Lemon Chicken soup w/Orzo
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 chicken breast no skin no bones6 cups of low-sodium fat free chicken broth3 tblspns fresh lemon juice4 stalks of celery thinly sliced2 medium carrots diced1 medium onion chopped2 large eggspepper to taste1 cup orzo2tbsp Olive Oil1 tsp. ground thyme
makes 12 1.5-cup servings
In a medium sized sauce pan heat the two tablespoons of olive oil. Dice chicken and brown in olive oil..cook through.
Remove chicken and place in bowl.
Now add the celery,carrots,onions and thyme. Stir vegetables in saucepan until onions are transparent. Add 5 cups of the chicken broth and Orzo and bring to a boil then reduce and simmer on low.
With remaining cup of chicken broth warm up on stove(don't boil) In a big bowl whisk the two large eggs and then slooowwwlllyy add the chicken broth whisking the whole time. Then slowly add the egg/broth mixture to the chicken broth and vegetables on the stove stirring the whole time.
Continue stirring until soup thickens. Add pepper to taste.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHILSPHATWIFE.
In a medium sized sauce pan heat the two tablespoons of olive oil. Dice chicken and brown in olive oil..cook through.
Remove chicken and place in bowl.
Now add the celery,carrots,onions and thyme. Stir vegetables in saucepan until onions are transparent. Add 5 cups of the chicken broth and Orzo and bring to a boil then reduce and simmer on low.
With remaining cup of chicken broth warm up on stove(don't boil) In a big bowl whisk the two large eggs and then slooowwwlllyy add the chicken broth whisking the whole time. Then slowly add the egg/broth mixture to the chicken broth and vegetables on the stove stirring the whole time.
Continue stirring until soup thickens. Add pepper to taste.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHILSPHATWIFE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 127.9
- Total Fat: 3.7 g
- Cholesterol: 41.1 mg
- Sodium: 340.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 17.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
- Protein: 7.2 g
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