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Chicken Meatball Soup

Delish, full of flavorful, and packed with chicken meatballs. A healthy meatball soup recipe to enjoy anytime of year.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author Theresa Huse

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chicken organic
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup Italian Dried Bread Crumbs
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup grated pecorino romano cheese
  • 1 onion peeled, and chopped
  • half cup mini organic carrots chopped
  • 2 celery stocks sliced
  • 1/4 cup fresh chopped Italian parsley
  • 1/4 tsp. rosemary
  • salt pepper to taste
  • 2-32 ounce chicken broth organic
  • 1-1/2 cups spinach

Instructions

  1. Mix ground chicken, egg, Italian bread crumbs, and romano cheese. Form meatballs.
  2. Cook meatballs in olive oil on medium heat.
  3. Move to side, or take out of pan.
  4. Add chopped onion, celery, carrots sauté, and then add back meatballs.
  5. Next add in broth, spinach, spices, parsley.
  6. Cook on simmer for 30 minutes or until ready to serve.
  7. Garnish with cheese

Recipe Notes

You may use minced garlic clove to the veggies, and omit the garlic in the chicken meatballs if you prefer. Garnish with more cheese (optional)
Optionally, you can cook penne pasta al dente, per package directions. Keep in a separate bowl, (do not add to soup) and add to each bowl of soup when serving.

Adapted from Chickerina Soup Valerie Bertinelli