Avgolemono Greek Lemon Chicken Soup is the perfect recipe to transition from winter into spring as it is bursting with bright, fresh flavors and is creamy, satisfying and nourishing. It’s topped with fresh dill and is packed with lots of protein and makes for a balanced, delicious bowl of soup. Plus, it’s super easy and is amazing leftover.
While I am not Greek myself, I absolutely LOVE Greek culture and cuisine. I would even go as far to say it’s my very favorite food?! I have wanted to try this soup for years and finally had the chance at a restaurant only to fall in love with it immediately! The next week, I learned how to make it at home because I couldn’t stop thinking about it!
Avgolemono Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
What you’ll need:
- Olive Oil
- Carrots
- Celery
- Onion
- Garlic
- Chicken Broth or Chicken Bone Broth
- Bay Leaves
- Rice
- Chicken Breast
- Lemon
- Eggs
- Fresh Dill
- Salt & Pepper
DIETARY NOTES
This recipe is made with real ingredients and fits seamlessly into the following dietary needs when using the products/brands (or ones that are similar) listed in the recipe:
- gluten free
- grain free (omit rice)
- dairy free
- nut free
- tree nut free
- added sugar free
- refined sugar free
- vegetarian (sub veggie broth and omit chicken)
- paleo (omit rice and use compliant broth)
- Whole30 (omit rice and use compliant broth)
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Avgolemono Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil (plus more to drizzle on the top, if desired)
- 1 cup carrots, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 7 cups chicken broth or chicken bone broth (sub veggie broth for vegetarian)
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ cup rice, uncooked
- 2 cups chicken breast, cooked and shredded finely
- ½ cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 3 eggs
- dill, fresh (to garnish)
- 1 tbsp salt (more or less to taste)
- cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Combine the broth, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaves, lemon zest and salt in a large pot on the stove. Turn the heat to medium and bring to a simmer.
- Add the uncooked rice to the pot, then cover and turn down the heat to low for 10 minutes or until rice is cooked completely.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk until combined and foamy, then add in the lemon juice and whisk again until completely combined.
- While continuing to whisk, add in one cup broth from the soup pot into the egg lemon mixture to tamper the eggs. Be sure to whisk vigorously!
- Continue to whisk and add in another cup of the broth from the soup.
- Slowly add in the whisked egg mixture to the soup while continuing to whisk. Ensure that you do not bring the soup to a boil!
- Once combined, your soup will have a creamy, light base. To finish, add in your shredded chicken. I like to shred my chicken super fine as it holds a similar size to the rice and veggies making for a consistent texture.
- When serving, top each bowl of soup with a drizzle of olive oil, cracked black pepper and a generous amount of fresh dill.
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