- 1 lb Chicken Breastboneless, skinless
- Salt
- Black pepperfreshly ground
- 2 ½ tbsp Olive oildivided
- 1 ½ cups Carrotschopped
- 1 ½ cups Celerychopped
- 1 ½ cups Yellow onionschopped
- 5 cloves Garlicminced
- 7 cups Chicken broth
- 1 ½ tsp Dried oregano
- ½ tsp Dried basil
- ½ tsp Dried rosemary
- 1 cup Orzo pastadried
- 1 Parmesan rind
- 1 ½ tsp Lemon zest
- â…“ cup Lemon juicefresh
- 3 oz Swiss chard3 packed cups, roughly chopped
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheesefor serving
Lemon Chicken and Chard Orzo Soup
This Lemon Chicken and Chard Orzo Soup is a fantastic filling meal that is somewhere between a stew and a soup – a stew if you like! It’s full of veggie, herby and chickeny goodness. I use an Italian technique to add a deeper flavor to this soup by adding some parmesan rind to the orzo when it’s cooking. This allows the cheesy umami to infuse the broth. Delicious!
In this recipe I start by searing the chicken which brings extra flavor. Then I start to assemble the soup by first frying the veggies and then pouring in stock, herbs and salt before adding chicken, orzo and parmesan rind. At the end of the cooking process I remove the parmesan rind, add some chard and the secret ingredient: zest and juice of a lemon.
To make Lemon Chicken and Chard Orzo Soup, you will need the following ingredients:
So, how do you make Lemon Chicken and Chard Orzo Soup?
Steps to make Lemon Chicken and Chard Orzo Soup
1 | Prepare the chicken | 5 |
2 | Sear the chicken | 5 |
3 | Set the chicken aside | |
4 | Sauté the onion, carrots and celery | 4 |
5 | Add broth and herbs | 1 |
6 | Simmer | 5 |
7 | Add orzo and parmesan rind | 10 |
8 | Remove the parmesan rind | 1 |
9 | Add the lemon and chard | 5 |
10 | Serve | |
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