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GREEK LEMON-RICE SOUP 
3 cups chicken broth
2 to 3 oz. uncooked regular rice
2 eggs
3 tbsp. lemon juice
dash of salt
dash of white pepper

In 2-quart saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Reduce heat, add rice, cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. In small bowl, beat eggs and lemon juice. Stirring constantly, add 1 cup of hot soup, a little at a time. Stir mixture into soup in pan and heat. Do not boil! Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

Note: 2 oz. rice makes thinner soup; 3 oz. rice makes thick soup. Weight instead of measurement gives the option of using medium grain rice.

Serves 4.

recipe reviews
Greek Lemon-Rice Soup
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 Ethan (Wisconsin) says:
I have made this recipe countless times. It is always phenomenal. So simple yet as good or better than every restaurant version I've tried.
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 Carla G (Illinois) says:
I had instant rice only so made with barley, both myself and my husband thought it was very good. Thank you so much.
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 Ethan (Wisconsin) says:
This has been my go-to Avgolemono soup recipe for years. Five stars all the way! This is the simplest and the best recipe to get you all the way to the soup that you love at your favorite family Greek restaurant.
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 Don (Saskatchewan) says:
I used the base recipe, and added my own spin. Used 1 extra tbsp of lemon. (4 total) 2 jumbo eggs. Salt/white pepper. Also used a package of Knorr chicken noodle soup mix with extra chicken bouillon mix added, as my chicken stock. Used 2.5 ounces of rice. Also mixed in small amount of precooked bacon finely sliced in small bits, and a small amount of parsley flake for color. Will definitely make it again. Very tasty! You end up with lemon rice bacon noodle soup.
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 Susan (Michigan) says:
Wonderful soup just like you get in the restaurant. Will be making this again.
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 Susan (Florida) says:
Delicious and so easy to make. It tastes just like the kind from my favorite Greek restaurant.
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 Elaine (Connecticut) says:
This was so good and so easy to make! I too grew up around Greeks and fell in love with this soup at a friend's house. There are other, much more complicated recipes out there but this is what it's meant to be; simple with few ingredients, and very flavorful!
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 Jan (Maryland) says:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this recipe! My husband, daughters, and grandchildren love it too. Am making my 4th batch... can't wait to eat some of it!
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 Diane (Michigan) says:
This recipe is simple and delicious ~ perfect on this cold winter evening! The amount of lemon is a matter of taste, as I thought it could have used a bit more. Regardless, I will be making this again.
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 Kay Westmoreland (North Carolina) says:
FANTASTIC! Loved the soup. Used an organic chicken base bouillon. Not too salty. Perfect, easy to prepare and great comfort food. Will make again!
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 Kate (Indiana) says:
I used Swanson chicken broth and a little more white pepper than I had intended, but it didn't ruin the taste of the soup. I had to double the recipe, but I couldn't smell the lemon juice as the soup was simmering (probably because of the abundance of pepper?) and I added a seventh tablespoon of lemon juice. Everyone asked for seconds, so maybe I'll just keep making it this way from now on.
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 Donna (Manitoba) says:
Nice and quick with a strong lemony flavour.
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 Brenda (Indiana) says:
Oh my gosh, this is so delicious and so easy! This recipe is the closest I have found to lemon rice soup at a Greek restaurant. My family and I love it, friends do too. Total WINNER!
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 Brian Wilking (United States) says:
Coming from NW Indiana, I missed this soup when I moved to Missouri. I love the flavor, and consistency. Definitely my favorite so far.
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 Donna (Delaware) says:
Loved it!! Use to get it in the 90's at a carry out on 19th street in DC

 

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