Healthy Avgolemono Soup
This healthy avgolemono soup is a classic Greek dish made with lemon, rice, chicken stock, eggs, and fish or chicken. Easy and healthy.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 2/3 cup uncooked arborio rice
- 10 cups canned chicken broth or homemade chicken stock
- 1 pound shredded cooked chicken from 1 rotisserie chicken or firm white fish fillets, such as tilapia, cod, or haddock, cut into 2-inch (5-cm) strips
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Sea salt (optional)
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in the rice and stir until the grains are well coated with oil.
- Add the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the rice is just tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add the fish and gently simmer until the fish is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. (If you’re using cooked chicken, you will only need to warm it through, about 3 minutes).
- In a heat-safe glass measuring cup, whisk together the lemon juice, eggs, and pepper. Whisking the egg mixture constantly, add a few ladles full of hot broth. Then stir the egg mixture into the soup. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 220kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 137mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g