Chicken, Vegetable and Orzo Soup

Prep Time: 12 min

Cook Time: 18 min

Serves: 8

This is the perfect soup for leftovers, and the odds are that you already have most of the ingredients to whip it up! A great use for leftover chicken, this soup is made a meal with the addition of orzo. A small, short-cut pasta, resembling a large grain of rice, orzo adds a Mediterranean flair to this soup.

Pops of brightness from the fresh lemon juice and fragrant dill make this a great weeknight dinner that is ready in 30 minutes and only 3 SmartPoints® per serving!

Ingredients

• 8 cup(s) reduced-sodium chicken broth

• 1 tsp table salt, or more to taste

• 1 1⁄2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground (or more to taste)

• 4 medium uncooked carrot (s), thinly sliced into rounds

• 1 medium uncooked fennel bulb (s), thinly sliced and then chopped (or to taste)

• 1 cup(s) uncooked orzo

• 2 cup(s) cooked skinless boneless chicken breast (s)

• 1⁄4 cup(s) fresh lemon juice

• 3 Tbsp dill, fresh ,chopped, divided (or more to taste)

Instructions

1. In a large soup pot, combine broth, salt and pepper; bring to a boil over high heat.

2. Add carrots, fennel and orzo; bring to a boil.

3. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until orzo and vegetables are tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.

4. Stir in chicken; cook until heated through.

5. Remove pot from heat; stir in lemon juice and dill. Yields about 1 1/4 cups per serving.