Creamy Chicken Soup With Orzo

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup green onion, chopped (if making in the winter, you can substitute regular onion. it's cheaper depending on where you)
• 1 cup orzo pasta
• 2 (429 ml) cans low sodium chicken broth (i make my own broth, and use about 1 l)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups skim milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups cooked chicken, diced

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, heat oil. add carrots, celery and onion. cook over medium high heat until they are "al dente" (crispy tender) ~ about 5-7 minutes.
• 2 stir in orzo, chicken broth, spices and salt and pepper.
• 3 continue cooking and bring to a full boil for about 5 minutes. reduce heat to low. continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
• 4 in a small bowl, combine milk and flour until smooth. add to soup stirring constantly until mixture comes back to a boil and gets slightly thickened.(2-3 minutes).
• 5 add chicken and cook until heated through.
• 6 *i prefer a thick soup, but you can add more milk to thin it out if that is your preference.