Greek Lemon Soup With Chicken

Name: Greek Lemon Soup With Chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1/3 cup orzo; 6 large egg yolks; 1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; kosher salt and black pepper

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Romulo Yanes

Hands-On Time

15 Mins

Total Time

30 Mins

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1/3 cup orzo
6 large egg yolks
1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
kosher salt and black pepper

How to Make It

Step 1

In a large saucepan, bring the broth to a boil. Add the pasta and boil until tender, 8 to 9 minutes.

Step 2

In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks. Gradually whisk in 1 cup of the hot broth. Add the egg mixture to the saucepan, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring, until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 3

Add the chicken and lemon juice to the saucepan. Season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.

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wls7f25acfb2787 2017-03-16T14:26:59-04:00

sorry to agree with the skeptics but this recipe missed the mark somehow. i love avgolemeno soup so was really looking forweard to this but it was kind of bland, despite using home-made broth and home-roasted chicken. i suspect one of the reviewers was correct and the egg over-powered. maybe three egg yolks instead of six?

sophiesuomi 2014-04-13T23:17:16-04:00

This soup had a great flavor and it came together fairly quickly. I used 1/2 cup up lemon juice and still wanted more lemon flavor, so I added 3 drops of lemon essential oil so I wouldn't dilute it. I did have to make a tiny bit of a slurry with arrowroot and some of the broth to thicken it a bit. However, these changes were just for personal preference. I thought the soup was great! I'll definitely be using it as a base with a few changes in the future.

arrtx1 2013-10-21T12:59:43-04:00

Despite the reviews, I decided to make this and thought it came out really good. I added double the pasta the recipe calls for. I also took someone's hint at heavy cream, but only added about 1/2 cup. I tempered the egg yolks with way more than the 1 c the recipe called for and took my time... that way my soup was nice and smooth. I also added some garlic powder. I think it's a really lovely and simple soup. And one I will keep on the winter rotation.

x72821 2013-08-20T17:33:10-04:00

Didn't use orzo, added left over rice and peas instead and a pint of heavy cream, thickened up nicely and was great

mikeandwilma 2011-09-25T14:40:53-04:00

We tried it. As soon as lemon was added, it curddled. It also did not thicken up. Seems like ratio of broth to orzo was to thin. We thought this would be a good recipe for rotis chicken to get a few meals.It tasted weak on lemon also. Not like my big fat greek resturant soup. Try again Real Simple..

AngieB 2011-03-17T14:41:01-04:00

This is one of the first Realsimple recipes I have tried and not liked. Far too much egg, needs more lemon. Did not thicken. This was not a successful recipe.

sweetbamablue 2011-02-13T15:32:07-05:00

I have made loads of Realsimple recipes, (cumin chicken with black beans is my favorite) but this just was not for me. It was like chicken and dumplings without the dumplings. I wouldn't make this one again.

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