Panera's Low-Fat Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Last week my mother and I enjoyed lunch at Panera, where we both had some delicious  Low-Fat Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup. Yum. At home, we found this recipe, and it was just delicious. 

Absolutely perfect! Because it is perfect just the way it is, I'm copying it straight from the source, and just adding in my own photos from when we made it! 

• 8 cups fat-free chicken broth
• 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (6 ounces)
• 1 medium carrots, peeled and cut into small pieces
• 1 medium celery stalk, sliced
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped spinach
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp oregano
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
• 1 cup orzo (found in the pasta aisle! We picked it up at walmart) 
• Juice of 1 medium lemon (about 1/4 cup)

1. Place all of the ingredients except the lemon juice in a 4-quart pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and the orzo is cooked al dente.
2. Remove the chicken breast from the soup, slice into strips, and return to the pot. Add the lemon juice, stirring well to mix. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
3. Ladle the hot soup into individual bowls and serve immediately.

Really, this turned out WONDERFUL. Now if only I knew how to make those yummy Panera Bread Bowls....I'd never eat out again.