Prep Time
15 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
This weeknight chicken soup goes Greek with orzo, lemon juice, and a handful of fresh dill.
Ingredients
4 Servings
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Preparation
Step 1
Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add leek and celery and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are soft, 5-8 minutes. Add chicken and broth; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, 15-20 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate. Let cool, then shred chicken into bite-size pieces.
Step 2
Meanwhile, return broth to a boil. Add orzo and cook until al dente, 8-10 minutes.
Step 3
Remove pot from heat. Stir in chicken and dill. Serve with lemon halves for squeezing over.
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Reviews (400)
Back to TopDelicious easy dinner. My husband loved it. Added a little extra chicken and would add more orzo next time. Maybe a cup?
Anonymous
Walla Walla, WA
12/2/2022
This was delicious! I added onion and garlic which became beautifully sweet instead of celery and used homemade chicken stock and it turned out perfect - it made a filling dinner for two of us and with enough leftovers for us both the next day. The lemon and dill is an excellent pairing, I would make it the same again.
A
Japan
8/28/2022
Love love this soup. Lemon and dill are perfect. So good for luncj.
Jordan
Miami
3/5/2022
I love this soup. It’s amazingly tasty considering the short ingredient list. Our son has extreme GI issues and this soup is well tolerated.
Kat
Flyover USA
2/25/2022
Pretty good, I liked this soup. Not super memorable, but a nice way to use leftover chicken. Pretty easy to make too.
Anonymous
1/19/2022
This has become my favorite soup and I have been making it at least twice a week since I had coronavirus. I couldn’t taste anything or smell anything either, but the chicken broth was hot and salty and the lemon was like Heaven, now that I have my smell and taste, it’s even better, the fresh dill, is key I don’t add any celery, and it doesn’t miss it. I have gotten my daughter and my sister hooked on this soup also- this is the best recipe I’ve had-
Kelly Heck
St. Simons Island, GA
9/24/2021
Great easy quick soup!
Gregg C.
San Francisco, CA
8/19/2021
This is my 'go to' recipe for my Sunday meal preps. Simple yet tasty!
Matt
Winona, MN
7/24/2021
It is so easy to make! I just love to do it for my family! Easy and tasty
Anonymous
San Juan, Puerto Rico
6/3/2021
This soup is delicious! I doubled the recipe and used a rotisserie chicken with better than bouillon chicken stock, instead of boiling chicken thighs. Based on other reviews, I squeezed in 1.5 lemons at the end with the chopped dill and it was perfectly lemony. This soup feels like spring when the weather is not yet warm. We ate it for dinner with garlic bread, but it’s also a perfectly light lunch!
Heidi
New York
3/8/2021
This is the best chicken soup ever! Often I make chicken soup from what's left after roasting. Never again. This is just too good to ignore. Made it twice exactly as described. Didn't miss the lemon but maybe next time.
Anonymous
New York, NY
1/27/2021
Love this recipe! I once had this soup at a local Turkish restaurant and loved it! They don’t have chicken in the soup. Just the broth with the orzo. So I make this with all of the ingredients, except for chicken. I use chicken broth as a sub. I take out the celery and leeks after it had finished cooking and I add lemon juice from a lemon or two (depending on how much I’m making) for that delicious lemony taste! Such a simple delicious soup! Thank you for the recipe!!
Lilah
New York
12/4/2020
I double up on the veggies and dill, and add the juice of 1 lemon at the end when it needs one last minute. It’s amazing, and I’m very finicky about soup.
Miro
Raleigh, NC
10/23/2020
Great recipe. Light and rich at the same time.
Anonymous
Hawaii
6/23/2020
So good, I make this all the time. Great mid week dinner!
Anonymous
Melbourne, Aus
5/20/2020