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Chicken Meatball Orzo Soup

January 17, 2012 by Jaida 1 Comment

Since January is National Soup Month, I’ve been trying to experiment and make different kinds of soup to celebrate, and to expand my cooking skills. I had some ground chicken in the freezer that I wanted to use up so I went out in search of delicious recipes and came across this one on Allrecipes, and it sounded amazing! I don’t cook with orzo nearly enough and I was excited for and excuse to use it. I love, love, love anything lemon, and it came through perfectly in this soup but wasn’t overwhelming. I scaled down the recipe to make only two servings for myself, but I was kicking myself, because I could have eaten this for days! A definite winner in my book, and I will be making this again before the cold weather is gone…and I suggest you try it as well!
Chicken Meatball Orzo Soup
Source: Allrecipes
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
  • 4 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
  • 1 small zucchini, shredded
  • 3/4 cup orzo pasta
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 eggs
Preparation
  1. Combine chicken, 1 egg and breadcrumbs in a bowl until well combined. Using hands or small cookie scoop, form into round balls.
  2. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook meatballs until browned on all sides and cooked through.
  3. Pour chicken broth into a large pot and mix in meatballs, zucchini and orzo. Season with pepper and parsley. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
  4. In a bowl, beat together lemon juice and 2 eggs. Mix 1/4 cup hot soup into bowl, then stir entire mixture into the pot. Serve soup hot.

Filed Under: Chicken, Main Dish, Meatballs, Soup Tagged With: Chicken, Meatballs, Orzo, Soup

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  1. The Home Cook

    January 17, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    Now that I'm getting into soups I'm always looking for new ones. This sounds right up our alley. Thanks!

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