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Creamy Chicken and Orzo Soup
This creamy chicken and orzo soup is like a hug in a bowl. Creamy chicken soup with orzo pasta and parmesan. Delicious and comforting!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 celery sticks, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- kosher salt and pepper
- ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 ½ cups cooked, shredded chicken
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 parmesan cheese rind
- 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, plus more for topping
- Parmesan cheese, for topping
- Lemon wedges, for spritzing
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large stock pot over medium-low heat. Add in the onion, carrots, celery and garlic with a big pinch of salt and pepper - I’d say at least ½ teaspoon salt and pepper to start. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften. Stir in the garlic cloves and poultry seasoning. Stir in the shredded chicken.
- Add in the chicken stock and the parmesan rind. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer. Stir in the orzo pasta. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the orzo is al dente, about 8 minutes.
- In a shaker bottle even a bowl, shake (or whisk) together the milk and flour to form a slurry. Pour this into the soup and simmer for another 1 to 2 minutes. Taste and season with more salt and pepper as needed. If the parmesan rind didn’t melt entirely, you can scoop it out at this point. Stir in the fresh parsley.
- Serve immediately with a lemon wedge for sprinkling, parmesan cheese for topping and parsley sprinkled on top.
- Note: if you want to prep this for meals ahead of time, or want to have it for leftovers, I suggest cooking the orzo separately as it will soak up most of the broth as it sits overnight. Combine the soup and orzo and reheat to enjoy!
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