Greek Avgolemono Chicken & Orzo Soup
Greece · Chicken · No. 240

Greek Avgolemono Chicken & Orzo Soup

A single portion of Greek cooking, ready in 28 minutes with 8 minutes of prep. Written for one, so there is nothing to halve and nothing to waste.

Prep
8 min
Cook
20 min
Total
28 min
Serves
1

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion and carrot for 3–4 minutes until softened.

  2. 2

    Add the stock and bring to the boil, then add the chicken and orzo and simmer for 10–12 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the orzo is tender.

  3. 3

    Whisk the egg and lemon juice together in a bowl. Ladle a little hot stock into the egg mixture, whisking constantly to temper it.

  4. 4

    Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the egg-lemon mixture, stirring until silky (do not let it boil again or it will curdle).

  5. 5

    Season and scatter with the chopped dill to serve.

Use up the rest

Cooking this for one leaves 20 g dill and 150 g chicken breast. These recipes finish them off, so plan one later in the same week.

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