Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Chicken Soup)
Recipe from Mediterranean Food & Diet | Easy Recipes | Suzy Karadsheh · original post · full recipe on themediterraneandish.com
Greek chicken and rice soup finished with a lemon-egg sauce that turns the broth silky and almost creamy, with no cream. A weeknight version in just over 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- extra virgin olive oil15 ml
- carrots — finely chopped100 g
- celery stalks — finely chopped2 ea
- green onions — finely chopped6 ea
- garlic cloves — finely chopped2 ea
- low-sodium chicken broth1920 ml
- bay leaves2 ea
- white rice190 g
- cooked chicken breast — shredded225 g
- lemons — juiced3 ea
- large eggs2 ea
- fresh parsley — chopped, to garnish
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Pescatarian
Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Fish Soup)
- 1920 ml Vegetable broth instead of low-sodium chicken broth
- 450 g Firm white fish fillets instead of cooked chicken breast
Once the rice is tender, add the fish in chunks and poach gently for 5 to 6 minutes until it just flakes, then stir in the egg-lemon sauce.
Vegetarian
Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Chickpea Soup)
- 1920 ml Vegetable broth instead of low-sodium chicken broth
- 250 g Chickpeas instead of cooked chicken breast
Stir the drained chickpeas in with the cooked rice and heat through for 2 to 3 minutes before adding the egg-lemon sauce.
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Woolworths NZ· $28.54 of food
$49.67
43% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- garlic cloves
- low-sodium chicken broth
Pak'nSaveBest choice· $21.02 of food
$37.50
44% spare
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- garlic cloves
- low-sodium chicken broth
- large eggs
New World· $34.04 of food · $13.02 more
$75.27
55% spare
No price at New World for:
- garlic cloves
- low-sodium chicken broth
- large eggs
$4.76a serve
from $4.76 a serve at Woolworths NZ · 10 of 12 ingredients priced
About $28.54 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$44.09 across 3 shops · 10 of 12 items priced · $3.60 more for bigger packs, 51% spare for later
Woolworths NZ$28.54
missing 2 items
you'll pay $49.67 · 43% of it spare
Pak'nSaveBest choice$21.02
missing 3 items
you'll pay $37.50 · 44% of it spare
New World$34.04
missing 3 items · $13.02 more
you'll pay $75.27 · 55% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$19.03
carrots
$1.99/kg
need 100 gCarrots 1 kg$1.99
Pak'nSave$1.99/kg$1.99·New World$2.19/kg$2.19·Woolworths NZ$3.50
bay leaves
$0.30/10g
need 2 itemsUrja Bay Leaves 100g$2.99 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$0.30/10g$2.99·Woolworths NZ$3.19·New World$6.38/10g$3.19
cooked chicken breast
$19.88/kg
need 225 g3 × Pams Mayonnaise Shredded Cooked Chicken Breast 100g 85 g$1.69real special
Pak'nSave$19.88/kg$1.69·Woolworths NZ$3.69·New World$33.00/kg$33.00
lemons
$4.99/kg
need 3 itemsLemons 1kg$4.99 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$4.99/kg$4.99·New World$5.49/kg$5.49·Woolworths NZ$5.98
fresh parsley
$2.66/10g
need 10 gSuperb Herb Cut Italian Parsley 10g 15 g$3.99closest matchreal special
Pak'nSave$2.66/10g$3.99·Woolworths NZ$5.45·New World$3.66/10g$5.49
Buy at New World$13.97
extra virgin olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 15 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99closest match
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·Woolworths NZ$6.39·Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$8.99
white rice
$0.25/100g
need 190 gPams Long Grain White Rice 1 kg$2.49
New World$0.25/100g$2.49·Woolworths NZ$2.70·Pak'nSave$0.50/100g$4.99
Buy at Woolworths NZ$11.09
green onions
$2.69
need 6 itemsFresh Vegetable Standard 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
large eggs
$8.40
need 2 itemsFarmer Brown eggs cage free barn size 7 12 pack
Woolworths NZ$8.40·Pak'nSaveN/A·New WorldN/A
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- garlic cloves · 2 items
- low-sodium chicken broth · 1.92 L