Quick Chicken Orzo Soup
Delicious, thick, filling and warming low-fat Quick Chicken Orzo Soup is the best comfort food in a flash ! Loaded with vegetables too !
Instead of using the usual thin noodles, I used Orzo in this quick Chicken and Orzo Soup. And the soup turned out delicious and much more comforting than noodles.
As I have mentioned before, I do not like spending a lot of time in the kitchen when I am cold.
I much rather prefer a good bowl of quick homemade soup and curl up with my E-Reader.
This recipe is extremely quick to make which makes it perfect for a busy weeknight. And served with some fresh crusty dinner rolls – or a gooey grilled cheese! – you will have dinner ready in no time at all.
You can also decide exactly how thin or thick the Chicken and Orzo Soup should be. I sometimes prefer a little thinner, but on the colder nights, I like a nice thick soup.
Adjust the addition of Cornflour (Cornstarch) according to your preference, or you might not want to add it at all, which is also just fine.
This recipe is so easy to double or even triple and it would not take any longer to cook.
More Soup recipes you might like:
- Creamy Shrimp Tortellini Soup
- Split Pea and Ground Beef Soup (Slow-Cooker)
- Mexican Bean and Tomato Soup
Quick Chicken Orzo Soup
Quick Chicken Orzo Soup
Ingredients
- 1 TB Olive Oil extra-virgin
- ½ cup Onion chopped
- ½ cup Celery chopped
- ½ cup Carrots peeled and grated
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
- 4 cups Chicken Broth or Stock
- 1 cup Orzo Pasta
- 2 ½ cups Cooked Chicken shredded
- 2 TB Italian Parsley chopped
- 1 TB Cornflour (Cornstarch), optional
- 2 – 3 TB Water optional
Instructions
- Heat the Olive Oil in a large saucepan – saute the Onion, Celery and Carrots until almost tender – season to taste with Salt and Pepper (not too much – the Broth/Stock will be salty as well)
- Add the Broth or Stock and the Orzo – bring to the boil and cook 10 minutes or until the Orzo is cooked through
- Stir in the Chicken and cook through for a few minutes – stir in the Parsley
- OPTIONAL: If the soup is not thick enough to your preference, mix the Cornflour and Water – add to the soup, when adding the Chicken – once thickened and cooked through, stir in the parsley
Serve with your choice of fresh bread, croutons or grilled cheese sandwiches.
LINDA
I made this soup and loved it! Very easy to make and had leftovers for lunch the next day at work. I did add extra broth the next day because the orzo soaked it all up! Still just as good! Thank you!
Wondering if you can make this soup in the crockpot?
Hi Pat, I am sure you can, although when you saute the vegetables first, the flavor is better. Orzo needs to cook on HIGH, in the crockpot, for around 30 minutes or a bit longer.
Seriously, I love soups and chicken soups always seem to be so underrated. I don;t know why as I think they are delicious. This looks yuuummmmmm.
Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
My family loves chicken soup. This variation looks like a yummy change to noodles. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I am definitely pinning.
I love orzo with tomatoes and zucchini! It's a great side dish. But this soup looks amazing as well!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful blog post with us at the #PureBlogLove recipe and DIY craft Link Party. I enjoyed dropping by and checking your blog post out and look forward to seeing you next week on Thursday at 8pm est- Sunday at midnight! Thanks again!
XoXo
Heidy L. McCallum
I love orzo soups. This one looks and sounds perfect for the winter and head cold season. Thank you for sharing!
Pinned. 🙂
I swear this post was just asking for me to read it! I just got done telling my hubby a few hrs ago that I wanted to make homemade chicken soup. Fall + Homemade Soups = Heaven! Thanks for linking up at Totally Terrific Tuesday. Make sure you come back Monday night at 10pm to link up any new posts!! http://www.liverandomlysimple.com
We're big fans of orzo and I like this idea rather than rice or noodles. I do prefer a thick soup–makes me feel fuller I think. Thanks for linking, Linda. Have a great week!
LOVE chicken orzo and the fact that it's a quick soup? YES PLEASE! Thanks so much for sharing – can't wait to check out more of your fantastic recipes! http://www.barefootbysea.blogspot.com
I like orzo better than other pasta. This looks yummy! Pinning 🙂
Thanks so much for linking up at Teach Me Tuesday party last week. I look forward to seeing what you link up again this week. Hope you'll be there!
Have an awesome week 🙂
This really does look delicious! I am sure I have a packet of orzo lurking in the cupboard…
Chicken soup is a fav here and with fall fast approaching this will be delish to warm you up! Thanks for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle!
Great soup Linda, it looks delicious. Stopping by from Snickerdoodle Sunday.
Blessings,
Shari
Your Chicken Soup looks so comforting! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Hope to see you again real soon,
Miz Helen
Yum! This looks great! Can't wait to try it!
This sounds so good – packed with all the good stuff 🙂 And orzo is a perfect addition!!
Cool idea to use orzo! It looks way quicker than using rice (my husband prefers rice to traditional noodles!).
Would love some pin it or share buttons for easy share. This looks great!!
Kelly, the share buttons are above the post and a floating set on the left – thanks for stopping by ! {replying here as your e-mail is not attached to your comment}
Perfect recipe for the season!! Pinned.
Looks delicious Linda! Pinning for when I want chicken soup. I am sure it will be soon with cooler weather showing up. Thanks for sharing.
I need to file this away for next autumn yum.
This looks fabulous! And so easy! Thanks for sharing!
Very nice Linda! Thank you for the recipe. I'm going to pin it. 😀
I know that Orzo cooks like pasta but strangely I have never tried it before. I want to try it soon. They look good in this chicken soup. BTW, thanks for visiting my site!
This looks absolutely delicious and like something I could actually make! Pinning! 🙂
I love using orzo in noodle soups! Pasta taste without the mess of those long spaghetti noodles. This looks delicious 🙂
~Meaghan from DIYfaerie
Love this recipe! It looks healthy, easy, "quick" and kid-friendly! Pinned and tweeted!
I'm always on the lookout for a chicken soup recipe, since that's the only thing my kids will eat when they get sick. Thanks for sharing!