Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 3/4 cup orzo pasta
• 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thick pieces
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat to medium-low and add orzo.
• 3 cook uncovered until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• 4 five minutes before pasta is done, add chicken.
• 5 whisk eggs while adding lemon juice.
• 6 stir in zest. whisking constantly.
• 7 slowly pour a ladle of the hot stock into the egg mixture to temper.
• 8 reduce heat to low and while stirring add the egg mixture to the soup(soup should thicken slightly).
• 9 add salt and pepper and garnish with parsley.