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Avgolemeno (Chicken soup with egg-lemon sauce) is for Soup.

Avgolemeno (Chicken soup with egg-lemon sauce) takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Avgolemeno (Chicken soup with egg-lemon sauce) takes 80 minutes to cook.

Avgolemeno (Chicken soup with egg-lemon sauce) makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Avgolemeno (Chicken soup with egg-lemon sauce) are:

1 (3lb) free range chicken
12 cups cold water
3 T kosher salt
2 cups finely diced onion
2/3 cup orzo or arborio rice
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 large eggs
1 tsp gresh ground pepper

Here is how you make Avgolemeno (Chicken soup with egg-lemon sauce):

in a 6-8qt stockpot combine chicken water and 2 T salt. bring to a boil over medium high heat: immediately reduce the heat to a low simmer and skim the foam off the top. Continue to simmer untill chicken is cooked thoroughly cooked, about 45 minutes to an hour. Meanwhile heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring until translucent about 6 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.Remove chicken from broth, allow to cool. Pull the meat from the bones and discard the skin. Return the broth to high heat and add the orzo and onion and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer untill orzo is almost cooked through. Add chicken and reduce to low simmer.In a medium sized bowl beat the lemon juice, eggs and pepper. Ladle 2 cups of hot broth into measuring cup with a pourable spout. While whisking (an electric mixer comes in handy hear) slowly pour the 2 cups of broth into the egg mixture. Pour the egg mixture back into the pot (you can continue to temper another few cups if you are worried about scrambling the eggs) with the remaining 1 t salt. stir well to blend. serve immediately. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BABS222.

The nutritional information for Avgolemeno (Chicken soup with egg-lemon sauce) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 183.2

• Total Fat: 7.9 g
• Cholesterol: 81.5 mg
• Sodium: 56.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 12.8 g