Chicken, Lemon and Orzo Pasta Soup

This flavoursome soup will soon become a family favourite, with a whole heap of fresh ingredients in a single delicious lemony broth.

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Chicken, Lemon and Orzo Pasta Soup Yum

Course

Main Dish, Starter

Cuisine

Chicken, Pasta, Soup

Prep Time

10 Minutes

Cook Time

25 Minutes

Servings

People

Ingredients

• 150 g orzo pasta
• ½ lemon pips removed
• 900 ml chicken stock made from a cube
• 3 chicken thighs meat only
• 1 onion peeled and finely chopped
• 1 leek trimmed, white part finely chopped and green part thinly sliced
• 1 slices large carrotinto fine strips
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Course Main Dish, Starter Cuisine Chicken, Pasta, Soup Prep Time 10 Minutes Cook Time 25 Minutes Servings People Ingredients 150 g orzo pasta ½ lemon pips removed 900 ml chicken stock made from a cube 3 chicken thighs meat only 1 onion peeled and finely chopped 1 leek trimmed, white part finely chopped and green part thinly sliced 1 slices large carrotinto fine strips 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the white leek and onion and carrot for 5-6 minutes, until softened. Add the chicken, stock and 1/2 the lemon. Bring to the boil then simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Add the green leek and orzo and simmer for a further 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and no pink meat remains and the orzo is al dente.
3. Remove the lemon and discard. Season the soup to taste and shred the chicken using 2 forks. Cut the remaining lemon into 4 wedges and serve with the soup, to squeeze over.