Garlicky Chicken And Orzo Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water until partially cooked through but not yet soft, about 5 minutes; drain and rinse with cold water until cooled completely.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir carrots, celery, and onion in hot oil until the vegetables begin to soften and the onion becomes translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Season mixture with thyme, oregano, salt, black pepper, and bay leaf; continue cooking another 30 seconds before pouring chicken broth into the pot.
• Bring the broth to a boil. Partially cover the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vegetables are just tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir orzo, lemon juice, and lemon zest into the broth; add chicken. Cook until the chicken and orzo are heated through, about 5 minutes. Add baby spinach; cook until the spinach wilts into the broth and the orzo is tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with lemon slices and Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add orzo pasta, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the garlic and red pepper 1 minute, until garlic is golden brown. Stir in chicken, season with salt, and cook 2 to 5 minutes, until lightly browned and juices run clear. Reduce heat to medium, and mix in the parsley and cooked orzo. Place spinach in the skillet. Continue cooking 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until spinach is wilted. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• 1. Mince garlic. peel carrots and slice 1/4 inch thick. Chop onion fine and mince celery. Mince 2 teaspoons thyme.
• 2. Heat oil and garlic in Dutch oven over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until garlic is light golden, about three minutes. Add carrots, onion, celery; increase heat to medium; and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• 3. Stir in thyme and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds . Stir in broth, scraping up any browned bits, bring to simmer.
• 4. While broth comes up to a simmer, mince 2 tablespoons parsley. Trim chicken, cut into 3/4 inch pieces, and season with salt and pepper.
• 5. Stir orzo into broth, return to simmer, cover, and cook over medium low heat, adjusting heat as needed to maintain simmer, about 6 minutes, until orzo is just tender. Stir chicken into soup and cook until chicken is cooked through and orzo is tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 6. Stir in spinach and cook until spinach is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Off heat, stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper.