Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

from saltandlavender.com
Soup
50 min
6 servings
298 kcal / serving

This lemon chicken orzo soup recipe is light, healthy, and cozy. It uses wholesome everyday ingredients and is sure to become a family favorite!

Ingredients

  • 2 stickscelery (chopped finely)
  • 2 mediumcarrots (peeled & chopped finely)
  • ½ mediumonion (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoonbutter
  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • 3 clovesgarlic (minced)
  • 2 tablespoonsflour
  • 6 cupschicken broth
  • ¼ teaspoonitalian seasoning
  • 1 ½ poundsuncooked chicken breasts
  • 1 cupuncooked orzo
  • 1 tablespoonlemon juice (or to taste)
  • 1 tablespoonchopped fresh parsley (or to taste)
  • salt & pepper (to taste)

Directions

  1. 1

    Sauté the celery, carrots, and onions in a large soup pot with the butter and oil over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes.

  2. 2

    Stir in the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, then add the flour and cook for another minute or so.

  3. 3

    Pour in the chicken broth and stir until the flour has dissolved, then add the Italian seasoning and chicken. Bring the soup to a boil.

  4. 4

    Cover the soup (lid slightly open), and reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

  5. 5

    Stir in the orzo and cook for another 10 minutes or until the orzo is cooked through. I keep the lid off and stir it fairly often because it tends to stick to the bottom of the pot.

  6. 6

    Take the chicken out of the pot and cut it up, then add it back in. Add the lemon juice (you may want to add more than I suggest - I didn't want to make the soup too lemony for some people), parsley, and season the soup with salt & pepper as needed. Serve immediately.