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    Quick Orzo Soup

    Dec 18, 2022 by Tania Sheff · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This Quick Orzo Soup is hearty, healthy, and makes a delicious side dish or light meal. You'll love the way the tender vegetable mix with the pasta and tasty broth.

    Orzo Soup on a spoon

    If you love a hot soup that's filling, warming, and tastes great, then this Quick Orzo Soup is for you. Not only is the recipe nice and simple, but it's also a delicious thing to serve for a light lunch or as a side dish to a larger main course. You can enjoy it either way because the orzo pasta and vegetables are truly satisfying.

    This soup is versatile, too, making it easy for you to tweak it and toss in additional ingredients depending on what you have on hand or what you're serving it with. I love how convenient a quick soup is, perfect for busy days or cold ones when you want to warm yourself from the inside out. Let's talk about what you'll need to make this tasty and Quick Orzo Soup.

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    Main Ingredients

    • Carrots. Diced.
    • Scallions. Also diced.
    • Garlic clove. Freshly minced.
    • Veggie Broth. Or water will work, too.
    • Olive Oil. Or whatever oil you prefer..
    • Orzo Pasta.
    • Baby Spinach.
    • Salt & Black pepper. To taste.

    How to Make Quick Orzo Soup

    1. Saute the carrots and scallions in olive oil in a medium pot for about 5-7 minutes.

    Cooking carrots and scallions

    2. Then add the garlic, and saute for another 1-2 minutes.

    adding garlic to carrots

    3. Add the broth and bring the soup to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes.

    adding broth to carrots

    4. Now, add the orzo pasta and cook for about 5 minutes.

    adding orzo to the soup

    5. Finally, season the soup with salt and pepper to taste. Add the spinach leaves and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Serve garnished with lemon wedges or parmesan cheese.

    adding spinach in a final step
    pouring Orzo Soup into a bowl

    Helpful Tips & Tricks

    • Use regular carrots. Dicing baby carrots is not easy, so do yourself a favor and use regular full-sized carrots for this dish for an easier time dicing them up.
    • Season to your preference. Every broth is different in their amount of seasoning, so taste test your Quick Orzo Soup before adding extra salt and pepper to make sure you want more.
    • Use baby spinach. These spinach leaves are nice and tender without any tough stems. They also wilt easily and have a delicious flavor that works well with this soup.
    • Don't add the spinach until the end. If cooked too long, spinach can get bitter, slimy, and lose its color. Make sure to add it last so it only has enough time to wilt and soften before serving.

    Variations to this Recipe

    • Substitute frozen spinach. Even though fresh spinach is best for this Quick Orzo Soup, you can also use frozen spinach. Just thaw it and drain out the excess water before adding it in.
    • Make it allergen-friendly. Using gluten-free orzo or rice in its place will make this gluten-free. And using a veggie broth makes it vegan.
    • Substitute other pasta types. You can also make this recipe with other smaller pasta, like midolline, fideo, elbow, alphabet pasta (for the kids!), acini di pepe, or pastina.
    • Add different vegetables. Try this soup with veggies like asparagus, kale, mushrooms, zucchini, or broccoli. Chop them up into smaller pieces so they don't overpower the dish.

    How to Store and Reheat it

    To store this Quick Orzo Soup, just place it in an airtight container once it has cooled and it will last in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. You can also freeze this soup by adding it to a freezer ziplock bag, freezing flat, then storing upright to save freezer space. It will last for up to 6 months. Thaw and reheat it in the microwave or on the stovetop.

    What to Serve this Quick Orzo Soup with

    • Bread. Serve this soup with some crusty bread and whipped butter. Or enjoy it with some Potato Flatbread.
    • Main dishes. Serve this as a side with some Chicken Burgers with Avocado Corn Salsa, Whole Roasted Cauliflower, Easy Baked Cabbage Steaks, or Baked Cod.
    • Vegetables. Enjoy this dish with some Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Crunchy Baked Broccoli, Air Fryer Asparagus, or Roasted Potatoes and Carrots.
    • Salad. Pair this soup with a salad, such as this Iceberg Lettuce Salad, Amazing Kale Salad, Refreshing Cucumber Salad, or Roasted Zucchini Salad( Video).
    Orzo Soup in a bowl

    I hope this Quick Orzo Soup is satisfying, flavorful, and convenient for you. It really is delicious. Enjoy!

    More tasty soup recipes:

    • Red Lentil Soup
    • Chickpea Noodle Soup
    • Turkey Cabbage Soup
    • Lentil and Kale Soup

    Quick Orzo Soup

    Tania Sheff
    This Quick Orzo Soup is hearty, healthy, and makes a delicious side dish or light meal. You'll love the way the tender vegetables mix with the pasta and tasty broth.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Lunch
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 196 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup diced carrots
    • ½ cup chopped scallions
    • 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
    • 8 cups vegetable broth
    • 1 cup orzo pasta
    • 8 oz. baby spinach, roughly chopped
    • ½ tsp. sea salt or to taste
    • ¼ tsp. pepper or to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Saute the carrots and scallions in olive oil in a medium pot for about 5-7 minutes.
    • Then add the garlic, and saute for another 1-2 minutes.
    • Add the broth and bring the soup to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes.
    • Now, add the orzo pasta and cook for about 5 minutes.
    • Finally, season the soup with salt and pepper to taste. Add the spinach leaves and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Serve garnished with lemon wedges or parmesan cheese.

    Notes

    Variations to this Recipe

    • Substitute frozen spinach. Even though fresh spinach is best for this Quick Orzo Soup, you can also use frozen spinach. Just thaw it and drain out the excess water before adding it in.
    • Make it allergen-friendly. Using gluten-free orzo or rice in its place will make this gluten-free. And using a veggie broth makes it vegan.
    • Substitute other pasta types. You can also make this recipe with other smaller pasta, like midolline, fideo, elbow, alphabet pasta (for the kids!), acini di pepe, or pastina.
    • Add different vegetables. Try this soup with veggies like asparagus, kale, mushrooms, zucchini, or broccoli. Chop them up into smaller pieces so they don't overpower the dish.

    How to Store and Reheat it

    To store this Quick Orzo Soup, just place it in an airtight container once it has cooled and it will last in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. You can also freeze this soup by adding it to a freezer ziplock bag, freezing flat, then storing upright to save freezer space. It will last for up to 6 months. Thaw and reheat it in the microwave or on the stovetop.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 7gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 2190mgPotassium: 547mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 11790IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 2mg
    Tried this recipe?Leave a comment below, I can't wait to hear from you!

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    1. Vera S Kahn says

      February 03, 2023 at 1:43 pm

      5 stars
      Awesome soup! I added a small can of diced tomatoes because I didn't have enough broth. We loved the flavor. It is so much better than canned soup. It's certainly quick, easy and very tasty.

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      • Tania Sheff says

        February 03, 2023 at 3:40 pm

        Thank you so much, Vera!

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