lemon rice soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 165.0
  • Total Fat: 3.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 114.3 mg
  • Sodium: 1,005.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 13.1 g

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Introduction

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Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    8 cups chicken broth
    8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast
    1 cup orzo/long grain white rice
    4 eggs seperated
    3 lemons juiced
    pepper to taste

Tips

using white rice instead of orzo may change nutritional information


Directions

simmer chicken breasts in chicken broth 20 minutes or until can easily shred the meat.

remove chicken from broth shred and set aside

add orzo to boiling broth, cook until soft

separate egg yolks from whites

beat whites until soft peaks

beat egg yolks into whites

juice lemons and add juice to broth and orzo

slowly beat 2 cups hot broth into egg white mixture whisking all the time to prevent curdling

slowly whisk egg white broth mixture back into simmering broth

add shredded chicken in



Serving Size: 8

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CATLADY642.