I was first introduced to this delightful, light soup in Georgia at a little Greek restaurant. Their fries were also exceptional, but I digress. I figured out how to make it through some trial and error. Most recipes want you to add more too it and a protein as well. I prefer a light, simple lemon orzo soup. This has become a family favorite and all of my adult children have asked for this recipe.
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Tips
You can use whatever type of orzo you wish. There are so many variations of orzo. I love using the chickpea pasta whenever I can to give me little extra nutrition and fiber.
If you really love lemon, after you zest and juice the lemon into the chicken stock, toss your lemon rinds in while the broth comes to a boil.
Go slow while tempering your eggs! If you go too fast, you will end up with chunky scrambled eggs.
Lemon Orzo Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 7 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups orzo
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large lemon zested & juiced
- 1 large lemon, juiced
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Pour chicken broth into your stock pot. If you are making your own, you'll need 7 cups water and 7 teaspoons of chicken bouillon. Zest one large lemon into the water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Juice this zested lemon into your water if you like a very lemony orzo soup. Add a little salt and pepper.7 cups chicken stock, 1 large lemon zested & juiced, salt & pepper
- Once your broth is boiling, add the orzo into the stock pot. Stir and cook per label instructions.2 cups orzo
- While the orzo cooks, whisk the eggs in a separate bowl. Juice 1 large lemon into the eggs and whisk well.3 large eggs, 1 large lemon, juiced
- Once the orzo is cooked, remove the stock pot from the heat. You will temper the eggs by spooning a small amount of the hot orzo broth into the egg mixture while stirring. Go very slowly so you don't make scrambled eggs. Once the egg mixture feels warm, you can pour the whole thing into the stock pot while stirring.
- Place the soup back over low heat to make sure everything is warm. Do not let this boil! Serve warm and enjoy!