LEMON CHICKEN ORZO SOUP
Thursday, November 29, 2018
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Soft hen, Orzo Pasta, And Chunky vegetables In A Flavorful Lemon Broth! All crowned With a bit Parmesan Cheese, This Lemon fowl Orzo Soup Can’t Be Beat.
I love soup! This lemon orzo hen soup is a brilliant alternative to the traditional chicken noodle soup. The lemon juice offers it a zesty taste this is irresistible. And the chunks of fowl with the orzo pasta is a delicious chunk. Plus all of the fine veggies in there as well! It’s consolation food with a clean light feel to it. The first-rate of both worlds in case you ask me.
This soup can be made in 30 minutes so that you received’t be slaving inside the kitchen all day. It additionally serves approximately 12 people which means that it makes lots. And all of us recognise reheated soup is constantly scrumptious.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 carrots chopped
- 3 celery sticks chopped
- 8 oz orzo pasta
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lemon zested
- 8 oz cooked chicken chopped
- 3 32 oz chicken broth
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1 8 oz pkg baby spinach leaves
- 1 lemon sliced, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- prepare dinner orzo in boiling water approximately five mins, till in part cooked thru however now not yet smooth; drain and rinse with bloodless water till cooled.
- Saute carrots and celery until they simply start to melt. add garlic and cook 1 minute more. upload thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper; retain cooking any other 30 seconds then add hen broth.
- bring to a boil; partially cover pot, reduce warmth, and cook dinner approximately 10 mins until veggies are soft.
- Stir orzo, lemon juice, lemon zest, and fowl into the broth and cook dinner a further 5 minutes, till orzo has softened. add spinach and permit wilt. Serve into bowls and garnish with lemon slices and Parmesan cheese.
