Avgolemono Soup
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 271.6
- Total Fat: 5.4 g
- Cholesterol: 165.6 mg
- Sodium: 1,250.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 44.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 13.0 g
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Introduction
This is a wonderful soup for a cool day. It is one of the ultimate comfort foods, and it is filling enough for a meal. Very easy and quick to prepare! This is a wonderful soup for a cool day. It is one of the ultimate comfort foods, and it is filling enough for a meal. Very easy and quick to prepare!Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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5 cups chicken stock or broth
1 cup orzo, uncooked
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
salt to taste
Directions
1) Bring chicken stock/broth to a boil over medium-high heat.
2) Add orzo to chicken stock/broth and boil over medium heat for 10 minutes.
3) While orzo cooks, in a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and lemon juice.
4) After orzo has finished cooking, reduce heat to low.
5) Remove 1 cup of chicken stock from pot. Slowly drizzle stock into egg mixture while whisking continuously.
6) Slowly pour egg mixture back into soup mixture while stirring constantly. Stir in black pepper and salt to taste. Allow soup to thicken for 3-5 minutes over medium-low heat.
Makes 4 servings.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KRAESCOTT.
2) Add orzo to chicken stock/broth and boil over medium heat for 10 minutes.
3) While orzo cooks, in a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and lemon juice.
4) After orzo has finished cooking, reduce heat to low.
5) Remove 1 cup of chicken stock from pot. Slowly drizzle stock into egg mixture while whisking continuously.
6) Slowly pour egg mixture back into soup mixture while stirring constantly. Stir in black pepper and salt to taste. Allow soup to thicken for 3-5 minutes over medium-low heat.
Makes 4 servings.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KRAESCOTT.