Chicken Orzo Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 245.2
  • Total Fat: 4.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 57.9 mg
  • Sodium: 1,294.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
  • Protein: 26.3 g

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 cup fat free, reduced sodium chicken broth, divided
    ½ cup orzo
    2 tsp olive oil
    2/3 cup chopped carrot
    ½ cup chopped celery
    ½ cup chopped onion
    ¾ lb chicken breasts, cut into ½”
    1 ¼ cup water
    3 fresh parsley sprigs
    1 fresh thyme sprig
    4 cups baby spinach
    1 T lemon juice
    ¼ tsp salt
    1/8 tsp black pepper

Directions

1. Bring 1 13/4 cup broth to a boil in medium saucepan. Add orzo, cook 10 min or until done, drain.
2. While orzo cooks, heat large skillet over medium heat. Add oil to pan. Add carrot, celery, onion and chicken, cook 3 min, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining 2 ¼ cups broth, 1 ¼ cups water, parsley, and thyme; bring to a boil.
3. reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 min or until veggies are tender. Discard herbs. Add orzo, spinach, juice, salt and pepper; simmer 1 min.


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SBRACKETT24.