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Adapted from A Spicy Perspective

Lemon Chicken Soup

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Calories: 241

Ingredients
  

  • 10 cups chicken broth plus 2 cups more for leftovers
  • 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 8 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 cups sweet onion diced
  • 1 lemon zested
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 1/3 cups Israeli Couscous (box from Trader Joe's)
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/3 cup chives chopped
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese for topping the soup

Method
 

  1. Drizzle the grapeseed oil into a large 6-8 quart pot over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, saute the garlic and onion for about 3-4 minutes or until soft.
  2. Add the chicken broth, chicken breasts, lemon zest, lemon juice and red pepper flakes to the pot. Raise the heat to high, cover, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium, then simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. About 10 minutes before you are ready to eat, add the couscous. Simmer about 5 minutes.
  4. Remove the chicken breasts from soup and shred, and then return them to the pot. Stir in the chopped chives and salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of mozzarella cheese on each bowl of soup, and garnish with extra red pepper flakes, to taste.
  5. If you need to reheat the soup later in the week, add 2 cups of chicken broth to the pot before reheating.