Mediterranean Chicken Orzo Soup Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN ORZO

Steps:

• In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until chicken, pasta and vegetables are tender, adding orzo during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add vegetables, salt, oregano and pepper; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in broth, rosemary and bay leaf; bring to a boil., Add orzo. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-18 minutes or until orzo is tender, stirring occasionally. Return chicken to pan; heat through. Stir in lemon zest and juice; remove bay leaf. If desired, top each serving with parsley.

CHICKEN ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or other large pot over medium-high heat. Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are just soft, about 8 minutes. Stir in broth, chicken, salt, Italian seasoning and pepper; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and gently boil, undisturbed, for 5 minutes. Stir in orzo and cook, undisturbed, until the orzo is tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN ORZO

Steps:

• 1. Cook orzo pasta according to package directions. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• 2. Fold in chicken, sundried tomatoes, olives, basil, lemon juice, olive oil and Parmesan cheese.
• 3. Season to taste with salt and ground black pepper.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from pan.
• In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add vegetables, salt, oregano and pepper; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in broth, rosemary and bay leaf; bring to a boil.
• Add orzo. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-18 minutes or until orzo is tender, stirring occasionally. Return chicken to pan; heat through. Stir in lemon zest and juice; remove bay leaf. If desired, top each serving with parsley.

LEMON CHICKEN ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water until partially cooked through but not yet soft, about 5 minutes; drain and rinse with cold water until cooled completely.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir carrots, celery, and onion in hot oil until the vegetables begin to soften and the onion becomes translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Season mixture with thyme, oregano, salt, black pepper, and bay leaf; continue cooking another 30 seconds before pouring chicken broth into the pot.
• Bring the broth to a boil. Partially cover the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vegetables are just tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir orzo, lemon juice, and lemon zest into the broth; add chicken. Cook until the chicken and orzo are heated through, about 5 minutes. Add baby spinach; cook until the spinach wilts into the broth and the orzo is tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with lemon slices and Parmesan cheese.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Season chicken with Greek seasoning and pepper. In a Dutch oven, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink; remove and set aside. Add green onions and garlic to the pan; saute for 1 minute. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan., Stir in the broth, tomatoes, olives, capers, basil, oregano and chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Return to a boil. Stir in orzo. Cook 8-10 minutes longer or until pasta is tender. Stir in lemon juice and parsley.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN AND ORZO

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook about 10 minutes, turning once, until brown. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.
• In same skillet, mix garlic, pasta, broth and water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese and olives. Add chicken. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 5 minutes, stirring once, until bell pepper is crisp-tender and pasta is tender and chicken is no longer pink in center. Sprinkle with feta cheese and olives.

MEDITERRANEAN ONION-ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a large stockpot oven medium heat; add in the onions with 3 tablespoons white sugar and cook for about 25-30 minutes, stirring occaionally until lightly browned and caramalized (adding in the garlic, chili flakes, thyme and oregano the last 5 minutes of cooking).
• Add in the broth, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce and bay leaf; bring to a boil and simmer for about 45 minutes on low heat, adding in the orzo the last 10-15 minutes of simmering; cook until the pasta is tender.
• Season with salt and lots black pepper.
• Ladle into bowl, then top with croutons, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese or Swiss cheese.

MEDITERRANEAN SEAFOOD AND ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• Mix halibut, lemon juice and 4 teaspoons oil in a medium bowl.
• Let mixture stand while preparing soup.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onions and cook until translucent, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Squeeze tomatoes through fingers to break up while adding to saucepan.
• Add clam juice, wine, bay leaf, orange peel strips, fennel and dried red pepper.
• Simmer soup for 10 minutes.
• Add orzo and cook for 5 more minutes.
• Add clams to soup.
• Cover and cook for 5 minutes longer.
• Add halibut.
• Cover and cook until halibut is opaque and clams open, about 4 minutes longer.
• Discard bat leaf, orange peel and any clams that do not open.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with parsley.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY ORZO

Steps:

• Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in skillet about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until brown.
• Stir in garlic, pasta and broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 8 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes, stirring once, until bell pepper is crisp-tender and pasta is tender.