Avgolemon Soup

Name: Avgolemon Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1.5L quality chicken stock; 150g orzo or rice; 3 eggs; juice of 2 lemons; 200g cooked chicken, shredded; salt and white pepper to taste; fresh parsley to garnish

A silky Greek soup of lemon, egg and chicken, whisked together until creamy without using any cream at all.

Total time

35 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Greek

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5Lquality chicken stock

150gorzo or rice

3eggs

juice of 2lemons

200gcooked chicken, shredded

salt and white pepperto taste

fresh parsleyto garnish

Instructions

Simmer stock and cook orzo in it until tender.

Remove from heat.

Whisk eggs until foamy. Whisk in lemon juice.

Slowly ladle a cup of hot broth into egg mixture while whisking — tempers the eggs.

Pour egg mixture back into soup, stir.

Add chicken. Do not reboil. Season and serve with parsley.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

140

Protein

20.4g

Fat

5.4g

Carbs

1.6g

Fiber

0.4g

Sodium

91mg

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