Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2012

This recipe just didn't do it for me. I've had Avgolemono soup before at Greek restaurants and Greek Orthodox church festivals and this recipe was not similar. It wasn't even a very decent soup. I made the recipe exactly as it was written and there was way too much rice in it. I saved some of the soup for leftovers and now it looks/tastes like a casserole or rice bake, not a soup. Wouldn't make it again.

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Kendra

Cooking Level: Expert

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Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2011

Very creamy, and a delicious quick and easy version of greek lemon soup. I substituted chicken broth for the water and added garlic salt and lemon pepper. This is a keeper for cold nights and quick and easy savory soup. Make it a meal with some additional white meat.

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Succulent1

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2011

I saved this but I will add the egg, avgo. In a bowl I place the lemon juice and a slightly beaten egg yolk and to this mixture I add two or three tablespoon of plain chicken soup. Then I put this egg mixture into the already mixed soup with rice and turn it slowly over low heat until soup is thick. I have not tried avgolemono without the egg but must be fine.

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Fai

Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2010

Like many have said, this isn't authentic Avgolemono. However, for being quick, and having only 5 ingredients that are usually at hand, I liked it. I used a fresh lemon, white jasmine rice, and added garlic and parsley.

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bubbleteaisyum

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2010

After learning what 'Avgolemono' is, since my family and I are ignorant of Grecian cuisine, I would call this soup 'simplified' instead of 'easy'. Tasty, though it does feel as if it needs something else like spices and more chicken than came in the off-brand cream of chicken I used. I will say that it was a convenient soup, as all ingredients are always in store at home, and I've never had lemon in a soup before so the experience was enlightening. This recipe has inspired me to study and likely prepare Greek dishes and soups in the future.

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PJZ

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2009

I was home alone tonight and we had our first snow shower of the season: put a chill in my bones thinking of what's to come... LOL Saw this recipe and figured a nice hot bowl of soup would warm me up. Well if you like canned, cream of chicken soup... go for it. To me this was nothing more than that... canned cream of chicken soup, with some lemon juice and a bit too much rice. Some recipes, made fast and easy, just don't measure up. Won't make again, but now I'm on the hunt for a really good recipe for authentic Avgolemono Soup, which really isn't that difficult or time consuming to make, in the first place.

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JOSLYN H.

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2008

This was very good. I've never had the original, so I had nothing to compare it to. I think I added too much rice, because it wasn't very soupy. I didn't use the whole amount of lemon juice, and it still seemed very strong to me. The second time I made it, I added dill because I thought it needed something green. It added a nice bit of extra flavor. I think I may trying a touch of garlic or onion next time just for some extra kick.

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allrusty

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2008

I tried the recipe and it actually tasted good, but it was not Avgolemono Soup. The fact that it is easy doesn't mean it is the same. Calling something "Easy Corvette Automobile" doesn't change the Volkswagon into a Corvette no matter how nice the Volkswagon is. Sorry about the low rating but if you resubmit it as it's own soup I would give it a much higher rating.

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