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Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Soup with Warm Ciabatta

Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Soup with Warm Ciabatta

  • 35 min
  • 505 calories

Traditionally known as Avgolemono this Greek lemon chicken soup is a classic for a good reason, elevating a classic chicken veggie soup with creamy rice and lemon. The soup is thickened at the end with an egg and is absolutely delicious!

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Ingredients

  • 0.33 Cup Medium Grain Rice 0.33 Cup Medium Grain Rice
  • 1.0 Each Egg (pantry) 1.0 Each Egg (pantry)
  • 1.0 Each Lemon 1.0 Each Lemon
  • 0.5 Small Bunch Flatleaf Parsley 0.5 Small Bunch Flatleaf Parsley
  • 1.0 Each Brown Onion 1.0 Each Brown Onion
  • 1.0 Stalk Celery 1.0 Stalk Celery
  • 1.0 Each Carrot 1.0 Each Carrot
  • 2.0 Tablespoon Chicken Stock Concentrate 2.0 Tablespoon Chicken Stock Concentrate
  • 1.0 Each Garlic Clove 1.0 Each Garlic Clove
  • 350.0 g Chicken Tenderloins 350.0 g Chicken Tenderloins
  • 1.0 Each Ciabatta Roll (170g) 1.0 Each Ciabatta Roll (170g)

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First Things First

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Step 1

1 Prepare Ingredients

Preheat oven to 180°C. Peel and dice brown onion. Dice celery and carrot into 1cm dice. Peel and mince garlic. Zest lemon and cut in half. Pick and finely chop parsley. Boil a kettle for step 2.

Step 2

2 Start Soup

Heat a pot over medium high heat and add a drizzle of oil. Sear the chicken on both sides until golden. Add the onion, carrot, celery and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the stock concentrate, rice and 4 cups of hot water. Simmer for 20 minutes until rice and veg are tender.

Step 3

3 Shred Chicken

Remove the chicken from the pot and shred with two forks. Add back to the soup.

Step 4

4 Heat Ciabatta

Pop the ciabatta roll on a tray in the oven for 5 minutes to warm and crisp while you finish the soup. Slice as preferred.

Step 5

5 Finish Soup

Whisk the egg with the lemon zest, juice of half a lemon and a pinch of salt and pepper. Carefully add 1 ladle of soup broth to the egg mix, whisking constantly. Turn soup off and add egg mix to the soup and mix well. Add parsley and adjust with more lemon juice and seasoning to taste.

Step 6

6 You Plate It

Serve the soup piping hot with the sliced ciabatta.

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