Chicken-Vegetable Soup with Orzo

Name: Chicken-Vegetable Soup with Orzo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 473 milliliters broccoli florets; 355 milliliters sliced carrot; 907 grams chicken drumsticks, skinned; 59 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 473 milliliters presliced mushrooms; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 59 milliliters uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta); 43 grams tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 liters water

Chicken-Vegetable Soup with Orzo requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 6 servings with 254 calories, 24g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rather cheap main course for Autumn. If you have pepper, parmesan cheese, orzo pasta), and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine water and chicken in a 3-quart casserole. Cover with lid; microwave at HIGH 30 minutes or until chicken is done, stirring after 15 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Water

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Microwave

Drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving cooking liquid. Cool chicken slightly.

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Whole Chicken

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Colander

Bowl

Remove chicken from bones, and discard bones. Shred chicken with 2 forks to measure 2 1/2 cups.

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Whole Chicken

Combine broccoli and next 4 ingredients (broccoli through basil) in casserole. Cover; microwave at HIGH 8 minutes or until tender, stirring after 4 minutes.

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Broccoli

Basil

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Microwave

Add the reserved cooking liquid, chicken, pasta, salt, and pepper. Cover; microwave at HIGH 6 minutes or until pasta is tender. Ladle soup into 6 bowls.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper