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Chicken Soup with Orzo, Eggs & Lemon Juice

Written by Published on Updated on May 31, 2019 in Main dishes, Mediterranean cuisine, Soups

Hey everyone 🙂  How was everyone’s weekend?  Mine was quiet, I took Charlie for long walks just to get myself out of the house.   This morning I went for another long walk, a  with Charlie to clear my head, get some fresh air.  I found a new area to walk Charlie which is a bit further from my house, nice park, there is a river where ships pass by, some men were  fishing, others were riding their bicycles, others were strolling, talking, taking pictures. 🙂 

As I was walking along I wanted to find a place to sit in the sun, and do a little people watching, ship watching.   While I was seeking a place to sit a cruise ship went by, I could see the people on deck getting ready to leave the ship once it docks.  I sat there for a while thinking where did this ship come from, and where it will be off to  next.  Traveling, cooking, reading, yoga, walking are things that I love to do, I am curious to hear what you guys like or love to do when you have the time. 🙂

On my way back home I picked up a couple of Chicken Thighs to make this very simple Chicken soup.  Soup Season is definitely here so I made another very traditional Greek Chicken Soup that is delicious and easy to make.  Most Greeks use rice for this soup but I am not really of  fan of rice in my soup, so I added Orzo instead. 🙂 so here we goooo 🙂

CHICKEN SOUP WITH ORZO, EGGS & LEMON JUICE

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 Chicken Thighs or Chicken Breasts
  • 2 large Carrots chopped
  • 1/2 cup Orzo or Rice if you prefer
  • 2 medium size Potatoes chopped
  • 1 large Onion chopped
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Lemon Juice
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Boil Chicken Thighs or Chicken Breast on medium heat and add in all the ingredients except for the eggs and the lemon juice.
  • When the chicken is ready set it aside and add in the Orzo. (I shredded the chicken into smaller pieces and added it into the soup). When the soup is ready, remove it from the heat and set it aside until the Egg and Lemon sauce is ready.
  • In a separate bowl add in the eggs and with a hand mixer beat until fluffy, add a bit of lemon juice at a time.
  • Once that is ready take about 3 cups of chicken stock from your pot and add each cup in slowly while beating the eggs.
  • Once the Egg and Lemon sauce is ready add it into the chicken and stir for a few minutes. See pretty simple 🙂

 

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

10 Comments

  1. lisasalsworld
    October 22, 2018 at 8:33 pm  ·  Reply
    Yum! I have nominated you for the Blogger Recognition Award! Congrats! https://lisasalsworld.ca/2018/10/22/blogger-recognition-award/
  2. dtills
    October 23, 2018 at 12:30 am  ·  Reply
    Looks wonderful Sophie💕
  3. Jyo
    October 23, 2018 at 6:26 am  ·  Reply
    Slurpppp 😊😉
  4. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    October 23, 2018 at 2:21 pm  ·  Reply
    This is my kind of meal. Easy and delicious! Thank you sweet Sophie for sharing it with us :)

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