mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

Name: Mertzie's Healthy lemon chicken soup, Greek style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 5 - cups chicken broth or stock; 1 - onion, whole; 1 - tsp fresh ginger (or more); 2 tablespoon(s) dried greek spices (such as mccormick's); - pinch, saffron; - pinch, cayenne or red pepper flakes; - ground black pepper; 1 - large cooked chicken breast or dark meat (see below); - half jar sundried tomatoes (drained & chopped); 2 tablespoon(s) or more roasted red pepper bruschetta (i buy a jar of it & keep on hand in my fridge for adding to tons of dishes); 1-2 - cups fresh spinach, rough chopped; 2 tablespoon(s) parsley, rough chopped; - half of a lemon (for juice); - water to taste

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Recipe by

Michelle Koletar/Mertz

@Mertzie

Harrisburg, PA

I love Greek chicken soup, with the lemon and egg base. However, I wanted to cook light and make a healthier chicken soup. My son was sick with the flu at the time, so I also wanted lots of spices and nutrition. This is awesome and a nice change from other chicken soups. The broth actually came out much heartier than the picture demonstrates -- it has lots of flavor & is not watery.

(1 rating)

yield 6 serving(s)

prep time 10 Min

cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

5

cups chicken broth or stock
1

onion, whole
1

tsp fresh ginger (or more)
2 Tbsp

dried greek spices (such as mccormick's)
pinch, saffron
pinch, cayenne or red pepper flakes
ground black pepper
1

large cooked chicken breast or dark meat (see below)
half jar sundried tomatoes (drained & chopped)
2 Tbsp

or more roasted red pepper bruschetta (i buy a jar of it & keep on hand in my fridge for adding to tons of dishes)
1-2

cups fresh spinach, rough chopped
2 Tbsp

parsley, rough chopped
half of a lemon (for juice)
water to taste

How To Make mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

1
Cook the chicken broth with the onion, ginger, Greek spices, saffron, and red & black pepper for about 10 mins over med-med high. Get this to the broth taste you want, adding more spices or water or chicken bouillon cubes so it suits your tastebuds.

2
Tear up the chicken breasts (I used a large chicken breast from a rotisserie chicken & then some pieces of the dark meat). Saved the rest of the chicken for sandwiches next day.
3
Add the chicken, sundried tomatoes, and red pepper bruschetta to the soup. Stir well & simmer for about 5-10 mins. Taste the soup again to ensure you're liking the flavor -- I added more bruschetta, as I love that.
4
Toss in the spinach and stir. Then add the parsley & stir. Squirt the lemon juice over top & turn off heat. Stir & it's ready to serve. I also added a little Hungarian paprika, because I use paprika in almost everything, and wanted the soup to have extra spices.
5
Note: You can add orzo to this. Or sprinkle w/ crumbled feta cheese on top of each bowl of soup. I didn't, as I wanted to keep it as light as possible. Enjoy!
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mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

Ingredients For mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

How To Make mertzie's healthy lemon chicken soup, greek style

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