Chicken Orzo Soup
Chicken soup made with chicken stock, herbs, half and half, and orzo pasta
Ingredients
- 9 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 sprigs fresh oregano
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 large carrot, diced into small pieces
- 1 cup orzo pasta
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cups half-and-half
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 4 cups rotisserie or baked chicken, diced
Instructions
- Add the chicken stock to a large pot. Bring to a boil.
- Add the salt, rosemary, thyme, oregano, garlic, carrot, and orzo. Reduce the heat and simmer for 9 minutes or until the orzo is tender.
- Add the butter, half-and-half, pepper, hot sauce, and chicken. Heat until the butter melts and the half-and-half is hot. Do not boil. Remove the herb stems before serving.
Notes
Baked Chicken with Herbs and Homemade Stock
Try making homemade chicken stock for this recipe by using the slow cooker to bake a whole chicken. See the Baked Chicken with Herbs recipe for instructions. If you use chicken stock from this recipe, you do not need to add the herbs, garlic, or butter listed in this recipe. Supplement homemade stock with store-bought stock if necessary.Orzo
If you like a lot of orzo in your soup, add an additional 1/4 cup. Do not add too much, as the orzo absorbs liquid the longer it sits in the soup, which can cause your soup to dry out.Salt
If your chicken stock is salty, you may not need to add any salt.Yield
This recipe will make 15 or more 1-cup servings.Nutrition
Calories: 323kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 22gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 703mgPotassium: 489mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1433IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 111mgIron: 1mg
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