Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup 🍋
This creamy, delicious Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup has zucchini, lemon, and garlic to make it incredibly flavorful and filling.
Servings 6 -8
Calories 178kcal
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp vegan or regular butter
- 2 medium white onions
- 10 garlic cloves minced (adjust as per your families likeness to garlic)
- 1 cup of orzo
- 6 tbsp. fresh parsley chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp. onion powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 4 medium zucchinis grated
- 4 cups green kale chopped
- 2 tbsp. bouillon paste
- 4 cups of boiling water
- 1-398 ml can coconut milk or heavy cream
- 3 lemons zest + juice
- 1 cup parmesan cheese or cheese of choice vegan will work just fine
Instructions
- In a large soup pot add the olive oil and heat for 20-30 seconds on medium-high heat before adding your diced yellow onion. Sweat this out for around 3 - 5 minutes.  Mince the garlic + add it to the pot. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes until fragrant and slightly soft. Stir in the orzo, fresh parsley, onion powder, salt, and black pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until golden and toasted.
- Add the zucchini, kale, lemon juice + zest, cooking for another 5 minutes.
- Add the bouillon paste and boiling water to the pot.
- Bring to high heat and allow to boil and cook for 8 – 10 minutes until the orzo is tender.
- Stir in the coconut milk/ heavy cream and parmesan cheese, cooking for 5 more minutes.
Adjust any seasonings to taste.
- Serve immediately with additional fresh parsley!
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Notes
Make this dairy free/vegan by swapping the butter + parmesan cheese for a plant based one!
Be sure to cook the orzo until soft, test it along the way and allow to cook longer if needed.
This is the perfect nutritious + hearty soup- make it on those cold winter days!
Store soup in the fridge in a tightly sealed container for 3 – 4 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Nutrition
Serving: 8 | Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.3g | Protein: 7.6g | Fat: 9.5g | Saturated Fat: 7.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 7.2mg | Sodium: 775.1mg | Fiber: 2.4g | Sugar: 5.9g
