Lemon and Rice Chicken Soup
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 225.4
- Total Fat: 6.9 g
- Cholesterol: 141.8 mg
- Sodium: 491.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 15.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 23.6 g
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Introduction
This Lemon and Rice Chicken soup also know as Avgolemono is a classic Greek soup thickened with eggs, loaded with rice, chicken and flavored with lots of lemon. This Lemon and Rice Chicken soup also know as Avgolemono is a classic Greek soup thickened with eggs, loaded with rice, chicken and flavored with lots of lemon.Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 small Onions, chopped
1 medium Carrots, chopped
4 cup Swanson Chicken Fat Free Chicken Broth Less Sodium
0.5 cup Arborio Rice (Risotto Rice), Dry, Uncooked (by SAPOROUS)
1 lemon yields Lemon Juice
3 large Egg, fresh, whole, raw
2 breast, bone and skin removed Chicken Breast (cooked), no skin, roasted and shredded
.25 cup Dill, chopped
1 dash Salt
1 dash Pepper, black
Directions
1. Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat then add the chopped onion and carrot and cook for about 5 minutes or just until the tender and the onion is translucent.
2. Add the chicken broth and rice to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes or until the rice is cooked through.
3. Meanwhile in a small bowl beat the egg together with the juice from one lemon.
4. Add chicken to the pot, then add about a ladle of the soup broth to the egg mixture and stir. Pour the egg mixture into the soup. You will notice the soup thickening up. Season with salt and pepper as needed and if you feel the soup needs more lemon, add more lemon juice as desired.
5. Add the dill and cook for a couple more minutes before serving.
To serve you could top this soup with some feta cheese and more dill.
Serving Size: makes 6 servings
2. Add the chicken broth and rice to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes or until the rice is cooked through.
3. Meanwhile in a small bowl beat the egg together with the juice from one lemon.
4. Add chicken to the pot, then add about a ladle of the soup broth to the egg mixture and stir. Pour the egg mixture into the soup. You will notice the soup thickening up. Season with salt and pepper as needed and if you feel the soup needs more lemon, add more lemon juice as desired.
5. Add the dill and cook for a couple more minutes before serving.
To serve you could top this soup with some feta cheese and more dill.
Serving Size: makes 6 servings