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mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Michelle Koletar/Mertz
Harrisburg, PA

I love Greek chicken soup, with the lemon and egg base. However, I wanted to cook light and make a healthier chicken soup. My son was sick with the flu at the time, so I also wanted lots of spices and nutrition. This is awesome and a nice change from other chicken soups. The broth actually came out much heartier than the picture demonstrates -- it has lots of flavor & is not watery.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

  • 5
    cups chicken broth or stock
  • 1
    onion, whole
  • 1
    tsp fresh ginger (or more)
  • 2 Tbsp
    dried greek spices (such as mccormick's)
  • pinch, saffron
  • pinch, cayenne or red pepper flakes
  • ground black pepper
  • 1
    large cooked chicken breast or dark meat (see below)
  • half jar sundried tomatoes (drained & chopped)
  • 2 Tbsp
    or more roasted red pepper bruschetta (i buy a jar of it & keep on hand in my fridge for adding to tons of dishes)
  • 1-2
    cups fresh spinach, rough chopped
  • 2 Tbsp
    parsley, rough chopped
  • half of a lemon (for juice)
  • water to taste

How To Make mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

  • 1
    Cook the chicken broth with the onion, ginger, Greek spices, saffron, and red & black pepper for about 10 mins over med-med high. Get this to the broth taste you want, adding more spices or water or chicken bouillon cubes so it suits your tastebuds.
  • 2
    Tear up the chicken breasts (I used a large chicken breast from a rotisserie chicken & then some pieces of the dark meat). Saved the rest of the chicken for sandwiches next day.
  • 3
    Add the chicken, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper bruschetta to the soup. Stir well & simmer for about 5-10 mins. Taste the soup again to ensure you're liking the flavor -- I added more bruschetta, as I love that.
  • 4
    Toss in the spinach and stir. Then add the parsley & stir. Squirt the lemon juice over top & turn off heat. Stir & it's ready to serve. I also added a little Hungarian paprika, because I use paprika in almost everything, and wanted the soup to have extra spices.
  • 5
    Note: You can add orzo to this. Or sprinkle w/ crumbled feta cheese on top of each bowl of soup. I didn't, as I wanted to keep it as light as possible. Enjoy!

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