Light Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
By: Laura (AKA Kraz...
Published: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 6:41am

Ingredients




4 cups of rotisserie chicken or 3 chicken breast cooked and diced.
2 32 oz. boxes of chicken broth
3 carrots, peeled and diced
3 celery stalks, diced
3-4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
2 cups orzo pasta
1 TBS ground thyme
1 TBS salt
1 TBS pepper
Juice and zest from 1 large lemon or 2 small lemons

Preparation

1 In a large soup pot, heat olive oil on medium high. 2 Add carrots and celery and cook for 5 minutes on medium. 3 Add chicken broth. 4 Add ground thyme, salt and pepper. 5 Add chicken and fresh thyme. 6 Bring to boil. 7 Add orzo and cook for 7-10 minutes until pasta is cooked. 8 Add lemon zest and juice. 9 Serve with a slice of lemon.

About

Light Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup is an easy one-pot weeknight dinner using rotisserie chicken, chicken broth, fresh herbs and lemon with orzo.