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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (297g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 164
Calories from Fat 35		(21%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 4.0g	6%
	Saturated Fat 1.2g	6%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.6g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 105mg		35%
Sodium 798mg		33%
Potassium 270mg		7%
Total Carbohydrate 21.1g		7%
	Dietary Fiber 0.4g	1%
	Sugars 1.1g
Protein 9.6g		19%
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Souppa Avgolemono (Egg-Lemon Soup)

Recipe #11078 | 25 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: truebrit
Aug 23, 2001

This tasty soup is very popular in Greece and Cyprus. I remember my father making it on chilly winter days, especially when there were colds and flu in the household! Sometimes he would add chopped, cooked chicken to the soup, and other times he would serve it plain. This is a taste of my childhood.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

6 cups chicken broth
3/4 cup rice or orzo pasta
3 eggs
1 lemon, juice of (or more)

Directions

1
Bring broth to boil in saucepan, and add rice or orzo.
2
Cover and cook on medium low heat for 20-25 minutes (rice) or 10 minutes (orzo).
3
While the rice cooks, lightly beat the eggs and the lemon juice together.
4
Remove the broth from heat.
5
Slowly mix about one cup of the hot broth into egg-lemon mixture.
6
Add to the soup gradually while stirring.
7
Place saucepan back on the heat, and stir until soup is heated through (DO NOT BOIL).
8
Serve.

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From: Sackville

On Sep 28, 2009

This is a great, simple soup recipe. When you want soup in 1/2 hour without much fuss, this fits the bill. I would have liked it to be a bit thicker. Maybe that depends on what kind of rice you use. The lemon flavour really packs a punch and I added a bit of lemon pepper, onion and celery to intensify the flavour.

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From: pugsinbuffalo

On Jun 28, 2009

this is a very well represented traditional avgolemono. Simple, delicious, timeless.

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From: kbarbon

On May 22, 2002

This recipe was perfect. The others have too much stuff in them. This is exactly how my greek friends make it!

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From: Rachel Savage

On Aug 29, 2002

Excellent. I plan to make this again just as the recipe suggests. I served this at a dinner party and everyone wanted the recipe. They were also amazed at how easy the recipe was to make. Perfect for experienced cooks and novices alike. Leftovers reheated easily. Too bad there was only one portion left.

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