Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Chicken Soup)
Recipe from Mediterranean Food & Diet | Easy Recipes | Suzy Karadsheh · original post · full recipe on themediterraneandish.com
Greek chicken and rice soup finished with a lemon-egg sauce that turns the broth silky and almost creamy, with no cream. A weeknight version in just over 30 minutes.
Serves 6 35 minKid-friendly
Dairy freeChickenSoupMediterranean
Ingredients
- extra virgin olive oil15 ml
- carrots — finely chopped100 g
- celery stalks — finely chopped2 ea
- green onions — finely chopped6 ea
- garlic cloves — finely chopped2 ea
- low-sodium chicken broth1920 ml
- bay leaves2 ea
- white rice190 g
- cooked chicken breast — shredded225 g
- lemons — juiced3 ea
- large eggs2 ea
- fresh parsley — chopped, to garnish
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Pescatarian
Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Fish Soup)
- 1920 ml Vegetable broth instead of low-sodium chicken broth
- 450 g Firm white fish fillets instead of cooked chicken breast
Once the rice is tender, add the fish in chunks and poach gently for 5 to 6 minutes until it just flakes, then stir in the egg-lemon sauce.
Vegetarian
Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Chickpea Soup)
- 1920 ml Vegetable broth instead of low-sodium chicken broth
- 250 g Chickpeas instead of cooked chicken breast
Stir the drained chickpeas in with the cooked rice and heat through for 2 to 3 minutes before adding the egg-lemon sauce.
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Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's· £11.11 of food
£17.42
36% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- low-sodium chicken broth
Aldi UKBest choice· £5.94 of food
£12.95
54% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- garlic cloves
- low-sodium chicken broth
- bay leaves
Morrisons· £6.65 of food
£12.09
45% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- green onions
- low-sodium chicken broth
- white rice
- large eggs
Asda· £9.42 of food
£16.12
42% spare
No price at Asda for:
- garlic cloves
- low-sodium chicken broth
- bay leaves
- fresh parsley
Tesco· £8.19 of food
£15.93
49% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- celery stalks
- garlic cloves
- low-sodium chicken broth
- bay leaves
- fresh parsley
£1.85a serve
from £1.85 a serve at Sainsbury's · 11 of 12 ingredients priced
About £11.11 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
£14.00 across 4 shops · 11 of 12 items priced · £2.56 more for bigger packs, 61% spare for later
Sainsbury's£11.11
missing 1 item
you'll pay £17.42 · 36% of it spare
Aldi UKBest choice£5.94
missing 3 items
you'll pay £12.95 · 54% of it spare
Morrisons£6.65
missing 4 items
you'll pay £12.09 · 45% of it spare
Asda£9.42
missing 4 items
you'll pay £16.12 · 42% of it spare
Tesco£8.19
missing 5 items
you'll pay £15.93 · 49% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£4.70
bay leaves
£0.08/ea
need 2 itemsSainsbury's Standard 10 items£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.08/ea£0.80·Morrisons£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
white rice
£0.52/kg
need 190 gStamford Street Co. White Rice 1 kg£0.52closest match
Sainsbury's£0.52/kg£0.52·Aldi UK£0.52·Asda£1.25/kg£1.25·Tesco£3.62/kg£2.90·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
cooked chicken breast
£8.29/kg
need 225 gStamford Street Co. Standard 240 g£1.99closest match
Sainsbury's£8.29/kg£1.99·Aldi UK£8.29/kg£1.99·Tesco£8.29/kg£1.99·Asda£8.29/kg£1.99·Morrisons£1.80·OcadoN/A
lemons
£0.22/ea
need 3 itemsStamford Street Co. Standard 4.05 items£0.89closest match
Sainsbury's£0.22/ea£0.89·Aldi UK£0.22/ea£0.89·Tesco£0.22/ea£0.89·Morrisons£0.89·Asda£0.35/ea£1.40·OcadoN/A
fresh parsley
£16.67/kg
need 10 gSainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30 g£0.50closest match
Sainsbury's£16.67/kg£0.50·Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Morrisons£0.60·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£7.63
extra virgin olive oil
£5.30/L
need 15 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
green onions
£0.65
need 6 itemsNature's Pick Spring Onions 0.1kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi UK£0.65·Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Asda£0.68/ea£0.68·Tesco£6.90/kg£0.69·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
large eggs
£0.282/ea
need 2 itemsMerevale British Large Free Range Eggs 6 Pack 6 each£1.69closest match
Aldi UK£0.282/ea£1.69·Sainsbury's£0.350/ea£2.10·Tesco£0.280/ea£2.80·Asda£0.287/ea£2.87·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£1.56
celery stalks
£0.69
need 2 itemsMorrisons Standard 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Morrisons£0.69·Aldi UK£0.49·Asda£0.68/ea£0.68·Sainsbury's£0.69/ea£0.69·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 2 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.11
carrots
£0.69/kg
need 100 gTesco Carrots Loose kg 159.42 g£0.11
Tesco£0.69/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.44·Sainsbury's£0.88/kg£0.44·Asda£0.88/kg£0.44·Morrisons£0.44·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- low-sodium chicken broth · 1.92 L