105 minutes•Medium•Serves 6•
5.0(1)
Instant Pot Avgolemono Soup
By @chef32
A bright and comforting Greek lemon chicken soup made quickly and easily in the Instant Pot. This recipe features a tangy lemon flavor and tender orzo pasta.
Recipe Rating
5.0
(1 rating)Ingredients
- ●2 tablespoons Olive oil
- ●1 medium, chopped Onion
- ●2 cloves, minced Garlic
- ●8 cups Chicken broth
- ●1.5 pounds Chicken breast
- ●1 cup Orzo pasta
- ●3 large Eggs
- ●1/2 cup, plus more to taste Lemon juice
- ●2 teaspoons Lemon zest
- ●1 teaspoon Salt
- ●1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
Instructions
- 1Sauté the onion and garlic in the Instant Pot with olive oil until softened.
- 2Add the chicken broth and chicken breast to the Instant Pot.
- 3Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes, followed by a quick release.
- 4Remove the chicken and shred it.
- 5Turn the Instant Pot to sauté again. Add the orzo and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes.
- 6In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs until light and frothy. Gradually whisk in the lemon juice to temper the eggs.
- 7Slowly drizzle the egg-lemon mixture into the soup, stirring constantly to prevent curdling.
- 8Add the shredded chicken back to the soup. Stir in lemon zest, salt, and pepper to taste.
- 9Serve immediately and enjoy!
Recipe details
- Cuisine
- Greek
- Category
- Soup
- Preparation
- 66 minutes
Estimated total: 105 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.
How these estimates were calculated
- Prep onion: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
- Prep garlic: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
- Prep chicken breast: 10 min planning allowance (meat_prep)
- Measure ingredients: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
- Preheat Instant Pot: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
- Sauté onion and garlic: 8 min planning allowance (saute)
- Add broth and chicken: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
- Pressure heat Instant Pot: 15 min planning allowance (pressure_heat)
- Quick release pressure: 3 min planning allowance (quick_release)
- Remove chicken: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
- Shred chicken: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
- Preheat Instant Pot for sauté: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
- Whisk eggs: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Whisk in lemon juice: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Drizzle egg-lemon mixture into soup: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Add shredded chicken and seasonings: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
- Stir soup: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Serve: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
- Cooking overlaps preparation or other cooking; a separate cooking subtotal is omitted.
- Can be done in parallel with cooking orzo
- Olive oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
- Onion: USDA medium (2-1/2" dia) portion weight
- Using whole medium onion for chopped.
- Garlic: USDA clove portion weight
- Using whole cloves for minced.
- Chicken broth: USDA cup portion weight
- Assuming skinless, boneless chicken breast.
- Orzo pasta: San Giorgio orzo label: 1/3 cup = 56 g; generic dry-pasta nutrients used (https://www.sangiorgio.com/product/orzo/)
- Dry orzo: San Giorgio label gives 1/3 cup = 56 g, so one cup = 168 g. Uses generic USDA dry-pasta nutrients; actual brand may differ.
- Eggs: USDA large portion weight
- Lemon juice: USDA cup portion weight
- Including 'to taste' amount as part of the measured quantity.
- Lemon zest: USDA tsp portion weight
- Salt: USDA tsp portion weight
- Black pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
- Olive oil: 27 g · USDA reference 171413
- Onion: 110 g · USDA reference 170000
- Garlic: 6 g · USDA reference 169230
- Chicken broth: 1992 g · USDA reference 174536
- Chicken breast: 680.39 g · USDA reference 171077
- Orzo pasta: 168 g · USDA reference 169736 · Portion reference
- Eggs: 150 g · USDA reference 171287
- Lemon juice: 122 g · USDA reference 167747
- Lemon zest: 4 g · USDA reference 167749
- Salt: 6 g · USDA reference 173468
- Black pepper: 1.15 g · USDA reference 170931
avgolemono · chicken · lemon · orzo · Instant Pot
Estimated nutrition per serving
349 calories · 34.8 g protein · 26.2 g carbohydrate · 11 g fat · 1.4 g fiber · 1709 mg sodium
Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018), ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.
Recipe Context
This recipe was created with the following context in mind:
Saturday
late night
winter