Greek

Avgolemono Chicken Soup

Name: Avgolemono Chicken Soup
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 54 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 900 ml chicken broth; 500 g chicken fillet; 250 g rice; 2 pcs egg; 1 pcs lemon; 20 g dill; 1 to taste salt

Greek lemon chicken soup with rice and an egg-lemon finish.

Time45 min

Servings4

Calories276 kcal

LevelMedium

Ingredients

chicken broth900 ml
chicken fillet500 g
rice250 g
egg2 pcs
lemon1 pcs
dill20 g
salt1 to taste

Instructions

Bring the chicken broth to a boil, add rice, and cook for 12-15 minutes.

Poach the chicken breast in the broth or use cooked chicken and cut it into pieces.

Whisk the eggs with lemon juice until smooth.

Slowly whisk several ladles of hot broth into the egg-lemon mixture.

Return the mixture to the soup and warm gently without boiling.

Add chicken, dill, salt, and serve immediately.

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