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Avgolemono — Creamy Lemon Chicken Soup

Silky Greek lemon-egg soup with shredded chicken, rice, and bright citrus tang. Ready in 25 minutes — no cream needed, just eggs and lemon magic.

Total time
25 min
Servings
4
Calories
285
Protein
32g
Avgolemono — Creamy Lemon Chicken Soup
comfortfreshgreekchickencreamysilkytenderSoup

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Bring broth to boil in a large pot. Add rice and halved onion; simmer 12 minutes until rice is tender.

  2. Step 2

    Shred rotisserie chicken into bite-sized pieces. Remove onion from pot and discard.

  3. Step 3

    Whisk eggs in a bowl with juice from both lemons until pale, about 1 minute.

  4. Step 4

    Reduce heat to low. Slowly ladle hot broth into the egg mixture while whisking constantly to temper the eggs.

  5. Step 5

    Pour the egg-broth mixture back into the pot, stirring gently. Add shredded chicken and stir until combined.

  6. Step 6

    Serve in bowls topped with fresh dill. Do not boil after adding eggs or they will scramble.

Tools you’ll need

  • large pot (4-quart or larger)
  • whisk
  • wooden spoon or stirring spoon
  • ladle
  • bowl
  • knife and cutting board

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