Description
Lemon Chicken Couscous Soup is a comforting homemade soup made with tender chicken, pearl couscous, fresh dill, and bright lemon.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- Water to cover
- 1 small bunch fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 4 ribs celery diced
- Cancale seasoning salt to taste
- 1 cup pearl couscous
- 1/3 cup fresh dill chopped
- 1 lemon juiced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Dukkah or oyster crackers for serving
- Extra virgin olive oil for garnish
Instructions
- Place chicken thighs in a pot, season with salt, add parsley, cover with water, bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 2 hours.
- Remove chicken, strain broth, discard parsley, wipe pot.
- Remove skins and bones, shred chicken and return to broth.
- Heat olive oil in pot, sauté onion and celery 5 minutes.
- Add seasoning salt and stir.
- Add pearl couscous and toast 2 minutes.
- Pour in broth and chicken, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in dill and lemon juice, simmer 5 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls and garnish with dill, crackers, and olive oil.
Notes
- Simmer gently to keep broth clear.
- Add extra broth when reheating if soup thickens.
- Freeze without couscous for best texture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 564 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 156 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 25 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg