Keto Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

Name: Keto Greek Lemon Chicken Soup (Avgolemono, No Rice)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Keto
Ingredients: 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs; ¼ cup diced onion; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 4 cups chicken bone broth, plus more to cover; Salt and pepper; 2 large eggs; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 4 tbsp olive oil, to drizzle (optional); The chicken skin from above; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp pepper; 1½ tsp lard, tallow or avocado oil

Avgolemono, No Rice

Greek lemon chicken soup with a chicken thigh and cracklings

Bone-in chicken thighs in a silky egg-and-lemon broth with no cream and no rice, topped with crispy chicken-skin cracklings.

4Serves
10 minprep
30 mincook
serving(est.): 275 kcal, 22g protein, 20g fat, 1g carbs after fiber

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Why this works

Creamy from egg and lemon, with no cream at all. This keto avgolemono skips the rice, and crispy chicken-skin cracklings go on top instead.

Greek lemon chicken soup with a chicken thigh and cracklings

Temper the eggs slowly. Hot broth added too fast will scramble them.

The recipe

Keto Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

Serves 4 · 10 min prep · 30 min cook · per serving (est.): about 275 kcal, 22g protein, 20g fat, about 1g carbs after fiber

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Ingredients

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Method

01
Pull the skin off the thighs and keep it. Cover the thighs, onion and thyme with broth by 1 inch, season, and boil for 20 minutes, until the meat falls off the bone.
02
Meanwhile, cut the skin into ¼-inch pieces, season, and fry in the fat until golden and crisp.
03
Put a thigh in each bowl. Whisk the eggs and lemon, then very slowly whisk in ½ cup hot broth, then 1 cup more.
04
Stir it all back into the pot. Simmer for 10 minutes on low, stirring the whole time, until it thickens slightly.
05
Ladle about 1 cup over each thigh. Top with the cracklings and a drizzle of olive oil.

Good to know

Keep the heat low once the eggs are in, and keep stirring.

Don't skip the cracklings. They're the best part.

Bone broth gives the richest flavor.

Best fresh. It keeps 2 days; reheat on low and keep stirring.

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Questions

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Why no rice?

Traditional avgolemono often has rice or orzo. This version leaves it out to keep it keto, and the egg makes it creamy enough.

Can I use boneless thighs?

Yes, but bone-in gives a richer broth.

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