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Greek chicken avgolemono soup

Greek chicken avgolemono soup

5
Points®
Total Time
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Moderate
A creamy, tangy and generously portioned soup that you’re sure to love. Make it gluten-free by swapping the risoni for basmati rice and using gluten-free stock cubes.

Ingredients

Brown onion

1 small, chopped

Risoni (orzo) pasta

⅓ cup(s), or orza pasta, (75g)

Cooked skinless chicken breast

¾ cup(s), shredded, (120g)

Egg(s)

1 medium

Lemon juice

1½ tbs

Olive oil

1 tsp

Chicken stock cube

2 individual, salt-reduced, (to make 3 cups (750ml) chicken stock)

Fresh dill

5 g, frozen, chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring, for 4-5 minutes, until golden.
  2. Stir in stock and risoni. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until risoni is tender. Stir in chicken and simmer for a further 1 minute.
  3. Meanwhile, lightly whisk egg and lemon juice in a small bowl to combine. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the hot soup. Gradually pour egg mixture into soup, stirring constantly over low heat for 1-2 minutes, until soup thickens. Serve sprinkled with dill and seasoned with black pepper.

Notes

Foodie fact: Avgolemono is a Greek word that translates to egg and lemon. Usually made up as a sauce, it can be served over meatballs or stuffed vine leaves, or transformed into a soup as we show here. The soup is traditionally served with rice, but here we’ve used risoni instead.

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