Slow Cooker Greek Lemon Chicken Soup {Avgolemono}
Slow Cooker Greek Lemon Chicken Soup is the easiest way to make avgolemono soup! It's an easy dump and go that the entire family will love!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast*
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1 large stalk celery chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ cup dry white rice or orzo*
- 4 cups low sodium chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 large eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
Equipment
Instructions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken, onion, celery, garlic, stock, water, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper in your slow cooker. Cook about 3 hours on high, or 4-5 hours on low, adding the rice or orzo during the last hour or so of cooking time to prevent overcooking.
- When the chicken is done, remove it from the slow cooker and allow to cool slightly. Chop into chunks or shred, and place back in the slow cooker.
- Place the eggs in a medium bowl and beat lightly. Whisk in the lemon juice until combined.
- Place about 1 cup of hot soup broth in a measuring cup, and add a few droplets at a time to the egg-lemon mixture whisking constantly to temper the eggs. Continue adding the hot broth in a slow, steady stream while whisking constantly.
- After all the stock has been added, add the egg-lemon mixture to the soup in the crock pot and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- Use bone-in skinless chicken breasts to add flavor to the soup. Once the chicken is cooked, simply shred the chicken and discard the bones.
- You may also use leftover cooked orzo pasta or rice and add at the end of cooking time. Just heat until warm.
- If you like your soup even richer, add an additional egg.
Nutrition
Calories: 167kcal, Carbohydrates: 14g, Protein: 20g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 99mg, Sodium: 229mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
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