Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chicken orzo soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup - Chockfull of hearty veggies and tender chicken in a refreshing lemony broth. It is PURE COMFORT in a bowl! Thank you Tiffany for an amazing soup that always makes me feel better!
Chicken Orzo Soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Chicken Orzo Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken orzo soup using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Orzo Soup:
- Make ready 10 skinless chicken thighs
- Get 8 cups water
- Get 1 whole peeled onion
- Get 1 onion diced
- Prepare 3 bay leaves
- Get 1 bunch celery sliced
- Get 2 lb peeled and sliced carrots
- Make ready 1 (14.4 oz) can diced tomato
- Get 1/2 lb orzo pasta
- Make ready 1/2 cup parsley
- Take 1 1/2 tsp season salt
- Prepare to taste pepper
- Prepare to taste hot pepper flakes
- Prepare Parmesan cheese
You can easily substitute whole grain or even gluten free pasta to suit your diet. You are going to love this! This weeknight chicken soup goes Greek with orzo, lemon juice, and a handful of fresh dill. The first recipe I tried in my new Crock-Pot® Express Crock Multi Cooker was this delicious chicken orzo soup, and wow, was it ever easy to make!
Instructions to make Chicken Orzo Soup:
- In a large stockpot, add in chicken thighs, bay leaves, whole onion, and water. (Water should be about 1 inch above the chicken thighs. We think its about 8 cups.) Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 25 minutes. Pull out the chicken and whole onion and set aside chicken and discard onion.
- Add in carrots, celery, onion and tomato. Bring back to simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Shred chicken while vegetables are cooking.
- Add in orzo pasta and parsley, cook for 10 minutes or until al dente. Shred chicken while pasta is cooking.
- Add in shredded chicken, season salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes if desired. A little parmesan goes a long way too :)
Any of my friends, family, or coworkers will tell you that I'm kind of a ridiculous fan of soup. For this chicken orzo soup recipe, I used white orzo which cooks quicker. If using whole wheat orzo, make sure to increase the cooking time on all three methods of cooking. This lemon chicken orzo soup has got plenty of fresh herbs like rosemary and oregano, uses orzo pasta, and has a squeeze of bright lemon juice. How Do You Make Lemon Chicken Soup?
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