Lemon Rice Soup (Crockpot Recipe)

Wealthy and creamy lemon rice soup is a traditional, and it’s considered one of my household’s most-loved soup recipes. Making it within the crock pot signifies that I can set it and overlook it, and are available dwelling to a comfortable bowl of lemony goodness at dinnertime. It’s one of the best!

Should you’re on the lookout for extra methods to carry contemporary lemon taste to the desk, do this lemon rice and this zesty lemon pasta.

Lemon rice soup is my mother’s favourite soup of all time. It’s a traditional recipe with a wealthy, silky broth enriched with egg yolks and lemon juice, like Greek avgolemono soup (avgolemono actually means “egg-lemon”). Whereas it doesn’t take lengthy to make it on the stovetop, I like this crock pot model. I go away the soup to do its factor, whereas I do my factor. Quick ahead just a few hours and dinner is almost prepared. Simply stir in egg yolks, lemon, and a contact of cream. Magic!

What Makes This Lemon Soup a Household Favourite

• It’s scrumptious any time of the 12 months. Whereas I like a hearty stew within the wintertime, I additionally love making this lemon rice soup year-round. It’s cozy within the cooler months, and brilliant and zesty sufficient for the summer season. This crock pot recipe is very summer-friendly since I don’t must hover over the recent range.
• It’s principally hands-free. Made within the crock pot, there’s little or no hands-on time wanted to place this soup collectively. Let the rice cook dinner over low warmth for a few hours, then stir within the eggs and lemon juice on the finish.
• The flavors are so contemporary. Freshly squeezed lemons and freshly plucked thyme from the backyard pack all types of brilliant, zingy taste into the broth. It’s easy however so good! The rice soaks up all that taste into a giant ol’ bowl of sunshine.

Substances You’ll Want

This soup makes use of easy components that I all the time have within the fridge and pantry. The trick is to let the rice and lemon shine! Listed here are some notes on the components. Discover a printable checklist with recipe particulars within the recipe card under the publish.

• Vegetable Broth – Or inventory. It’s also possible to use rooster broth in case you’d like.
• Rice – I normally use long-grain rice, like jasmine or basmati, however most varieties of rice are good for soup. You need to use wild rice, even arborio rice (such as you’d use for risotto). Should you’re utilizing brown rice it’ll take a bit longer to cook dinner. 
• Thyme Sprigs – I like contemporary thyme because it rounds out the soup with out overpowering the opposite flavors. Oregano or basil is one other good herb alternative.
• Egg Yolks – Separate the eggs from the yolks and use the leftover whites for an egg white frittata.
• Lemons – I like my lemon rice soup to pack a lemony punch. I take advantage of 2 lemons (or sufficient to make about ¼ cup when juiced), and slice up an additional lemon for garnish.
• Heavy Cream – Or milk, for a lighter soup.
• Seasonings – Recent cracked black pepper and a little bit chili powder for kick. Cayenne pepper or crushed pepper flakes additionally style good right here. You possibly can modify the spice to style.

How you can Make Lemon Rice Soup within the Crock Pot

Making aromatic, creamy lemon rice soup within the crock pot is tremendous simple (look, mother, no palms!). However in case you don’t have a sluggish cooker, I’ve included stovetop directions, too, simply in case. You don’t wish to miss out on this soup, belief me!

• Mix. Add rice, vegetable broth, and thyme sprigs to the crock pot.
• Cook dinner. Set the rice to cook dinner on Excessive for 3 hours (or on Low for six hours).
• Add the eggs. Whisk lemon juice into the egg yolks. Use a little bit of the recent broth to mood the eggs, after which whisk them into the soup. Let that cook dinner for one more 10 minutes.
• End and serve. Lastly, stir within the heavy cream and season the soup to style. Serve garnished with further lemon slices and parsley.

What to Serve With Lemon Rice Soup

I like my lemon soup with a aspect of fluffy cloud bread or lavash bread for dunking. It’s a scrumptious gentle meal or lunch by itself, or I’ll spherical issues out with a contemporary and summery Zucchini Salad or this simple Mediterranean salad.

And if we’re nonetheless hungry, I’ll stuff a comfortable pita with do-it-yourself falafel and a drizzle of taratur for a satisfying sandwich wrap!

Storing and Reheating

• Refrigerate. Leftover lemon rice soup will be refrigerated in hermetic soup containers for as much as 3 days. The rice absorbs extra of the broth because the soup sits, so you may both get pleasure from a thicker soup or add a little bit further broth when reheating.
• Reheat. Give the soup stir and reheat it gently in a saucepan on the stovetop. Take care that the soup doesn’t boil, in any other case the eggs may cook dinner. 
• Can I freeze it? I’ll be trustworthy, between the eggs and heavy cream, this lemon soup isn’t nice for freezing. The components are likely to separate as soon as thawed. Should you do freeze it, make sure you whisk it nicely earlier than and after reheating for finest outcomes. For a freezer-friendly soup recipe, strive my rooster orzo soup or this Italian wedding ceremony soup.

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