Lemon Chicken & Orzo Soup
Recipe: #32614
June 20, 2019
"Lemon and chicken...perfectly refreshing! Use rice for a gluten free option. A feel good soup. A rotisserie chicken makes short order for this soup. Makes 8 cups"
Original is 8 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (305.4 g)
- Calories 129.8
- Total Fat - 3.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.5 g
- Cholesterol - 75.7 mg
- Sodium - 983.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3 g
- Sugars - 2.4 g
- Protein - 12 g
- Calcium - 55.9 mg
- Iron - 2.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 9.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.
Step 2
Add onions, carrots, celery and garlic.
Step 3
Cook and stir until veggies begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
Step 4
Add thyme, marjoram, tarragon and turmeric; mix well.
Step 5
Add broth, lemon juice, bay leaves, lemon zest, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.
Step 6
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 7
Add orzo and simmer for 5 more minutes.
Step 8
Add chicken and simmer 5 more minutes.
Step 9
Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
Step 10
Serve hot.
Tips
No special items needed.