Traditional Greek Avgolemono Soup Recipe of Lemon, Chicken and Rice
Who loves fall soups and stews? This is the time to try a traditional Greek Avgolemono Soup recipe! You will forever remember its smooth aroma and quite a refreshing, yet gentle, citrusy taste.
We can’t appreciate our friends if we don’t know their roots and traditions. One day, I decided to surprise them with this avgolemono soup. They were more than surprised. I saw their deep emotional appreciation and gratitude to be treated to one of the Greek food staples.
Avgolemono Pronunciation
When I embarked on this interesting experience, I did not know the correct pronunciation of the word “Avgolemono.”
The trick is that a letter “g” is silent. The entire word is a combination of two Greek words: egg and lemon. Well, that is why you will see these two foods on the ingredients list!
The tradition of preparing this Greek soup begins with a simple, yet very important step – sauteing the onions for a rich and flavorful bouillon.
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Nothing can be hurried or burned in this particular recipe. You need to strive for an almost transparent look of sauteed onions.
Making this traditional Greek soup recipe is like meditation, nothing can be hurried or skipped. Everything is in good time and order.
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I was surprised how smooth the soup texture was in this recipe. Easy to make, I truly appreciate following the steps of this quick Avgolemono soup recipe.
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Frankly, cooking this soup for the first time gave me a sense of balance and peace. One of the Greek women who shared her recipe with me, told me a story that cooking is like repeating mantra. And while you cook your food, you incorporate your energy into the recipe. So the food becomes a very unique result – a story, if you want – of who you are.
Serving this traditional Greek Avgolemono soup with a side of Greek salad is how they do it back in the country. But any fresh salad will do. With a bite or two of the fresh salad, you enjoy a few delicious spoonfuls of soup. Then, you clear the palate again with the salad. And the cycle repeats itself.
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Autumn soup recipes could be reflective of our life cycle and of our friends, too. I am so thankful that I am surrounded by a lot of people of many cultures and traditions. Food, like languages, has its own flavor and meaning.
Cooking the recipes from other cultures and cuisines, I can’t stop admiring the myriad of flavors, textures, and ingredients that can be used to bring our bodies their sustenance.
But beyond the physical sustenance, the food is one of the strongest links that connects people of many continents and lives.
Celebrate Authentic Avgolemono Soup!
If you like easy soup recipes with few ingredients, then this Greek soup is one of them. I really, really enjoyed it and plan to make it many times more during this cool Fall and Winter seasons.
Traditonal Greek Avgolemono Soup
Light and full of zesty aroma, this easy soup recipe will bring you closer to the Greek traditional cooking.
- saucepan or Dutch oven
- 1 medium onion
- 3 Tbsp organic extra virgin olive oil
- 32 oz organic chicken stock
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup arborio or white rice
- 2 eggs
- 1 cooked chicken (skin and bones removed, meat cut into small pieces)
- 2 lemons (juiced)
- Salt and Ground Pepper (to taste)
Pour olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat.
Saute onions in olive oil until soft, but don't brown them.
Add chicken stock and water to the onions, bring to a boil.
Add rice to the liquids and cook for about 20 minutes, until rice is fully cooked. You will see that the grains have expanded in size.
In a large heatproof mixing cup, crack eggs, whisk them well. Add a cup of hot broth into the egg mixture and quickly whisk it to combine the ingredients.
Pour the eggs and broth mixture into the saucepan with the soup.
Add diced chicken and lemon juice to the saucepan. Stir to incorporate all ingredients.
Bring the soup to a boil and turn the power off.
Serve the soup asap with freshly cut green herbs and ground pepper. Delicious!
It’s the season for soup right! This looks divine, I love a big filling soup, will definitely have a go at making this
I’ve eaten this Greek chicken soup at restaurants and love it! Thanks for the recipe.
I never had Avgolemono soup, never even heard of it…I followed your recipe to the dot and turned out so delicious…yummm….I can’t wait to make it again, can’t wait…
I’ve never had Greek Avgolemono soup. But it is almost similar to our Arrozcaldo. I will have to try your recipe sometime. I love having a good soup when it’s cold.
The traditional Greek Avgolemono soup recipe looks pretty delicious. Thanks for introducing this wonderful soup to me.
This is a great recipe. I made it last night for dinner, and it’s so easy. It’s also delicious, and that’s the best combo.
This soup looks similar to one I make, but without lemon. I might try this greek avgolemono soup recipe.
I am a big fan of soups and stews in the fall and winter but struggle to find new ones to try. I am definitely going to be trying this, it sounds so tasty!
Do you rinse the rice or leave unrinsed? Thanks!
Mike,
I’ve always rinsed the rice for all my recipes, no matter what others say.
Yes, this soup has the rice rinsed well.
This looks so delicious. A beautiful bowl of soup is my favorite on a cold day. Can’t wait to try this recipe.
That soup is so yummy…and would be so good for an appetizer. It must also be so filling. I should try add rice to my soup next time to!
I love soups and this looks so yummy. I’ll definetely give a try to it x
oh man, that looks really good. i’m guessing my family would love this! i may have to make it soon.
I have never heard of Greek Avgolemono Soup, but it looks yummy! It sounds like similar to the American chicken rice soup although I’m sure it would have a distinct taste to it that’s true to the Greek way of cooking.
I want to try to make this soup! I actually have a Greek coworker, I should ask him how he makes his! And made he could show me!
I am a big fan of a soup and this one look so delicious and look so easy to make, I am going to make this for my family this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
Yummmmmyyyyy! This looks delicious & not so difficult to make either!
This looks nice and simple to put together but so delicious! Perfect for a weekend treat!
The combination of ingredients sounds divine. I can’t wait to give this recipe a try!
I love chicken and rice soup, and I also love greek food because of the flavors. I’m very excited to try this recipe, it looks easy and delicious.
Rice goes well with alot of recipes and mix so this is absolutely amazing and sure tastes good. Not my exacr mix but something of this nature does it for me. So trying this out will be same way too. Looks good too.
I love soup. This looks absolutely delicious! I am going to have to try this recipe really soon.
This sounds like a quick and tasty meal! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
What an interesting dish! I have never heard of it before – but I am intrigued and I just LOVE greek food! 🙂
The soup looks delicious. Thank you for sharing.
My friend just got back from Greece and I promised to cook him a Welcome Home dinner, now I know just what to make as the starter! Perfect timing!!!
I could eat soup every single day so I am always looking for new recipes to try. This sounds really delicious.
It looks soooo good! I’ve never heard of it, but can’t wait to try it!
I tried more than twice but no, can’t seem to pronounce it right LOL. This is simple and just easy to prepare. It would be a nice soup to try during a cold weather.
This is really amazing I’ve never tried athis though but I bet I should
This soup sounds heavenly. I love Greek food but haven’t tried this soup yet.
You can never go wrong with rice in any soup. It gives it a texture that makes the soup really good!
I love making soup during the fall months. This recipe looks unusual and delicious!
That sounds so delicious! I love soup recipes that have rice in them, they are sure be satisfying! I’m looking forward to making this recipe.
Gena,
You will get this soup made in no time!
So fast, so easy, so delicious.
Thanks for this recipe. It is one of my favorite soups and I am so glad to have the recipe. Pinned it.