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Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

This delicious Greek lemon chicken soup recipe is my interpretation of a traditional Avgolemono. The lemon juice gives this creamy chicken soup an interesting flavor, making it more comforting. The best part? It only takes 30 minutes to prepare.

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What you need:

Olive oil

Celery

Onion

Rice

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Chicken broth

Chicken breasts

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Carrots

In a Dutch oven or stockpot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat, then add carrots, celery stalks, and onions. Season the veggies with salt and black pepper, then cook for about 3 minutes.

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Increase heat to medium-high, stir in the rice and cook for a minute or two, generously salt and pepper.

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Stir in the chicken broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, or cook until the rice and carrots are cooked.

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Now add your shredded chicken (I used rotisserie chicken because it simply makes the best chicken soup).

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In a saucepan, melt butter, then add flour.  Whisk until you get a  smooth consistency. This shouldn't take more than a minute.

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Add about 4 cups of the broth mixture. Stir constantly until the mixture begins to thicken. This should take roughly 10 minutes.

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Slowly beat the lemon juice and the thickened broth into the soup

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In a small bowl, beat the eggs until they are foamy, then very slowly add the egg mixture, vigorously stirring constantly so the eggs do not 'split'.

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Season with salt and pepper to get the maximum flavor from your soup. You can add cheese, fresh herbs like dill, parsley, oregano, or rosemary if you want to get fancy.

Cooking Tips

If you opt for store-bought chicken broth, always check the sodium content label. Your product should not have more than 140 mg of sodium per serving.

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The idea of adding rice to lemon chicken soup avgolemono or any other soup for that matter is to make it thicker and heartier.

Egg and lemon juice might be a weird combo, but it's the secret ingredient that thickens and enriches the soup.

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