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Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Ingredients

  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups diced cooked chicken
  • 2 Meyer lemons 2/3 cups juice
  • 2 teaspoons garlic
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 medium diced carrots
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 6 oz. orzo
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a 4 quart saucepan saute onion, carrot with garlic and a tablespoon of oil.
  • Add in chicken broth and orzo bring to a boil.
  • Time 9 minutes.
  • Remove a cup of broth and whisk egg yolks into it and slowly add mixture to soup while stirring.
  • Add in lemon juice and chicken.
  • Cook 2 more minutes.