Lemon Chicken Soup

Submitted by Pebbles

"A wonderful clear soup with flavors that "pop" like lemon and cilantro. So light and refreshing."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 7 cups chicken broth
• 1 lemon, juice and grated rind
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion
• 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper, to tasted

directions

1. Place chicken in pot with bay leaf and cover with cold water.
2. Bring to boil and simmer 30 minutes.
3. Remove chicken and chop/shred when cool.
4. Bring chicken broth to a simmer, add chicken pieces, lemon juice and grated rind.
5. Add chopped yellow onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes.
6. Add corn, tomatoes, green onion and cilantro.
7. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
8. Taste and correct seasonings.

Reviews

[Kellie in SLO]

This soup is very light and flavorful. It got two thumbs up from both my picky eaters. I froze about half of it in individual containers, and am so glad that I did. My daughter was sick yesterday and she pulled one out and heated it up, said it helped her feel a lot better.

 

[canarygirl]

I really enjoyed this soup a lot! I thought that the 7 cups of broth was too little though, and I would recommend using at least 10 cups for all the ingredients that it has. The flavor was outstanding, and I will certainly make it again. Thanks!

 

[Shellbelle]

I really enjoyed the lemony flavor this soup has. I made a few adjustments to fit my tastes. I left out the chicken breasts, I'm slowly trying to become vegetarian. I left out the bay leaf because I didn't have any. I used white onion instead of yellow, 1 can of Veg-All instead of corn, and I added some pasta shells. Thanks for the recipe!

 

[Merlot]

I made this soup exactly as written and we loved it! The combination of ingredients makes a wonderful tasting soup. Can't wait to make it again. Thank you so much, Erin, for sharing. :-)

 

[AZRT8871]

Wonderfully soothing soup. Great combination of flavors I've been fighting a cold and this worked better than medicine. Lovely