chicken soup with lemon and rice
This recipe is inspired by one of my favorite soups, Sinigang, from the Philippines and some Mediterranean ideas as well. It is a tasty chicken soup flavored with lemon, thickened with egg, and full of rice and vegetables. The delicious combination of tastes that usually has us going back for seconds.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup short grain rice
- 4 cups chicken broth, plus more for serving
- 3 eggs
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 2 teaspoons dried dill
How To Make chicken soup with lemon and rice
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Step 1Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium high heat. Add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook until the onion is translucent and the carrot is tender, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
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Step 2Add the chicken broth and rice to the pot and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes until the rice is cooked.
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Step 3While the rice is cooking, whisk the eggs and lemon juice together.
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Step 4Now take a ladle of the hot chicken broth and slowly add it to the egg mixture while whisking. Note: You want to raise the temperature of the eggs without cooking the eggs at this time.
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Step 5Add the chicken, dill, salt, and pepper to the soup.
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Step 6Now while stirring the soup slowly add the egg mixture to the soup. As the soup continues to cook it will thicken as the egg cooks.
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Step 7Taste the soup and adjust the salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
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Step 8The soup can be very thick at this point, more like a stew. I like to add more chicken broth to make it more soupy. You can add a garnish of lemon slices and fresh dill.
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Category:
Chicken Soups
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Healthy
Ingredient:
Chicken
Diet:
Low Fat
Diet:
Dairy Free
Diet:
Low Sodium
Diet:
Soy Free
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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