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Lemon Chicken Vegetable Farro Soup

This lemon chicken vegetable farro soup is a great addition to your springtime menu. It's packed full of vegetables, bright lemon flavor, and made even easier by using a rotisserie chicken. You're going to love this fast and easy soup! 

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 481 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 rotisserie chicken meat picked off
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 medium carrots cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 leek cut in half long ways and thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 1 small zucchini diced
  • 2 cups frozen petite peas
  • 1 lemon zested
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 3 cups cooked farro
  • fresh basil minced

Instructions

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  1. Pick the meat off of a rotisserie chicken and set it aside.
  2. In a soup pot add olive oil and set over medium-high heat.
  3. When the oil is hot add the carrots, bell pepper, leeks, Italian seasoning, kosher salt, and black pepper to the pot.
  4. Cook For about 10 minutes or just until the carrots start to soften. Don't let the vegetables brown too much. You just want to help soften them.
  5. Add the garlic and saute for another 30 seconds or just until the garlic is fragrant.
  6. Pour in the stock and let the soup simmer for about 20 minutes or until the carrots are soft.
  7. Add the zucchini, frozen peas, lemon zest, lemon juice, and chicken to the pot and stir to combine.
  8. Remove the pot from the heat and cover the soup. Let it sit for about 10 minutes just help soften the zucchini and peas. This stops the zucchini from getting overcooked.
  9. To serve spoon as much farro as desired into a bowl, top with soup and a sprinkle of fresh basil.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 481kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 59g (20%) Protein 36g (72%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 8g Cholesterol 72mg (24%) Sodium 655mg (27%) Fiber 10g (40%) Sugar 13g (26%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 481

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 481kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 59g 20%
Protein 36g 72%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 8g 47%
Cholesterol 72mg 24%
Sodium 655mg 27%
Fiber 10g 40%
Sugar 13g 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.