Step-by-Step Guide to Make Perfect Chicken & Orzo Soup

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken & orzo soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken & Orzo Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Chicken & Orzo Soup is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken & orzo soup using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken & Orzo Soup:

1. Get 2 large chicken breasts; butterflied
2. Make ready 1/4 C all purpose flour
3. Get 1 stalk celery; medium dice
4. Get 1 carrot; thin bias slices
5. Make ready 1 yellow onion; medium dice
6. Prepare 1 yellow bell pepper; medium dice
7. Get 1 t sweet paprika
8. Prepare 1 t crushed pepper flakes
9. Make ready 2 T tomato paste
10. Take 6 C chicken stock
11. Get 1 C orzo
12. Take 1 bay leaf
13. Take 1/4 bundle parsely; minced

Steps to make Chicken & Orzo Soup:

1. Heat enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom of a soup pot.
2. Place flour in a small bowl with a large pinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
3. Dredge chicken in flour on both sides.
4. Sear chicken on both sides then transfer to a plate.
5. Add celery, carrots, bay leaf, onions, paprika, and bell pepper with a tiny bit of oil if necessary. Add salt and pepper.
6. Saute until veggies are just starting to softened, about 5 minutes.
7. Add tomato paste. Stir to coat. Cook until paste is caramelized, about 1-2 minutes.
8. Add 1 C of chicken stock. Use a wooden spoon to scrape up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan.
9. Add remaining chicken stock and orzo. Simmer until chicken is fully cooked through and orzo is tender, about 25 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
10. Remove chicken with tongs and shred into a seperate bowl. Return back to soup. Alternatively, chop the chicken into cubes.
11. Garnish with parsley.
12. Variations; Asparagus, artichoke, barley, avocado, couscous, chickpeas, eggplant, leeks, corn, zucchini, beets, bell peppers, capers, cannellini beans, white beans, green beans, kidney beans, cayenne, swiss chard, cream, sour cream, chives, chervil, cilantro, scallions, coriander, cumin, lemon thyme, dill, beets, farro, bulgur wheat, dijon, rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, mint, marjoram, olives, parsnips, quinoa, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, celery root, celery seed, saffron, shallots,
13. Cont'd: savory, spinach, soy sauce, thyme, vegetable stock, red wine, red wine vinegar, tarragon, sherry, dill, worcestershire sauce, butter, roux, smoked paprika,

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