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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ColesBest choice· $41.65 of food
$62.29
33% spare
No price at Coles for:
- low-sodium chicken broth
Woolworths· $46.46 of food · $4.81 more
$67.33
31% spare
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- low-sodium chicken broth
Aldi· $36.26 of food
$51.55
30% spare
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- low-sodium chicken broth
- white rice
- large eggs
$6.94a serve
from $6.94 a serve at Coles · 11 of 12 ingredients priced
About $41.65 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$61.42 across 3 shops · 11 of 12 items priced · $5.18 more for bigger packs, 41% spare for later
ColesBest choice$41.65
missing 1 item
you'll pay $62.29 · 33% of it spare
Woolworths$46.46
missing 1 item · $4.81 more
you'll pay $67.33 · 31% of it spare
Aldi$36.26
missing 3 items
you'll pay $51.55 · 30% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$45.97
extra virgin olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 15 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
carrots
$2.09/kg
need 100 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09
Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44
celery stalks
$3.49/ea
need 2 items2 × Celery Bunch 1 each 1 item$3.49
Aldi$3.49/ea$3.49·Coles$4.00/ea$4.00·Woolworths$4.50/ea$4.50
green onions
$2.69/ea
need 6 items6 × Spring Onion Bunch 1 each 1 item$2.69
Aldi$2.69/ea$2.69·Coles$3.00/ea$3.00·Woolworths$3.30/ea$3.30
garlic cloves
$1.00/ea
need 2 itemsAldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20
cooked chicken breast
$9.98/kg
need 225 gFarmwood Chicken Breast Tenders 400 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$9.98/kg$3.99·Coles$12.00/kg$3.00·Woolworths$13.75/kg$5.50
lemons
$1.00/ea
need 3 itemsAldi Lemons 5 Pack$4.99
Aldi$1.00/ea$4.99·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.25/ea$5.00
Buy at Coles$13.55
bay leaves
$1.50/10g
need 2 itemsHoyt's Bay Leaves 15g$2.25 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Coles$1.50/10g$2.25·Woolworths$1.50/10g$2.25·Aldi$6.48/10g$2.59
Buy at Woolworths$1.90
fresh parsley
$1.90/10g
need 10 gSpencers Parsley Sachet 10 g$1.90closest match
Woolworths$1.90/10g$1.90·Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·Coles$2.20/10g$3.30
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- low-sodium chicken broth · 1.92 L