Chicken Meatball Soup
Kathy TsaplesIngredients:
Meatballs
- 1kg chicken mince (preferably thigh)
- 1 onion
- 1 cup parsley
- 1 cup mint
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- Pinch of cracked pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried coriander
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Zest of one lemon
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
Soup
- 2 stalks of celery
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400g)
- 2 carrots
- 2 potatoes (diced)
- 1/2 butternut pumpkin (cubed)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 litres chicken stock
- 1 cup risoni pasta
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 6-8 spring onion leaves
- 1-2 garlic cloves
- Pinch of oregano
- Pinch of fresh rosemary
Method:
Meatballs
- Grate the onion
- Combine chicken mince, grated onion, herbs, lemon zest, spices, breadcrumbs, olive oil and egg and mix thoroughly until well combined. Allow to rest for ½ hour so all the flavours develop
Soup
- Dice all your vegetables
- Heat some olive oil in a good sized pot over medium heat and saute an onion, the celery, the carrots, then add then tinned tomatoes amd two bay leaves
- Cook for 2-3 mins and then pour in the chicken stock, spring onion, garlic, oregano and rosemary and allow to simmer
- While that is simmering away, make your meatballs into approx. the size of a walnut. Drop. The meatballs into the hot stock and continue simmering for ½ an hour
- Add the diced potatoes and butternut pumpkin and finally, the risoni.
- Cook for a further 30 minutes until risoni is cooked and meatballs are soft. If it needs another 10 minutes that is ok – allow to rest
- It should be a delicious, thick soup
- Season to taste and finish off with parsley
- Serve with crusty bread
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