Recipe: Delicious Chicken Orzo Soup
Chicken Orzo Soup. Soup so good we couldn't hide it in a can. Bring high-quality ingredients and flavors to your pantry. Stir orzo, lemon juice, and lemon zest into the broth; add chicken.
If reheating leftovers, add more liquid. In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. You can have Chicken Orzo Soup using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Chicken Orzo Soup
- You need 10 of skinless chicken thighs.
- It's 8 cups of water.
- It's 1 of whole peeled onion.
- It's 1 of onion diced.
- Prepare 3 of bay leaves.
- Prepare 1 bunch of celery sliced.
- You need 2 lb. of peeled and sliced carrots.
- It's 1 (14.4 oz.) of can diced tomato.
- It's 1/2 lb. of orzo pasta.
- Prepare 1/2 of cup. parsley.
- You need 1.5 tsp. of season salt.
- It's to taste of pepper.
- It's to taste of hot pepper flakes.
Place the butter, onions, and garlic in a large sauce pot, and set over medium heat. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in the cooked orzo, the beans, chicken broth and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat.
Chicken Orzo Soup step by step
- In a large stockpot, add in chicken thighs, bay leaves, whole onion, and water. (Water should be about 1 inch above the chicken thighs. We think its about 8 cups.) Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 25 minutes. Put out the chicken and whole onion and set aside..
- Add in carrots, celery, onion and tomato. Cook for 10 minutes. Shred chicken while vegetables are cooking..
- Add in orzo pasta and parsley cook for 15 minutes or until al dente. Shred chicken while pasta is cooking is not done yet..
- Add in shredded chicken season salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes if desired..
Add chicken and broth; season with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. This lemon orzo soup is bright and lively.