Serve up a bowl of leftover chicken soup
Food
September 27, 2025

Serve up a bowl of leftover chicken soup

By By LYNDA BALSLEV TasteFood 

When you cook a whole chicken, you will likely have leftovers. This light and easy chicken orzo soup is a homey dinner solution that includes leftover meat and welcomes any stray vegetables lurking in your refrigerator. The only tasks required to pull the dish together are to saute the vegetables and cook the orzo in the broth, producing a comforting weeknight dinner. Since the chicken is already cooked, it only needs a few minutes to be warmed in the broth before serving.

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