Herby Chicken Meatball Soup

This cosy and nourishing soup was inspired by Italian Wedding Soup - an Italian-American classic dish, consisting of meatballs (usually made from pork or beef) in a tomato broth with pasta, carrots, celery, onions and kale. Recipe trivia - it was not developed to be served at weddings, the name came from the roughly translated version of the original recipe intro, which mentioned the harmonious marriage of flavours in the dish. This main-meal soup would make the perfect Sunday lunch. Though it takes a while to prepare, every element can be made in advance. It’s not necessarily fancy but is definitely special. We bake the meatballs in the oven - it’s cleaner, faster and uses less oil than pan-frying them. Alternatives: orzo - any small pasta or large couscous celery - fennel dried thyme, oregano, sage - dried basil, rosemary, herbes de Provence kale - spinach, chard white wine - water, vegetable or chicken stock

Prep time
50 minutes
Cook time
50 minutes
FREEZER FRIENDLY
No
SHELF LIFE
3 days
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
protein
Prebiotics
Herbs &
spices
Greens
Contains
Grains, Gluten, Eggs, Dairy
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
protein
Prebiotics
Herbs &
spices
Greens

NUTRITION PER SERVING (Read more)

418kcal
Calories
28g
Protein
18g
Total Fat
33g
Carbs
7g
Fibre
8g
Sugars
285mg
Calcium
22%
 
4mg
Iron
23%
 
83mg
Magnesium
20%
 
356mg
Phosporus
28%
 
856mg
Potassium
18%
 
1190mg
Sodium
52%
 
2mg
Zinc
21%
 
0mg
Copper
40%
 
0mg
Vitamin B1
31%
 
1mg
Vitamin B2
46%
 
9mg
Vitamin B3
57%
 
1mg
Vitamin B6
37%
 
75mcg
Vitamin B9
19%
 
875mcg
Vitamin A
97%
 
1mcg
Vitamin B12
37%
 
39mg
Vitamin C
44%
 
1mcg
Vitamin D
4%
 
2mg
Vitamin E
11%
 
196mcg
Vitamin K
163%
 
Calories: 418kcal; Protein: 28g; Total Fat: 18g; Carbs: 33g; Fibre: 7g; Sugars: 8g; Calcium: 285mg (22%); Iron: 4mg (23%); Magnesium: 83mg (20%); Phosporus: 356mg (28%); Potassium: 856mg (18%); Sodium: 1190mg (52%); Zinc: 2mg (21%); Copper: 0mg (40%); Vitamin B1: 0mg (31%); Vitamin B2: 1mg (46%); Vitamin B3: 9mg (57%); Vitamin B6: 1mg (37%); Vitamin B9: 75mcg (19%); Vitamin A: 875mcg (97%); Vitamin B12: 1mcg (37%); Vitamin C: 39mg (44%); Vitamin D: 1mcg (4%); Vitamin E: 2mg (11%); Vitamin K: 196mcg (163%)
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Notes

We don’t recommend using pre-minced chicken for this recipe. Though processing chicken thighs requires extra work, the meatballs they produce are more flavourful and have a more pleasant texture.
The onions must be very finely chopped. Half goes into the soup and half forms the basis of the chicken meatballs, if they are too chunky the meatballs will not hold together.

Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
protein
Prebiotics
Herbs &
spices
Greens
Contains
Grains, Gluten, Eggs, Dairy
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