Ingredients:
9 cups of chicken broth
2 tsp of olive oil
1 tbsp of butter
1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
1 1/2 onions, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp fresh thyme
2 tsp salt
1 roasted chicken, 3 cups, shredded
8 oz orzo
¼ cup flat leaf parsley
¼ cup of any greens (spinach/swiss chard)
2 ½ tsp lemon rind, grated
Fresh juice of 2 lemons
½ tsp black pepper
Preparation:
Heat oil and butter in a large pot. Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery, thyme, and grated lemon rind. Season with salt and pepper. When vegetables are soft, add chicken broth and lemon juice, bring to a boil. Add chicken and orzo, and simmer until the orzo is cooked. Add the chard and serve with fresh parsley.
Serves 6.
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| organic shallots, kimberton whole foods. |
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| organic celery, kimberton whole foods. |
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| organic flat leaf parsley, kimberton whole foods. |
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| organic garlic, turning roots farm. |
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| organic thyme, our garden. |
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| organic carrots, turning roots farm. |
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| organic russian kale, turning roots farm. |
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| organic lemon, kimberton whole foods. |
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| organic chicken broth, homemade. |
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| organic chicken from last nights dinner, trader joes. |
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| organic orzo, trader joes. |
