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    Home » Recipes

    Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

    October 23, 2020 by Patti Estep 1 Comment

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    Bowl of lemon chicken orzo soup.
    Pot of lemon chicken orzo soup on top of a bowl with a spoonful of soup.

    Make a great lemon chicken orzo soup with this easy recipe that's a lot like your favorite Greek restaurant without leaving the house.

    Bowl of lemon chicken Greek orzo soup next to some lemons and the corner of the pot of soup.

    There's a little gyro place near us that sometimes offers us lemon soup. I'm a huge fan of lemon everything and this soup is so good I decided to try to make something similar. The thing I noticed most was that it reminded me of an egg drop soup. You know the kind that you might get at a Chinese restaurant with the addition of a fairly strong lemon flavor.

    Glass bowl with two eggs inside and lemon juice.

    Making Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

    So I started with a basic chicken soup type recipe and added eggs and fresh lemon.

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    Glass mixing bowl with eggs, lemon juice and wire whisk.

    You need to be careful and temper the eggs before adding them to the pot. Otherwise, they will curdle in the soup instead of just giving it the creaminess that I was going for.

    Lemons next to a large pot of lemon chicken orzo soup with a spoonful of
    .

    I used orzo as it is a common pasta used in Greek dishes. It's small like rice but it's made with semolina flour like most pasta.

    Large pot of soup, and lemons next to a bowl of lemon chicken orzo soup. Also a jar of parsley in water.

    I also added shredded cooked chicken from a rotisserie chicken for convenience. Adding a bit of protein for me makes this more of a one-pot meal. You could easily leave out the chicken and keep it meatless. And you could serve it as a side dish with a pan of delicious Moussaka.

    Lemons next to a bowl of lemon chicken orzo soup with a spoonful of the soup.

    On a final note, we found that adding more fresh lemon juice to the bowl just before eating made the soup taste even better. Opa!

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    Bowl of Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
    Bowl of lemon chicken orzo soup next to a few lemons.

    Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

    Make a great lemon chicken orzo soup with this easy recipe that's a lot like your favorite Greek restaurant without leaving the house.
    4.58 from 19 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Soups and Stews
    Cuisine Greek
    Servings 8
    Calories 214 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 3/4 cups of dry orzo pasta
    • 2 cloves of garlic minced
    • 1/2 cup onion diced
    • 2 diced carrots
    • 2 quarts of chicken broth
    • 2 eggs at room temperature
    • 2 cups of cooked shredded chicken
    • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice ~ 2 lemons
    • 1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Saute carrots and onion in a large pot in olive oil for about 5 minutes until the onions become translucent.
    • Add garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
    • Add broth and simmer for about 10 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, whisk eggs and lemon juice together in a small bowl.
    • Add about 1 cup of the hot broth to the eggs and lemon juice a little at a time all the while stirring the mix so that the eggs do not curdle.
    • Then add the egg mixture to the pot.
    • Add the orzo and chicken.
    • Simmer for 10 minutes or until orzo is cooked through and serve.

    Notes

    Have additional wedges of lemon available for everyone to add to their bowl if they wish.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 15gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 1015mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. S Wilkerson

      October 30, 2020 at 10:10 am

      Hi Patti - like you I love anything lemon. I've been wanting to try Greek Lemon Soup for awhile and your version sounds doable and good. Steve brought home so huge lemons yesterday so I'll try to get the soup made in a day or so.
      Thanks for the recipe
      Sheila

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