Description
A comforting and flavorful soup featuring lemon, chicken, and orzo pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup orzo pasta
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- 2 cups spinach
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, carrots, and celery; cook until softened.
- Stir in garlic; cook for 1 minute.
- Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- Stir in orzo and cook until al dente.
- Add cooked chicken, lemon juice, and zest; stir to combine.
- Mix in spinach and cook until wilted.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
- Add more broth if soup thickens too much.
- Use rotisserie chicken for quicker preparation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg