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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water until partially cooked through but not yet soft, about 5 minutes; drain and rinse with cold water until cooled completely. | 2. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir carrots, celery, and onion in hot oil until the vegetables begin to soften and the onion becomes translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Season mixture with thyme, oregano, salt, black pepper, and bay leaf; continue cooking another 30 seconds before pouring chicken broth into the pot. | 3. Bring the broth to a boil. Partially cover the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vegetables are just tender, about 10 minutes. | 4. Stir orzo, lemon juice, and lemon zest into the broth; add chicken. Cook until the chicken and orzo are heated through, about 5 minutes. Add baby spinach; cook until the spinach wilts into the broth and the orzo is tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with lemon slices and Parmesan cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
orzo pasta	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
olive oil	1	teaspoon		39.78	0.0	0.0	4.5
carrot	3		chopped	157.44	36.7872	3.5712	0.9216
rib celery	3		chopped	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
thyme	1/2	teaspoon		0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
salt black pepper	to taste		ground	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
chicken broth	3	cartons	low-sodium fat free	-	-	-	-
lemon juice	1/2	cup		26.84	8.418	0.42700000000000005	0.2928
lemon	1		zested	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
chicken breast	8	ounces	cooked chopped	571.5258	39.8254	37.0811	29.234
baby spinach leaf	1	package		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
lemon	1		sliced	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.