Avgolemono Soup
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
8 cups chicken stock1 cup chicken breast1 cup orzo pasta1 onion, chopped1/2 tsp oregano2 eggsjuice of 2 lemons1/2 cup fresh dill weed
Directions:
1. Place the chicken stock, chicken, orzo, onion, oregano, salt and pepper into a pot.
2. Bring the soup to a boil and simmer until the vegetables are tender and the orzo is cooked, about 10-12 minutes.
3. Take the pot off the heat.
4. Whisk the eggs in a bowl until frothy.
5. Whisk in the lemon juice.
6. Slowly whisk in some of the liquid from the soup to temper the eggs.
7. Mix the avgolemono sauce into the soup.
8. Stir in the dill and serve.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMPBRIDE.
1. Place the chicken stock, chicken, orzo, onion, oregano, salt and pepper into a pot.
2. Bring the soup to a boil and simmer until the vegetables are tender and the orzo is cooked, about 10-12 minutes.
3. Take the pot off the heat.
4. Whisk the eggs in a bowl until frothy.
5. Whisk in the lemon juice.
6. Slowly whisk in some of the liquid from the soup to temper the eggs.
7. Mix the avgolemono sauce into the soup.
8. Stir in the dill and serve.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMPBRIDE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 457.5
- Total Fat: 10.0 g
- Cholesterol: 153.2 mg
- Sodium: 756.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 57.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
- Protein: 34.7 g
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