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Low Sodium Chicken Soup with Lemon & Orzo

AuthorKelly Jensen
This low sodium chicken soup with lemon and orzo recipe is a delicious traditional Greek lemon chicken soup made with orzo pasta and less salt. It's creamy, lemony, and makes a fantastic lunch or dinner.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine American, greek
Servings 6 2-cup servings
Calories 409 kcal

Equipment

  • large pot
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole cooked chicken cooked, meat shredded from bone, see note below
  • 32 ounces no-salt-added chicken stock
  • 32 ounces no-salt-added chicken bone broth
  • 1 cup orzo
  • 2 lemons
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup fresh parsley chopped
  • Fresh Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Prep the Chicken: Remove the meat from the cooked chicken, and shred with a fork or knife.  I use both light and dark meat. Add the shredded chicken to a large soup pot.
  • Add the no-salt-added chicken stock and bone broth to the pot, and bring to a boil.
  • Once the stock is boiling, add the orzo pasta.
  • When the orzo is almost finished cooking (about 8 minutes after adding to the pot), start the egg and lemon mixture.
  • In a separate bowl, crack the eggs and whisk well with a hand mixer or with a fork until frothy.  Add the juice of two lemons to the egg mixture and continue to mix for another minute.
  • Slowly whisk a ladle of the hot soup stock into the egg mixture. Add a second and third ladle of stock until the egg mixture until well combined.
  • Slowly pour the egg mixture into the soup pot, and stir until the broth is creamy.
  • Add fresh cracked black pepper and fresh parsley. Taste, and add more lemon or pepper as needed.

Notes

Note: if you use a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken, check for the amount of sodium in the meat, as it could be seasoned with salt or added preservatives. I like cooking my own whole chicken in the Instant Pot and using no-salt-added spices.

Nutrition estimate (for 1 serving)

Calories: 409kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 30gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 177mgSodium: 93mgPotassium: 406mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 726IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 2mg

*Please note, all nutrition content is estimated based on the ingredients we used in our kitchen. It will vary based on your ingredients. Always check your nutrition labels to verify your nutrition content and sodium amounts.

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