A cozy and comforting soup that still feels light, thanks to its bright, lemon-forward flavor. Orzo pasta and shredded rotisserie chicken make it feel like a meal—but one that’s done in just 35 minutes.
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 2 cartons (32 oz each) Progresso™ chicken broth (8 cups)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta (3.2 oz)
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 3 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill leaves
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In 5-quart Dutch oven, add 7 cups of the chicken broth, the salt and pepper; heat to boiling. Add orzo to broth; reduce heat to medium, and simmer uncovered 7 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until orzo is tender.
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Step2In 2-cup glass measuring cup, add remaining 1 cup broth, the lemon juice and flour, beating with whisk to combine. Slowly stir mixture into soup; return to simmering. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until soup thickens slightly.
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Step3Stir in chicken; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Divide among bowls to serve; garnish with dill leaves.
Nutrition
260
Calories
9g
Total Fat
24g
Protein
19g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 1560mg
- 65%
- Potassium
- 210mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 24g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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