Greek Lemon Chicken Soup (Avgolemono)
A rich and comforting lemony soup thickened with eggs. Hot tip: - use rotisserie chicken in place of chicken breast
Prepare Ingredients
01
| 1 medium | yellow onion |
| 2 stalk | celery |
| 2 medium | carrot |
| 2 clove | garlic |
| 3 | egg |
| lemon | |
| 2 cup | baby spinach |
Dice onion. Finely chop celery. Dice carrots. Mince garlic. Crack eggs into medium size bowl. Squeeze juice from lemons (1/4 cup of juice). Finley chop spinach.
Start Soup
02
| 1 Tbsp. | olive oil |
| 0.5 tsp. | black pepper |
Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook until starting to brown, about 5-7 minutes .
Stir in celery and carrots, cook 3-4 minutes . Stir in black pepper and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes .
Add Chicken
03
| 4 cup | broth 1L |
Add broth and chicken breast, bring to a simmer and let cook about 20 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken and set aside to cool slightly. *If using rotisserie chicken, remove skin and bones from 1 breast and shred meat. Skip to adding rice step.
Add Rice
04
| 0.33 cup | long grain white rice |
Stir in rice and simmer 10 minutes. Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces, then stir into soup.
Add Lemon Juice and Egg
05
Whisk lemon juice and egg together, and slowly whisk into soup. Simmer 2-3 minutes. Add chopped spinach and remove from heat.