Quick Chicken & Orzo Soup
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Adapted from Cooking Light Magazine, this is one of the easiest soup recipes for you today...Chicken and Orzo Soup. Not only is this one super hearty, but it contains veggies—bonus! So, it can easily be a one-dish dinner that leaves you with only a cutting board, knife, and pot to clean—exactly what we all need this time of year.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 onion minced
- 5 carrots peeled, trimmed, and diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper double if you like a little kick
- 6 cups chicken stock/broth
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat orzo pasta uncooked
- 3 cups shredded/chopped cooked chicken I used The Best Whole Chicken in a Crockpot, but you could also sub rotisserie
- 3 cups Fresh Spinach Leaves chopped
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the onion and the carrots (while stirring) until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and the red pepper, and cook for another minute.
- Pour in the stock and bring to a boil. Add the orzo and cook until al dente, about 6 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken, spinach, cream, lemon juice, salt, and dill, and simmer until heated all the way through. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Notes
- Great chicken recipe for this - Best Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot
- We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
- Nutrition Facts Quick Chicken & Orzo Soup Amount Per Serving Calories 207 Calories from Fat 99 % Daily Value* Fat 11g17%Saturated Fat 4g25%Cholesterol 66mg22%Sodium 493mg21%Potassium 458mg13%Carbohydrates 9g3%Fiber 2g8%Sugar 3g3%Protein 19g38% Vitamin A 10110IU202%Vitamin C 17.9mg22%Calcium 56mg6%Iron 1.5mg8% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
- Calories 207
- Calories from Fat 99
- % Daily Value*
- Fat 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat 4g
- 25%
- Cholesterol 66mg
- 22%
- Sodium 493mg
- 21%
- Potassium 458mg
- 13%
- Carbohydrates 9g
- 3%
- Fiber 2g
- 8%
- Sugar 3g
- 3%
- Protein 19g
- 38%
- Vitamin A 10110IU
- 202%
- Vitamin C 17.9mg
- 22%
- Calcium 56mg
- 6%
- Iron 1.5mg
- 8%
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