Lemon Chicken & Rice Soup
Years ago, I fell hard for a lemony Greek soup at Panera Bread. It was just a special back then, and I re-created it at home so we could eat it whenever a craving hit! —Kristin Cherry, Bothell, Washington
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 5 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 8 cups coarsely chopped Swiss chard, kale or spinach
- 2 large carrots, finely chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 medium lemon, halved and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 4 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups cooked brown rice
Reviews
Update to my 2.22.2020 review. I neglected to add: Do not add the rice! One should NOT steam pressure cook can recipes containing grains. Add steamed rice to the soup when opening a jar to re-heat.
My family loves this recipe. Have made it a few times and have also shared the recipe with co-workers.
My family loves this soup. I added 1/2 tsp. salt and used 6 cups of chicken broth and 4 cups of water. I used kale and will continue to...I don't think spinach would hold up well enough and the kale added great texture. I wash my lemons thoroughly and didn't notice any bitterness. The lemon was a great flavor, not too much at all if you like lemon. I also didn't add the rice to the full pot of soup, but instead added it to each dish before ladling the soup on top. I plan to freeze some of the leftovers and thought it would reheat better this way.
This soup is VERY lemony! It was good, but if I make it again I will omit the thinly sliced lemon.
Soup was bitter. It had no favor. I would not make it again. To much rice in the recipe.
Loved this recipe!
This was extremely too bitter for my tastes. I suggest using a quarter of the sliced lemon or maybe none at all.
This was pretty good, extremely lemony and a bit sour if you like that. I used orzo instead of rice, for speed of preparation. Kind of a refreshingly sour, bright taste. We didn't rave about it, but if I had lots of lemons on hand I would probably make it again.
After being sick for almost two month I decided to make this. I used preserved lemons instead and orzo. It was delish !!!!!!
very good!