mmmmm: lemon chicken quinoa soup

it's fall and, to me, that means comfort food. today's comfort food came in the form of soup. i am trying to incorporate quinoa into as much as possible--i love that it feels like i am eating a carb but am getting loads of added protein in my diet. this soup turned out stew-like and amazing. it makes for wonderful left-overs and freezes really well too. enjoy! 

lemon chicken quinoa soup

ingredients
4 chicken breasts (or 2 rotisserie chickens)
2 cups lemon juice (usually 6-8 lemons)
3 tablespoons lemon herb seasoning (the trade winds brand from smart & final is amazing)
3 qt chicken broth
3 eggs (beaten)
3 cups of cooked quinoa (i used the tri-color quinoa)

directions
boil the chicken in 2 quarts of water for approximately 15 minutes.

shred the chicken with a fork into bite sized strips.
(or you can buy 2 rotisserie chickens and simply remove the meat and cut into bite sized strips)

add chicken to a large pot (either the shredded chicken you cooked or the rotisserie you didn't).

add lemon juice, chicken broth and lemon herb seasoning. bring to a boil.

take some of the hot broth from the pot and SLOWLY add to the beaten eggs, stirring constantly. (this brings the eggs closer to the temp of the soup).

add the eggs VERY SLOWLY to the hot soup mixture, stirring constantly so that the eggs don't clump.

add the cooked rice and return the soup to a boil.

serve and enjoy!

friday fun finds: all-time best soup recipes

it is still officially winter (even though it still seems like summer in southern california) and that means easy, comforting soups. we have compiled our best of the best for you to enjoy! dig in. they are truly yummy and we can't say a bad thing about any of them. the question is: which will you try first? choices, choices... enjoy!

greek lemon chicken soup

baked potato soup

kellie's red & black bean crock-pot chili

clam chowder

spicy chicken, bean and sausage stew

crocodile cafe's chicken tortilla soup

creamy tomato basil soup

crock-pot taco soup

wonton soup

cheeseburger soup

mmmmm, mondays: greek lemon chicken soup

we hope that you all had a wonderful day together with family yesterday and that santa brought you everything that you wanted. 


for my family, we decided to forgo the usual feast of ham, turkey and all the fixin's and have a yummy trio of soups. we served baked potato soup, red and black bean chili with cornbread and greek lemon soup; they were all amazing and it was the most simple and satisfying christmas meal to date. you can find the link to the baked potato soup here, if interested (it's amazing). i will post the chili recipe next monday and the greek lemon chicken soup is below. 


enjoy!

  

greek lemon chicken soup

ingredients

4 chicken breasts (or 2 rotisserie chickens)

2 cups lemon juice (usually 6-8 lemons)

3 tablespoons lemon herb seasoning (the trade winds brand from smart & final is amazing)

3 qt chicken broth

3 eggs (beaten)
3 cups of cooked rice (i have used quinoa too and it was great!)

directions

boil the chicken in 2qts water for approximately 15 minutes.

shred the chicken with a fork into bite sized strips.

(or you can buy 2 rotisserie chickens and simply remove the meat and cut into bite sized strips)

add chicken to a large pot (either the shredded chicken you cooked or the rotisserie you didn't). 

add lemon juice, chicken broth and lemon herb seasoning. bring to a boil. 

take some of the hot broth from the pot and SLOWLY add to the beaten eggs, stirring constantly. (this brings the eggs closer to the temp of the soup). 

add the eggs VERY SLOWLY to the hot soup mixture, stirring constantly so that the eggs don't clump.

add the cooked rice and return the soup to a boil. 


serve and enjoy!