Bon Appetit shares recipe for toasted orzo chicken soup with warm spices

Bon Appetit published a recipe for toasted orzo chicken soup that combines a spice-tinged chicken broth with butter-toasted orzo and just-wilted greens. The recipe uses skinless, boneless chicken thighs simmered with spices like fennel seeds, cardamom, and cloves to build a warm, fragrant base.

The broth is made with low-sodium chicken broth or stock combined with water and ginger, simmered until the chicken reaches a safe temperature. The chicken is then shredded and added back to the soup.

Orzo is toasted in butter until golden and fragrant, then combined with lemon zest and seasoning before being added to the broth. The soup simmers until the orzo is just al dente.

Baby kale or spinach and fresh lemon juice are stirred in at the end to wilt the greens and brighten the flavors. The recipe suggests adjusting salt to taste and notes that store-bought broth or bone broth can enhance the soup's flavor.

Bon Appetit also links to other nourishing soup recipes like curried yellow squash soup, broken lasagna noodle soup with spinach, and spicy cod and potato chowder for readers interested in more options.