Chicken Orzo Soup
Make a hearty bowl of creamy chicken orzo soup in less than 30 minutes in one pot on the stove. It’s quick, easy, and perfectly cozy.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- ¾ cup White Onion diced
- 1 cup Carrots diced
- 1 cup Celery diced
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 8 cups Chicken Broth low sodium
- 1 ½ lbs. Chicken Breast boneless and skinless, cut into ½-3/4 inch pieces
- 2 tsp Chicken Bouillon Paste
- ½ tsp Italian Seasoning
- ¼ tsp Dried Thyme
- ¼ tsp Dried Rosemary
- 1 cup Orzo Pasta dry
- ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt – room temperature
- 2 tbsp Heavy Cream
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- Salt + Pepper to taste
- ⅓ cup fresh Italian Parsley chopped
Instructions
- Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add the oil, onions, carrots, celery, salt and pepper then sauté until the vegetables are softened.
- Add the garlic and stir in.
- Add the chicken, Italian seasoning, thyme, rosemary and chicken broth to the pot.
- Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a medium-low simmer for 8-10 minutes and cover.
- Stir the dry orzo into the pot and cook another 8-10 minutes until the orzo is tender.
- Reduce the heat to low and stir in the yogurt, heavy cream, lemon juice, chopped parsley.
- Generously add more salt and pepper to taste then serve with sliced lemons and more fresh parsley!
Notes
- Temper your yogurt and cream by letting them reach room temperature before adding them to the soup. This will help prevent curdling.
- Searing the chicken for just a few minutes before softening the vegetables and adding the liquid to the soup helps lock in flavor and moisture.
- Serve lemon slices with your soup so each person can control how much lemon flavor they want their bowl of soup to have.
Nutrition
Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 935mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 4033IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg