Avgolemono “Lemon Soup” Recipe

Being from a Greek family food is an important part of life! Avgolemono soup is the Greek version of the American classic chicken noodle soup. This recipe is very flavorful while being quick and easy to make. I remember having this soup vividly as a kid as it was not like any other “traditional” soups I’ve had. But it was one of our traditional soups we had while visiting my grandpa’s Greek restaurant on a cold winter night in Wisconsin!

Avgolemono “Lemon Soup” 

Ingredients:
1 small whole chicken
6-9 Cups of water
1 large onion chopped
¾ celery diced

1 heaping Tbs parsley flakes
1-1/2 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper

8oz orzo noodles
2 Tbs salt
5 eggs
2/3 to 1 cup lemon juice​

Directions:
Place first 7 ingredients in a 3 quart pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer until the chicken is done. Remove chicken from broth. You must have at least 8 cups of broth. Bring broth to a boil and add noodles and salt. When noodles are done, put 5 eggs in a blender and add the lemon juice. Take cup or more of hot broth and while the blender is going add the broth in slowly. Then add egg mixture to rest of soup.

Serves 8 – 10.

I hope you enjoy this recipe!

Blog post written by Jacob Karras
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