Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2008

I'm Greek and I loved it! My husband thought it was his mom's recipe or from one of my many Greek cookbooks. This is the easiest recipe for Greek soup I know. I haven't tried the other two recipes on the site for Avgolemono and won't be because I thought this recipe was very good.

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NJtoAL

	Home Town: Butler, New Jersey, USA Living In: Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2008

Very tasty.....Keep in mind that you must use fresh lemon juice, squeezed from a lemon (not bottled) and high quality chicken stock as that is where the flavor originates.

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kraftykitti

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2008

YUM! A great alternative to 'normal' chicken soup. I added 2 diced chicken breasts, sauteed garlic/onion/carrot, and used basmati rice because we were out of orzo. Would be even better with a splash of white wine mixed in with the broth.

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Jennifer

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Olympia, Washington, USA Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2008

This was a simple, tasty soup. The only change was I added baby penne (pennette)instead of orzo, because I didn't have any orzo handy. My dad thought it was cream-based because it was so silky. He was surprised when I told him it was actually eggs that made it "creamy". I used Swanson's Certified Organic Chicken Broth and it was delicious. Be careful with other organinc broths, though. They are not all made equal. Some can be very bland and even "chemical-ly".

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jensenly

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2007

This is so easy to throw together for one when a light meal is in order. The flavor and texture is delightful

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PHILLYJH

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Red Oak, Iowa, USA Living In: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2007

The traditional recipe is made with white rice and the broth from slowly boiling a whole chicken for about 45 minutes, making sure the fat is rendered off the top.

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2007

It was okay. I think I'd rather just have plain chicken broth with pasta.

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W Hamlett

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2007

So yummy, and really versatile! I must admit we tweaked this a bit; the orzo can be substituted for rice or any other type of pasta. And we added a lot of garlic to the bunch. Nonetheless the end result turned out pretty tasty, a nice alternative to chicken or matzo soup when someone in the family gets sick.

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CHELS

	Cooking Level: Beginning Home Town: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Reviewed: May 27, 2007

We have made this recipe twice now and really like it. I tend to throw in an extra egg (since I end up doubling the orzo and putting in extra chicken stock). I do agree with the previous reviewer - I use an organic chicken stock, and I don't know if this would taste as good out of the can. Quick, light, easy, and refreshing.

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2007

Simple and delicious. It would be perfect for a sick day. Broth is thinner than restaurant version I am used to.

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Bethany

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

This is one of the closest recipes I can find to my own yiayia's (grandmother's) version of this soup. Usually, however, she'll use whatever broth or pasta she has on hand, not just chicken broth or orzo. I am not fond of using rice in an avgolemono recipe, which is probably my greatest attraction to Michelle's.

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2007

this recipe is all wrong - it's so important to boil a whole chicken for at least an hour or so. the flavor is so much better. also, use the juice of 2 lemons for 3 eggs separate the eggs, beat the whites first till stiff, then slowly add the lemon juice, then add the yolks 1 at a time. I prefer rice to orzo and lots of fresh ground pepper.

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2007

My family didn't really like this at all. It is quick and easy to make but we couldn't finish a bowl and at leftovers instead. I made the recipe exactly as directed with no substitutions. I've never had this type of soup before so I didn't know what to expect, maybe its just our own taste preferrence but I will not be making it again.

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Bluejay

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Evergreen, Colorado, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

Great tasting soup. I was feeling a bit under the weather when I made it, but felt much better afterward.

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Richard

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2006

This was really good and very simple to make. We made it with vegetable broth to make it vegetarian. It would probably be pretty bland without topping with some feta cheese.

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	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Smithville, Ohio, USA Living In: San Diego, California, USA
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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2006

this was a great soup! easy, simple and a great way to use fresh lemons. Though my boyfriend and I have never had this soup before, we loved every bit! I didn't have orzo on hand so i broke up spaghetti as small as I could and we made it vegetarian by using vegetable broth instead of chicken stock. Would definitely make again.

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