Chicken and Vegetable One Pot Orzo Soup

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Ratings 5 from 1 votes
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Courses: Appetisers & Snacks, Main Meals, Soup
Servings: 10
Ingredients
  • 300 g Shredded chicken
  • 2 l Chicken or Vegetable Broth
  • 1.5 cup Chopped Carrots
  • 1.5 cup Chopped Courgetts
  • 1.5 cup Orzo Pasta
  • 2 cup Chopped onion
  • 4 clove Minced Garlic
  • 1/3 cup Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Chopped Celery
  • 3-4 Ginger Slices
  • 2 tbsp Sweet or Hot Turkish Pepper paste
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp Pomegranate Molases
  • 2 cup Chopped Parsley
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
Instructions
  1. 1

    Boil the chicken with 1/2 cup of onion salt and pepper and set aside. Once the chicken is cooked set aside to cool down, shred it so its ready to use. Save the broth for the soup. 

  2. 2

    Heat the olive oil in a large pot and start adding all the vegetables one at a time and sauté everything on medium heat for 8 minutes. 

  3. 3

    Add the orzo pasta, the spices and tomato paste and saute for an extra 4 minutes before adding the broth followed by the chicken to the pot. 

  4. 4

    Allow everything to cook for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables and the pasta are all cooked. 

  5. 5

    Only 2 minutes before taking the pot off the heat, stir in the chopped parsley and squeeze the lemon juice. 

    Serve and enjoy!

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