Delicious, thick, filling and warming low-fat Quick Chicken Orzo Soup is the best comfort food in a flash ! Loaded with vegetables too !

Instead of using the usual thin noodles, I used Orzo in this quick Chicken and Orzo Soup. And the soup turned out delicious and much more comforting than noodles.

As I have mentioned before, I do not like spending a lot of time in the kitchen when I am cold.

I much rather prefer a good bowl of quick homemade soup and curl up with my E-Reader.

This recipe is extremely quick to make which makes it perfect for a busy weeknight. And served with some fresh crusty dinner rolls – or a gooey grilled cheese! – you will have dinner ready in no time at all.

You can also decide exactly how thin or thick the Chicken and Orzo Soup should be. I sometimes prefer a little thinner, but on the colder nights, I like a nice thick soup.

Adjust the addition of Cornflour (Cornstarch) according to your preference, or you might not want to add it at all, which is also just fine.

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This recipe is so easy to double or even triple and it would not take any longer to cook.

More Soup recipes you might like:

• Creamy Shrimp Tortellini Soup
• Split Pea and Ground Beef Soup (Slow-Cooker)
• Mexican Bean and Tomato Soup

Quick Chicken Orzo Soup

Quick Chicken Orzo Soup

Linda Nortje

Delicious, thick, filling and warming Quick Chicken Orzo Soup is the best comfort food in a flash ! Loaded with vegetables too !

4.40 from 41 votes

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Course Soup

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

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Servings 8 Servings

Calories 193.2 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 TB Olive Oil extra-virgin
• ½ cup Onion chopped
• ½ cup Celery chopped
• ½ cup Carrots peeled and grated
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste
• 4 cups Chicken Broth or Stock
• 1 cup Orzo Pasta
• 2 ½ cups Cooked Chicken shredded
• 2 TB Italian Parsley chopped
• 1 TB Cornflour (Cornstarch), optional
• 2 – 3 TB Water optional

Instructions

 

• Heat the Olive Oil in a large saucepan – saute the Onion, Celery and Carrots until almost tender – season to taste with Salt and Pepper (not too much – the Broth/Stock will be salty as well)
• Add the Broth or Stock and the Orzo – bring to the boil and cook 10 minutes or until the Orzo is cooked through
• Stir in the Chicken and cook through for a few minutes – stir in the Parsley
• OPTIONAL: If the soup is not thick enough to your preference, mix the Cornflour and Water – add to the soup, when adding the Chicken – once thickened and cooked through, stir in the parsley

Nutrition Facts

Quick Chicken Orzo Soup

Amount per Serving

Calories

193.2

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

4.7

g

7

%

Saturated Fat

 

0.9

g

6

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

3

g

Carbohydrates

 

21.6

g

7

%

Fiber

 

1.3

g

5

%

Sugar

 

3.5

g

4

%

Protein

 

14.8

g

30

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve with your choice of fresh bread, croutons or grilled cheese sandwiches.

LINDA