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Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup - A deliciously light and fresh soup recipe inspired by Panera's soup recipe. | The Love Nerds

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Course Main
Author Maggie @ The Love Nerds

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 64 ounces chicken broth
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 c fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tbsp dill chopped
  • 3/4 c dry orzo pasta
  • 2 lemons zested and juiced
  • 3 stalks celery chopped
  • 3 carrots chopped

Instructions

  1. In a slow cooker place chicken breast, garlic, black pepper, parsley, dill, lemon zest, onion, carrots and chicken broth.
  2. Cook for 5 hours on high or for 8 hours on low
  3. Add orzo pasta and cook for one additional hour (on high).
  4. Remove chicken breast from slow cooker and shred or cube.
  5. Place the chicken back in the slow cooker, add in lemon juice, celery, and salt to taste. Stir and let cook on high for 1 more hour.