WebHow to Make Avgolemono Soup Yield: 4-6 servings Lauren Habermehl for Taste of Home Ingredients 4 cups of water 2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs …
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This Avgolemono Soup with Orzo recipe is a delicious traditional Greek lemon chicken soup made with orzo pasta instead of rice. It’s creamy, lemony, and makes a fantastic lunch or dinner. This soup comes together in about 20 minutes, and it so simple to make with rotisserie chicken.
Slow Cooker Greek Lemon Chicken Soup is the easiest way to make avgolemono soup! It's an easy dump and go that the entire family will love! Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken, onion, celery, garlic, stock, water, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper in your slow cooker.
Traditional avgolemono soup typically calls for long-grain white rice. However, it’s not uncommon to see arborio rice (risotto rice) used in recipes, too. Can I use store-bought chicken broth? You can save a lot of time by opting for a high-quality store-bought chicken broth rather than making your own.
To make avgolemono sauce, you'll need to whisk two eggs with ½ cup of lemon, and while whisking with one hand, pour in two ladles of the hot chicken broth from your soup. That's really the trickiest part of this soup, but it's not that difficult. And if you need to, ask someone to help you pour in the broth, while you do the whisking. 2.