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Avgolemono

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Avgolemono

Greek egg and lemon soup with orzo — silky, tangy and deeply soothing. Whisking the hot stock into the eggs gradually, rather than all at once, is the only thing standing between a silky soup and scrambled egg drop soup.

Total time
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Mediterranean
gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5Lgood chicken stock
150gorzo pasta
3eggs
3 tbsplemon juice
1 tsplemon zest
200gcooked chicken, shredded
1 tspsalt
fresh dillto serve

Instructions

1

Bring stock to boil, add orzo and cook 8 minutes until tender.

2

Add shredded chicken and heat through.

3

Remove from heat.

4

Whisk eggs with lemon juice and zest until frothy.

5

Slowly ladle a cup of hot stock into egg mixture while whisking constantly.

6

Pour tempered egg mixture back into pot, stirring constantly.

7

Heat gently — do not boil or it will curdle.

8

Serve immediately scattered with fresh dill.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
139
Protein
20.3g
Fat
5.4g
Carbs
1.2g
Fiber
0.2g
Sodium
568mg

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