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Recipe: Avgolemono Soup with Chicken and Orzo
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 5 min.
Cooking Time: 20 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 4 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup orzo
  • 2 whole egg\raw
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice, plus more, if desired
  • salt and black pepper
  • 1/2 Lbs. dicedcooked chicken
  • 2 Tbs. mincedfresh Italian parsley, for serving
Cooking Directions:
In a medium saucepot over high heat, bring the chicken broth to boiling. Stir in the orzo, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until al dente, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and egg yolk with the lemon juice until light and frothy. Beating constantly, slowly pour 1 cup of the hot stock into the egg mixture. Continue to add stock until the eggs are warmed. Pour the eggs back into the soup. Add more lemon juice if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in chicken and heat until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Do not let the soup simmer. Suggestion: Serve with Caesar salad. To serve, ladle into serving bowls and sprinkle with parsley.
 
Per Serving: calories 290, fat 8.4g, calories from fat 26%, protein 38.7g, cholesterol 198.6mg, dietary fiber 0.4g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 290 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 38.7g Vegetable Exchanges 0.0
Carbohydrates 10.4g Fruit Exchanges 0.1
Dietary Fiber 0.4g Bread Exchanges 0.3
Sugar 2.3g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 8.4g Lean Meat Exchanges 2.8
Saturated Fat 2.8g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 2.3
Mono-unsaturated Fat 3.8g Fat Exchanges 0.6
Poly-unsaturated Fat 1.8g
% Calories from Fat 26%    
Cholesterol 198.6mg
Sodium 1000.0mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 81.0IU Calcium 54.0mg
Thiamin (B1) 2.9mg Copper 0.8mg
Riboflavin (B2) 2.0mg Iron 3.1mg
Niacin (B3) 16.9mg Magnesium 32.0mg
Vitamin B6 1.3mg Manganese 1.4mg
Vitamin B12 1.3mcg Phosphorus 425.2mg
Vitamin C 11.8mg Potassium 871.6mg
Vitamin E 2.5IU Selenium 24.4mcg
Folate 40.4mcg Sodium 1000.0mg
Pantothenic Acid 2.6mg Zinc 1.9mg