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Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Greek-inspired chicken soup with orzo, lemon and dill — deeply comforting.

5 June 2026
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts, poached and shredded
  • 150g orzo pasta
  • 1.5 litres chicken stock
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 2 celery stalks, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • 2 eggs
  • Fresh dill
  • Salt, pepper

Method

  1. Soften onion, carrot and celery in oil 5 min; add stock and bring to a simmer.
  2. Add orzo; cook 8 min. Add chicken.
  3. Whisk eggs with lemon juice; ladle a cup of hot soup into eggs slowly while whisking.
  4. Pour egg mixture back into soup, stirring — don't boil or it will curdle.
  5. Season; serve with plenty of dill.