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Overhead shot of a jar of Zoup Chicken Bone Broth beside a bowl of lemon orzo chicken soup, with carrots, lemon slices, dill, and orzo, on an orange background.
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Zoup! Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6 Servings
Author Zoup!

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 ea onion dice
  • 2 ea carrot sliced 1/4” rounds
  • 2 ea celery dice
  • 1/2 cup leek white and light green part, sliced 1/4” rounds
  • 3 ea garlic clove minced
  • 1 ea 32 oz Zoup Chicken Bone Broth
  • 1 cup orzo pasta
  • 1 lb rotisserie chicken shredded
  • 1 ea lemon juice
  • 1 cup dill fresh, rough chop
  • to taste kosher salt
  • to taste black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a medium to large pot, over medium heat.
  • Add onion, carrot, and celery, sauté for 5-7 minutes.
  • Add leek, and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
  • Stir in garlic and cook for another minute.
  • Add Zoup Chicken Bone Broth.
  • Bring to a boil, cover soup (lid slightly open), lower heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  • Add orzo and simmer for another 10-12 minutes with lid off, stirring often as the orzo does not stick to the bottom of the pot.
  • Add chicken, lemon juice (some may like a little more lemon) and dill.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
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