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dairy free lemon orzo soup in 2 bowls
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Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

A creamy dairy free Greek inspired soup.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Keyword Healthy Dairy-free Soup
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 291kcal
Author Marissa

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. chicken breasts
  • ¾ cup orzo pasta
  • 1 large lemon
  • 2 eggs
  • 5 cups spinach
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • ½ diced white onion
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic

Instructions

  • Turn instant pot on saute mode and saute onion with oil for about 3 minutes, add garlic and saute for 2 more minutes.
  • Hit cancel and add chicken and add 1 cup broth, set to pressure cook for 11 minutes and cook chicken. Turn off instant pot remove chicken to shred chicken thoroughly.
  • Return chicken to instant pot and add additional 4 cups of broth, set to sauté mode and bring to a boil.
  • Add orzo to broth and chicken.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together eggs, the juice of 1 lemon, and about 2 tsp lemon zest.
  • *Slowly* whisk in about 5 tablespoons of heated broth from instant pot to egg mixture to prevent the eggs from cooking too quickly.
  • Stir egg, lemon, and broth mixture into soup and turn off sauté mode.
  • Add in spinach allowing it to wilt.
  • Serve with fresh pepper and salt.