Orzo Chicken Soup Recipe

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For a different twist on noodle soup, Betty Rench adds orzo, small rice-like grains of pasta. "It cooks up nicely with tender chunks of chicken," she writes from Eaton, Indiana.

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Orzo Chicken Soup Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Cook: 45 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
10 45 55

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
  • 1/2 cup sliced carrot
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Minced fresh parsley

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add 1 can broth, carrot and celery; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the chicken, orzo, pepper and remaining broth; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until orzo and vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with parsley. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1-1/2 cups) equal 225 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 38 mg cholesterol, 890 mg sodium, 26 carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 19 protein.

Originally published as Orzo Chicken Soup in Light & Tasty December/January 2004, p10

Tip

Refrigerate Chicken Soup without Noodles

When I make my favorite chicken noodle soup, I find it tastes better if I refrigerate the soup without the noodles. When it’s time to serve, I add the noodles to the amount of soup I’m going to use and cook them until tender. —Martha Dimitch, Nineveh, Indiana

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Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2012 by sjeffer120

Loved it, light and tasty, and fast and easy, what else is there!

Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2012 by oceangirl91

Wonderful recipe, definitely a keeper.

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2008 by lssrls@yahoo.com

This is very good

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2008 by elbay

This is great when you want homemade chicken soup, but you don't have a lot of time. It's very good! I always add some garlic powder and white pepper to the recipe. Occasionally, I add other herbs, such as thyme or sage.

 
 

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