From Once Upon a Chef
Creamy Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
- Time
- 1 hr 5 min
- Makes
- 6
- Ingredients
- 17
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Ingredients
- 1¾ lb bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts and/or thighs, trimmed of excess skin or fat
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, cut into ½-in (13-mm) pieces
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into ½-in (13-mm) pieces
- 2 celery ribs, cut into ½-in (13-mm) pieces
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 qts (8 cups) chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1¼ cups orzo
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, from 1 lemon
- 1½ tablespoons chopped fresh dill (or 1½ teaspoons dried)
Nutrition · per serving
- Calories
- 631 kcal
- Fat
- 35 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 9 g
- Sodium
- 870 mg
- Protein
- 41 g
- Cholesterol
- 144 mg
- Carbohydrate
- 36 g
- Saturated fat
- 15 g
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