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Lemon Chicken Wild Rice Soup
This Lemon Chicken Wild Rice Soup is both refreshing and comforting. It's delightfully lemony, healthy, and incredibly satisfying.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 345 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 TB salted butter
- 1 onion chopped
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 8 cups good quality chicken broth
- 3 carrots peeled and cut into 1/4 inch rounds
- 3 stalks celery cut into 1/4 inch thick pieces
- 1 tsp thyme dried or fresh
- 2 bay leaves
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 2 stalks green onion thinly sliced
- 2 egg yolks lightly beaten
- ¼M cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Zest of 1 large lemon
- 8 oz mushrooms sliced
- 3 to 3.5 cups COOKED wild rice blend I use Lundberg Wild Rice Blend
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken rotisserie works well
- 2 cups baby kale or spinach leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Optional: fresh parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- In a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic, stirring and cooking until translucent. Add chicken broth, carrots, celery, thyme, bay leaves, ground ginger, and green onion. Bring to a boil. Boil uncovered 10 minutes. Reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
- Combine egg yolks with lemon juice in a bowl. Using a hand-whisk, gently whisk in a large ladle-full of the hot soup into the egg mixture until fully incorporated. Slowly pour egg mixture back into the pot of soup, stirring constantly as you pour (this adds flavor and thickens the soup a bit.)
- Add lemon zest, mushrooms, cooked rice, shredded chicken, and kale or spinach leaves. Stir and cook just until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve warm, with fresh parmesan cheese, if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
345kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
144mg
(48%)
Sodium
1315mg
(55%)
Potassium
652mg
(19%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
6459IU
(129%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
71mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 345
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 345kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 144mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 1315mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 652mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 6459IU | 129% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 71mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.