Kittencal's Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 3/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta (or use same amount uncooked rice)
• salt
• black pepper
• 2 large eggs
• 1 lemon, juice of
• grated parmesan cheese (optional i like to sprinkle it on top!)

Recipe

• 1 bring the chicken broth to a boil in a pot.
• 2 add in the orzo or rice; simmer uncovered until the orzo or rice is cooked (about 10 minutes).
• 3 in a medium heat-proof bowl whisk together eggs and lemon juice until frothy.
• 4 remove a ladle of hot broth from the pot and slowly add the broth to the egg mixture whisking vigorously; pour the mixture back into the hot soup.
• 5 remove immediately from the heat (do not let boil!).
• 6 ladle into bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.