Description
Avgolemono soup is a traditional Greek dish made with chicken, rice, lemon, and egg.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pot, heat the chicken broth over medium heat.
- Add the cooked rice and let it simmer.
- In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and lemon juice.
- Slowly add a ladle of hot broth to the egg mixture while whisking.
- Pour the egg mixture back into the pot, stirring continuously.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Garnish with chopped parsley before serving.
Notes
- Serve hot for best flavor.
- Adjust lemon juice to taste.
- Can use orzo instead of rice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 150mg