Chicken avgolemono soup with rice (kotosoupa avgolemono)

Name: Chicken avgolemono soup with rice (kotosoupa avgolemono)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: greek
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken drumsticks, bone-in; 90 g White rice; 100 g Carrots; 100 g Onion; 40 g Celery; 110 g Eggs; 80 g Lemon; 10 g Olive oil; 100 g Bread (optional)

Chicken avgolemono soup with rice (kotosoupa avgolemono) is ready in 45 minutes (20 hands-on) and has 635 kcal and 45 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $1.42. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

Total time: 45 min
Hands-on: 20 min
Calories: 635 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.42

Ingredients (Serves: 2)

Chicken drumsticks, bone-in500 g
White rice90 g
Carrots100 g
Onion100 g
Celery40 g
Eggs110 g
Lemon80 g
Olive oil10 g
Bread (optional)100 g

Method

Put the drumsticks in a pot with 1 litre of water, the onion, carrot, celery, salt and olive oil. Bring to the boil, skim, then simmer over low heat for 25 minutes.
Lift out the drumsticks, shred the meat off the bones and discard skin and bones. Remove the onion and celery.
Add the rice to the broth and simmer for 12 minutes, until tender. Return the shredded chicken.
Beat the egg with the lemon juice, then slowly whisk in a ladle of hot (not boiling) broth. Pour back into the pot off the heat, stir gently and warm through without boiling. Serve with bread if you like.

Nutrition per serving

Calories	635 kcal
Protein	45 g
Carbohydrates	50 g
Sugars	6 g
Fat	28 g
Fiber	4 g

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Chicken avgolemono soup with rice (kotosoupa avgolemono)

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