Lon and I aren’t feeling that great today so we didn’t want to go buy groceries. We didn’t want to spend a lot of time cooking. So this is what we got, Lazy Chicken Sausage Soup. It’s made with all things we had and takes a max of 10 minutes to make, and tastes quite good.
Lazy Chicken Sausage Soup
2-3 servings
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken sausage
- 1 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach
- 3/4 cup cooked whole wheat orzo
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions –
1. In a 3 1/2 quart pot, bring chicken stock to a boil. Add chicken sausage and bring back to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes.
2. Stir in frozen spinach and allow to cook for 3 minutes without increasing the flame. If it has not come to a boil yet, now increase the flame and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in orzo and lemon juice, season and serve.
*note: Depending on the type of chicken sausage you use, it will taste different, but should still work. I used one made with roasted red peppers and asiago cheese. If your sausage is not made with cheese and you want that flavor, feel free to sprinkle a little parmigian or asiago on each bowl when you serve.
the soup looks so comforting!
Looks pretty good to me!
There is NOTHING like chicken soup when you’re feeling under the weather. Even if it turns out to not really cure common colds, it sure does have a remarkable placebo effect!!
Does it freeze well?
Lori, you can freeze it. When you defrost it and heat it up again, you can squeeze a little more fresh lemon juice in to pick up some freshness.