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 Read more 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

Helps with

🔥 Anti-Inflammatory

Why is this healthy?

Plant
points

High
protein

Prebiotics

Herbs &
spices

Greens

Contains

Dairy, Eggs, Grains, Gluten

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.