Chicken, Vegetable, and Orzo Soup

Submitted by Chicagoland Chef du Jour

"Very easy and very tasty! Ready in minutes if you let your food processor do all the chopping. From: The Big Book of Chicken by Maryana Vollstedt"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 carrots, peeled and cut up
• 2 celery, stalks cut up
• 1⁄2 yellow onion, cut up
• 1 garlic clove
• 8 cups chicken stock, reduced sodium
• 2 chicken breast halves, about 1 #, boned and skinned, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1⁄3 cup orzo, uncooked
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• pepper, to taste
• 1⁄4 cup parsley, fresh and chopped

directions

1. In a food processor: add carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Chop coursely.
2. In a large soup pot over high heat; bring the stock to a boil.
3. Add the vegetables, chicken, orzo and seasonings.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered until the chicken and vegetables are tender, about 15 -20 minutes.
5. Stir in parsley and serve.