light Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup, Light Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup, and Light Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup for similar recipes.
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
3 cooked chicken breasts
2 32 oz. boxes of chicken broth
3 carrots, peeled and diced
3 celery stalks, diced
3-4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
2 cups orzo pasta
1 Tbs ground thyme
1 Tbs salt
1 Tbs pepper
1 large lemon
Equipment:
pot
Cooking instruction summary:
- In a large soup pot, heat olive oil on medium high.
- Add carrots and celery and cook for 5 minutes on medium.
- Add chicken broth.
- Add ground thyme, salt and pepper.
- Add cooked, diced chicken breasts and fresh thyme.
- Bring to boil.
- Add orzo and cook for 7-10 minutes until pasta is cooked.
- Add the lemon zest and juice from 1 large lemon.
- Serve with a slice of lemon.
Step by step:
1. In a large soup pot, heat olive oil on medium high.
2. Add carrots and celery and cook for 5 minutes on medium.
3. Add chicken broth.
4. Add ground thyme, salt and pepper.
5. Add cooked, diced chicken breasts and fresh thyme.Bring to boil.
6. Add orzo and cook for 7-10 minutes until pasta is cooked.
7. Add the lemon zest and juice from 1 large lemon.
8. Serve with a slice of lemon.
Nutrition Information:
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