How to Make Zesty Lemon Chicken Soup: 5 Simple Steps
A bright and flavorful lemon chicken soup, perfect for a comforting and healthy meal. Ready in under an hour!
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 pound Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium Yellow Onion diced
- 2 stalks Celery diced
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 8 cups Chicken Broth low sodium
- 1 cup Carrots diced
- 0.5 cup Long-grain Rice uncooked
- 0.25 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Parsley chopped
- to taste Salt
- to taste Black Pepper
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until browned on all sides. Remove chicken from pot and set aside.
- Add onion, celery, and garlic to the pot and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add carrots and rice. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Return chicken to the pot. Simmer for another 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender.
- Stir in lemon juice and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
Notes
For a thicker soup, add a cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water) during the last 5 minutes of cooking.