Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
Greek Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe: A great way to warm your belly on cool autumn evenings! A light and healthy recipe with bold Greek flavors.
Why We Love This Greek Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe
Today’s Greek Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe is a soup recipe that my family absolutely loves. This Greek Lemon Chicken Soup is cozy, healthy, and loaded with Greek flavors like garlic, earthy olive oil, and feta cheese. The little orbs of pearl couscous and morsels of cheese swirl to the surface with every spoonful. A sight that lifts the spirit and warms the belly.
This is the kind of chicken soup recipe I make my kids when they come home worn from a long day at school. Sometimes their stories are filled with joy and excitement. Some days they are teary recollections of insecurity and defeat.
I always remind them that this day was just a small step on a long journey. The important thing is to keep taking those steps forward, no matter how hard it seems. Good things are ahead if you don’t give up. Then I give them a warm bowl of chicken soup.
How to Make Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
This recipe is pretty straightforward and simple to make so enjoy!
- Sauté the onion and minced garlic for 3-4 minutes to soften.
- Add the chicken broth, raw chicken breasts, lemon zest, and crushed red pepper 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.
- Stir in the couscous, salt, and black pepper to taste. Simmer another 5 minutes. Then turn the heat off.
- Remove the two chicken breasts from the pot and shred the chicken. Then place it back in the pot. Stir in the crumbled feta cheese and chopped chive.
- Taste then salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use rotisserie chicken instead?Absolutely! If you have leftover chicken on hand, you can definitely make this Greek chicken soup recipe with shredded rotisserie chicken or any chicken you have.
Can I make this soup vegetarian?To make vegetarian greek lemon soup, omit the chicken and use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth!
How should I store Greek lemon chicken soup?To store any leftover soup, place in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Reheat in the fridge! To freeze, place the cooled soup in a zip bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge and warm up in a sauce pan before serving!
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Greek Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe + Video
Ingredients
- 10 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 sweet onion
- 1 large lemon, zested
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup Israeli couscous (pearl)
- 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
- 2 ounces crumbled feta
- 1/3 cup chopped chive
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place the olive oil in a large 6-8 quart sauce pot over medium-low heat. Peel the onion. Then quarter it and slice into thin strips. Once the oil is hot, saute the onion and minced garlic for 3-4 minutes to soften.
- Add the chicken broth, raw chicken breasts, lemon zest, and crushed red pepper 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.
- Stir in the couscous, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste. Simmer another 5 minutes. Then turn the heat off.
- Using tongs, remove the two chicken breasts from the pot. Use a fork and the tongs to shred the chicken. Then place it back in the pot. Stir in the crumbled feta cheese and chopped chive. Taste and salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm.
Made this tonight after coming down with a nasty cough. This is simple, delicious, and exactly what the doctor ordered. It also took very little effort. Thank you for sharing such a lovely recipe!
This has been my favourite soup for years. Very delicate and so pretty.
Only change I make is adding juice of a lemon as well as some spinach for added nutrients. Soo good and quick to make
This soup is Dee-licious!! We make it often. I love the Israeli couscous and the lemon! You must make this soup!
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A lovely refreshing greek national dish and recipe. I couldn’t get hold of chives so I used curly parsley as an alternative. Probably not so Greek but it worked.
This soup sounds and looks delicious . If I wanted to sub something for the couscous what would you suggest ??? Thank you .
Hi Sandi,
You can use any sort of small pasta in this recipe.
Decided to try this soup because i had most ingredients on hand and wanted to use up some leftovers. I substituted 3 tbs lemon juice for the lemon zest, 2 tbs dried chives for fresh, half a bag of egg noodles instead of the couscous and used diced up turkey breast from Thanksgiving in place of the chicken. I followed the recipe for the broth and added my substitutions and it came out AMAZING!!! Thank you for this recipe! The substitutions worked perfectly with the flavors and I will definitely be making it again with the proper ingredients!