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Pesto Chicken Orzo Soup

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A twist on the classic chicken noodle, this soup is ready in 30 minutes and hits the spot every time!

Ingredients

  • 6 cups Chicken Stock
  • 1-½ cup Cooked Chicken, Cubed Or Shredded (I Used Shredded)
  • 1 cup Uncooked Orzo Pasta
  • ¼ cups Fresh Basil Pesto
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 pinch Salt And Pepper, to taste
  • ¼ cups Shredded Parmesan Cheese, For Garnish (optional)

Preparation

1. Bring chicken stock to a simmer in a large covered pot over medium heat

2. Add cooked chicken, orzo, pesto, lemon juice, salt and pepper and stir to combine.

3. Cook, uncovered, until orzo is al dente (about 8 minutes). Remove from heat.

4. Garnish with shredded Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

Note: I love orzo in this soup, but you can use any type of pasta you like!

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Deanna Moore on 2.25.2014

I made this for dinner tonight & it was really good. I did add a can of diced tomatoes also. My husband doesn’t really like soup but he really liked this one. We had it for dinner with cheese foccacia bread.

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Cheesy Pennies on 2.25.2014

Such a simple but yummy idea. I’ll try it!

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Jennifer Greene on 2.25.2014

This looks delicious, but is the amount of chicken correct? 1/4 cup would mean very little chicken in each serving.

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Maebells on 4.8.2014

We tried this over the weekend, it was good! I used a bit more chicken and had to sub it white rice for the orzo due to a gluten allergy but we enjoyed it! The leftovers were even better!

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