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Chicken and Lemon Rice Soup

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Chicken and Lemon Rice Soup

Greek-style avgolemono with orzo — silky lemon egg broth with chicken. Slowly ladling hot broth into the whisked egg and lemon mixture while whisking constantly tempers the eggs gently, keeping the soup silky instead of turning it into egg-drop soup.

Total time
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Greek
gluten-free

Ingredients

1.2Lchicken stock
200gorzo or rice
300gcooked chicken, shredded
3eggs
juice of 2lemons
salt and white pepperto taste
dillto garnish

Instructions

1

Bring stock to boil. Add orzo. Cook until just tender.

2

Add shredded chicken.

3

Whisk eggs with lemon juice.

4

Temper with hot broth: slowly ladle hot soup into egg, whisking.

5

Return mixture to pot. Stir gently over low heat.

6

Do NOT boil.

7

Season.

8

Serve immediately with dill.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
194
Protein
29.9g
Fat
6.6g
Carbs
2.8g
Fiber
0.4g
Sodium
1249mg

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