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The Best Greek Lemon Chicken Soup — Ready in 30 Minutes

The Best Greek Lemon Chicken Soup — Ready in 30 Minutes
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Serves
8
Calories
214 kcal
Protein
11.00 g
Carbs
23.00 g
Fat
8.00 g

Ingredients

  • 10 cupschicken broth
  • 3 tablespoonsolive oil
  • 8 clovesgarlic (minced)
  • 1sweet onion
  • 1 largelemon (zested)
  • 1 cupIsraeli couscous ((pearl))
  • 1/2 teaspooncrushed red pepper
  • 2 ouncescrumbled feta
  • 1/3 cupchopped chive
  • —Salt (and pepper)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Place the olive oil in a large 6-8 quart sauce pot over medium-low heat. Peel the onion. Then quarter it and slice into thin strips. Once the oil is hot, saute the onion and minced garlic for 3-4 minutes to soften.

  2. 2

    Add the chicken broth, raw chicken breasts, lemon zest, and crushed red pepper to the pot. Raise the heat to high, cover, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium, then simmer for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in the couscous, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste. Simmer another 5 minutes. Then turn the heat off.

  4. 4

    Using tongs, remove the two chicken breasts from the pot. Use a fork and the tongs to shred the chicken. Then place it back in the pot. Stir in the crumbled feta cheese and chopped chive. Taste and salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm.