Creamy Chicken Soup With Orzo

Submitted by C and Ds Mommy

"Great for a cold winter's night. I make TONS of soup. Since hubby's heart attack, I try to find things that are full of veggies. Freezes well. I make small portions and put them in ziplock bags. Great for lunches at work, or to give to my mom!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1⁄2 cup celery, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup green onion, chopped (if making in the winter, you can substitute regular white onion. It's cheaper depending on where you)
• 1 cup orzo pasta
• 2 (3 5/8 ml) cans low sodium chicken broth (I make my own broth, and use about 1 L)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon marjoram
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄8 teaspoon dried sage
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups skim milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups cooked chicken, diced

directions

1. In a large pot, heat oil. Add carrots, celery and onion. Cook over medium high heat until they are "al dente" (crispy tender) ~ about 5-7 minutes.
2. Stir in orzo, chicken broth, spices and salt and pepper.
3. Continue cooking and bring to a full boil for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
4. In a small bowl, combine milk and flour until smooth. Add to soup stirring constantly until mixture comes back to a boil and gets slightly thickened.(2-3 minutes).
5. Add chicken and cook until heated through.
6. *I prefer a thick soup, but you can add more milk to thin it out if that is your preference.

Reviews

[Anita B.]

I followed this pretty close, used 1 cup milk 1/2 cup half and half and added a couple handfuls if spinach that needed to be eaten up. Loved it!

 

[tremak2]

I like that this is a healthier version of this cream soup. It was tasty and my teens ate it as well.I made it exactly as is (with white onion) but used a specialty lemony orzo. The taste was good, but the Italian herbs were a little much for my liking. I would definitely make it again, but omit the oregano, basil.

 

[robbin.oakley]

Very good soup for a cold night! I did do a few things different, I used a stick of butter instead of Olive Oil (I doubled everything)used green & white onions and added extra chicken bouillon. Turned out excellent!!

 

[Sisty Gin]

Mmmmmmmmmm. I didn't have celery, so I added frozen peas. Super delish! All 3 of my kiddos (7 and under) ate it up. That's saying something!

 

[Marie Nixon]

This is a perfect creamy chicken soup for us. It is a colorful, flavorful and tasty soup. Really, really good and I know I will make it again. Thanks, C & D's Mommy.