Best Lemony Chicken Soup Recipes

LEMONY CHICKEN-FETA MEATBALL SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, add the chicken, feta, 1/4 cup oats, the grated onion, most of the dill (reserve about 2 tablespoons for garnish), the cumin, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and 1 teaspoon salt. Gently combine without squeezing too hard or overworking the meat. Lightly wet your palms and shape the meat into small balls, a little smaller than the size of a golf ball, about 1 1/2 inches. (You will have approximately 25 balls.)
• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or wide pot over medium until shimmering. Add the diced onion, season with salt, and cook until it begins to soften, about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon turmeric and the red-pepper flakes, and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Push the onions to the sides as best you can, then add the meatballs. (They will be close together, and that's OK.) Cook until browned on two sides, 5 to 7 minutes total.
• Pour in the broth and remaining ½ cup oats, then gently tilt the pot to the right and left to distribute the oats and broth without disturbing the meatballs. Bring to a gentle boil, then immediately reduce the heat to maintain an active simmer. Season with salt. Cook, gently stirring occasionally to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom, until the oats have softened and the meatballs are cooked through, about 4 minutes more.
• Stir in the spinach and lemon juice until the spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes more. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Spoon into bowls, top with pepper and the remaining dill. Serve with lemon wedges.

SLOW-COOKER LEMONY CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker, combine the stock, chicken, leeks, carrots, celery, garlic, red-pepper flakes, onion powder and several generous grinds of black pepper. Add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt if using salted stock, 1 teaspoon kosher salt if using low-sodium stock or 2 teaspoons kosher salt if using unsalted stock. Cover and cook on low until the chicken and vegetables are very tender, about 7 hours.
• Increase the heat to high. Using two forks, tear apart the chicken into bite-size pieces. Add the lemon juice, asparagus, peas and tortellini, if using, to the soup. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender to crisp-tender, and the tortellini is cooked through, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the herbs; season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls to serve.

LEMONY CHICKEN SOUP WITH FENNEL AND DILL

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat.
• Working in batches, add chicken, skin-side down, and cook until skin is well browned and fat has started to render, 5 to 8 minutes. Using tongs, flip chicken and continue to cook until well browned, another 3 to 5 minutes. Leaving all the fat and drippings behind, transfer chicken to a rimmed baking sheet, a large plate or a cutting board and let rest.
• Meanwhile, if you've got the top of the fennel bulb, thinly slice it, fronds and all; set aside.
• Coarsely chop the white part of the fennel bulb and add to the pot along with the garlic and onion. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened but not yet browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Add potatoes, chopped lemon and chiles, and stir to coat.
• Return chicken to the pot and add broth, seasoning with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and place the lid on the pot. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook at a strong simmer until chicken is cooked through and nearly falling off the bone, 20 to 25 minutes. Using tongs, remove chicken and let rest until it's cool enough to handle. Pick the meat from the chicken, removing any cartilage, skin and bones. (Alternatively, leave the chicken pieces intact and serve that way.)
• Return meat to the pot along with the thinly sliced fennel top, if using. Season the soup with salt and pepper, turn the heat to medium-low and continue to gently simmer while you make the toasted fennel seed topping.
• Heat remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil in a small pot or skillet over medium. Add fennel seed and half of the fresh dill, and swirl until fennel seed is toasted and dill is sizzling and crispy, about 2 minutes.
• Divide soup among bowls, and spoon fennel seed topping over it, followed by scallions and remaining fresh dill. Add a dollop of yogurt or sour cream (or crumbles of feta) and sprinkle with sumac, if you like. Zest the remaining lemon over the bowls, then cut lemon in half to squeeze juice over them too.

LEMONY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil and butter until tender. Add chicken; cook and stir until chicken is lightly browned and meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the broth, carrot, peas and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the noodles. Cover and simmer until noodles are tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.

LEMONY CHICKEN SOUP WITH FARRO, WHITE BEANS, AND KALE

Steps:

• Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large pot over medium-high. Cook carrots, half of the onion, and 3 sliced garlic cloves, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add chicken carcass, if using, and broth; cover and simmer 30 minutes. (If you're not using carcass, simmer 15 minutes.)
• Meanwhile, toast farro in another large pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it starts to brown and smells nutty, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1 tsp. salt and 3 cups water. Cover and simmer until farro is tender and liquid evaporates, about 30 minutes; strain any remaining liquid, if necessary. Set aside 2 cups farro for Dill-Crusted Pork Tenderloin or reserve for another use.
• Strain chicken broth mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl; discard carcass and vegetables. Set aside 2 cups broth for Potato, Leek, and Pea Pot Pie or reserve for another use.
• Wipe out pot, then heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil over low. Cook remaining onion and 9 sliced garlic cloves, stirring occasionally, until tender and light golden, 8-10 minutes. Add remaining broth left in bowl, increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Add reserved chicken meat, beans, kale, lemon juice, pepper, and remaining 1 1/2 tsp. salt and farro left in pot; cook until vegetables are cooked through, 3-5 minutes.
• Divide soup among bowls. Stir 1 Tbsp. salsa verde into each bowl, if using, and sprinkle with dill. Serve with baguette slices and lemon wedges alongside.
• Do Ahead
• Soup can be made 2 days ahead. Chill in a resealable container.

LEMONY CHICKEN AND ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add leek and celery and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are soft, 5-8 minutes. Add chicken and broth; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, 15-20 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate. Let cool, then shred chicken into bite-size pieces.
• Meanwhile, return broth to a boil. Add orzo and cook until al dente, 8-10 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat. Stir in chicken and dill. Serve with lemon halves for squeezing over.

LEMONY CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in broth, milk and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. , Stir in chicken, lemon juice and seasonings; heat through over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Serve with lemon wedges.

LEMONY PESTO CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring stock to a simmer. Add orzo and cook 1 minute less than per package instructions. Add chicken and heat through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice. Divide among bowls. Add 1 tablespoon pesto to each. Serve with lemon wedges, grated Parmesan, pea shoots or other delicate greens, and fresh basil.

LEMONY MUSHROOM-CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE

Steps:

• Spray a 2-quart pot with cooking spray. Add onion and salt. Saute over medium heat until onion has turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, lemon zest, and garlic and cook until mushrooms have softened, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Stir in cooked rice, shredded chicken, and lemon juice. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes. Serve garnished with fresh parsley.

LEMONY ORZO CHICKEN SOUP IN A JAR

Steps:

• Combine the carrots, celery and onions, chicken stock and 2 cups water in a large pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Add the orzo and 1/2 teaspoon salt, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the vegetables and orzo are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Toss the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper, then add to the soup along with the peas. Simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the spinach and cook, stirring, until just wilted.
• Off the heat, stir in the lemon juice and zest and season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide the soup between 4 pint-size Mason jars.

COMFORT ESSENTIALS: LEMONY CHICKEN FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. For this recipe I am using leftover chicken from a recipe I made the other day. It is a combination of dark and white meat. If you do not have any leftover chicken, then you need to cook up a few pieces. How about one or two medium boneless, skinless breasts, and a thigh or two... does not matter what you choose, just wind up with about 2 pounds of shredded chicken.
• 3. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 4. Zest the lemon, then remove the white pith, and chop up the pulp. Discard the seeds and pith... Save the chopped lemon pulp and zest.
• 5. Add the grapeseed oil and butter to a soup pot over medium heat, then add the fennel, carrot, celery, onion, and garlic. Stir until the veggies begin to soften, about 3 - 5 minutes.
• 6. Add the lemon zest, and pulp, then stir for an additional 3 - 5 minutes.
• 7. Add the dill and stir for an additional 3 - 5 minutes.
• 8. Add the chicken stock, and the chicken, then allow the soup to simmer for an additional 3 - 5 minutes.
• 9. While the soup is simmering, season it with salt, pepper, and red-pepper flakes.
• 10. PLATE/PRESENT
• 11. Serve while nice and warm with a dollop of sour cream; possibly some crackers and/or crusty bread. Enjoy.
• 12. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

LEMONY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH GINGER, CHILE AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Finely grate 1 tsp of zest from the lemon and put in a small dish. Add the cilantro and ginger, and mix together. Cut the zested lemon inhalf and squeeze it to obtain 3 tbs of juice. Thinly slice two of the chile halves crosswise. In a large saucepan, bring the broth to a boil over medium heat. Add the lemon juice, noodles, fish sauce, and the 2 remaining chile halves to a boiling stock. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer the soup until the noddle are almost cooked, about 3 minutes. Remove the chile halves. Stir in the chicken and chile slices and return to a boil. Remove th epan from the heat, making sure the chicken slices are just cooked through. Taste and add a touch more fish sauce, if you like. Divide the soup evenly amoung serving bowls. Divide the cilantro mixture among the bowls, stir, and serve.

LEMONY CHICKEN-LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook onion, carrots and garlic in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender.
• Stir in lentils, tomato paste and broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 40 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• Stir in chicken and lemon peel. Cook about 5 minutes or until hot.

LEMONY CHICKEN-QUINOA SOUP

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place in a pot with broth, parsley and thyme sprigs, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a plate. Strain broth and return to pot along with onion, carrots, and celery. Simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Remove and discard chicken skin and bones. Shred meat into bite-size pieces; return to pot with quinoa and lemon slices. Simmer until quinoa is warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, season, and serve topped with parsley leaves and a drizzle of oil.

LOW-CAL LEMONY CHICKEN SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Add broth, water, onion, garlic, thyme, Mrs. Dash, and chicken to stockpot. Cook at a gentle boil for 8-10 minutes. Turn off heat, and remove from heat. Stir in spinach. Serve each bowl with a wedge or two of lemon, and squeeze into soup and stir. Enjoy! * I poached two organic chicken breasts for this.

COMFORT ESSENTIALS: LEMONY CHICKEN & RICE SOUP

Steps:

• PREP/PREPARE
• You will need a medium-sized soup pot, or Dutch oven to make this recipe.
• The Veggies If you do not wish to chop the veggies, simply place into a food processor, fitted with an S-blade, and give them a few 1-second pulses. Easy/Peasy
• The Garlic I tried this recipe two ways... In the first attempt, I allowed the grated garlic to cook with veggies at the beginning of the recipe. In the second attempt, I add the garlic at the end with the lemon juice. I love the how the flavor of the raw garlic mixed with the other ingredients.
• The Lemon Juice Some people like more lemon juice than the recipe calls for, and some people less. I would add it 1-tablespoon at a time and stop when you like what you taste.
• Storage This soup can be placed in the fridge for 2 - 3 days; however, since the rice will continue to absorb liquid, you will probably need to add a bit more stock when reheating.
• Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• Cook the chicken and shred.
• Add the butter to a large soup pot, over medium heat.
• When the butter has melted add the veggies and the parsley flakes, throw in a pinch of salt, and sweat for about 5 minutes, then add the rice, and the chicken stock.
• Slowly simmer until the veggies are cooked through, and the rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Then add the cooked, shredded chicken and stir to warm through, about 2 additional minutes.
• While the soup is simmering, add a bit more salt, and black pepper, to taste.
• Remove from the heat, add the lemon juice, grated garlic, then stir to combine.
• PLATE/PRESENT
• Serve while nice and warm with some crispy bread, and possibly a side salad. Enjoy.
• Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

LEMONY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH GINGER, CHILE & CILANTRO

Steps:

• Finely grate 1 tsp. of zest from the lemon and put in a small dish. Add the cilantro and ginger, and mix together. Cut the zested lemon in half and squeeze it to obtain 3 Tbs. of juice.
• Thinly slice two of the chile halves crosswise.
• In a large saucepan, bring the broth to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the lemon juice, noodles, fish sauce, and the 2 remaining chile halves to the boiling stock. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer the soup until the noodles are almost cooked, about 3 min.
• Remove the chile halves. Stir in the chicken and chile slices and return to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat, making sure the chicken slices are just cooked through. Taste and add a touch more fish sauce, if you like. Divide the soup evenly among four serving bowls. Divide the cilantro mixture among the bowls, stir, and serve.

LEMONY CHICKEN-LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook onion, carrots and garlic in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender.2. Stir in lentils, tomato paste and broth. Heat to boiling reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 40 minutes or until lentils are tender.3. Stir in chicken and lemon peel. Cook about 5 minutes or until hot.wing it!You'll really like this fresh lemony lentil soup. For a fun color change, use pink lentils.1 SERVING: Calories 225 (Calories from Fat 65) Fat 7g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 40mg Sodium 680mg Carbohydrate 24g (Dietary Fiber 8g) Protein 24g * % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 78% Vitamin C 8% Calcium 4% Iron 24% * DIET EXCHANGES: 1 Starch, 2 Vegetable, 2 Lean Meat * CARBOHYDRATE CHOICES: 1 1/2From "Betty Crocker's Dinner Made Easy With Rotisserie Chicken." Text Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

LEMONY CHICKEN SOUP WITH BOK CHOY

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink.
• 2. Add carrots, green onions, bok choy, ginger, water and broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add pasta; cover and simmer 3 to 4 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Stir in lemon juice.

WEST AFRICAN LEMONY CHICKEN-OKRA SOUP

Steps:

• Cut up broiler-fryer chicken.
• If using can of okra, drain it well.
• Rub lemon juice over chicken pieces.
• Put in a large kettle with chicken broth or water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cook slowly, covered, 12 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and continue to cook slowly about 30 minutes, until chicken and rice are tender.
• Remove chicken pieces and debone.
• Cut meat into small pieces and return to kettle.