# Avgolemono

Avgolemono is a Greek soup that combines chicken, vegetables, orzo pasta, and a creamy lemon-egg mixture.

- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 pieces chicken thigh bone in
- 8 pieces chicken thigh bone in
- Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 whole onion, diced
- 5 pieces garlic cloves, minced
- 10 pieces garlic cloves, minced
- 0.75 cup celery, diced
- 1 piece carrot, diced
- Chicken broth
- 0.75 cup orzo pasta
- Bay leaves
- Salt
- pepper
- 4 pieces eggs
- 2 lemons lemon juice
- 3 lemons lemon juice
- lemon zest
- reserved broth from the Avgolemono Soup
- fresh dill
- fresh parsley

## Instructions

1. Season chicken and sear it in a pot with a bit of olive oil until browned. Set the chicken aside.
2. Chop the onion and add it to the pan with the remaining oil from the chicken.
3. Saute the chopped onion until fragrant.
4. Chop the celery and add it to the pan.
5. Add carrots to the pan.
6. Add Italian seasoning to the vegetables.
7. Add chicken stock to the pot.
8. Return the chicken to the pot and set it to a gentle simmer, covered, for 45 minutes, or until tender.
9. Remove the cooked chicken from the pot.
10. Shred the chicken.
11. Add the shredded chicken back to the soup.
12. Add orzo pasta to the soup and let it cook for 8-10 minutes.
13. Meanwhile, prepare the avgolemono mixture. Whisk together eggs and add lemon juice/zest.
14. Temper the avgolemono mixture by pouring in a thin stream of hot soup while whisking constantly.
15. Gently stir the tempered avgolemono mixture back into the pot.
16. Serve the soup hot in a bowl.
17. Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil, fresh dill, and parsley.

## Equipment

- pot
- skillet
- chopping board
- knife
- tongs
- wooden spatula
- grater
- bowl
- whisk

## Tips

- When tempering the avgolemono mixture, pour in a thin stream of hot soup while whisking constantly to prevent the eggs from scrambling.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMR46g6c/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/aeea94a9-adef-4e83-a659-d29a7647c38b
- Extracted: 2025-09-22

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