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Meatball Soup: Light and Delicious

This Meatball Soup is so light, fresh, and delicious, made with aromatic vegetables, rice, and the most tender meatballs.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American, Italian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for the meatballs
  • 1 lb Ground Meat(pork and ground beef)
  • 1 Egg
  • 0,5 Onion
  • ⅕ cup Parsley minced
  • ¼ cup Breadcrumbs
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
Ingredients for the soup
  • 3 Potatoes
  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Onion
  • 4 cups Homemade Chicken Broth
  • 6 cups water
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ cup rice

Method
 

Make Meatballs
  1. Place all meatball ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well with your hands. Then, roll the meat into 1-inch balls.
  2. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a pan. Brown the meatballs for 2-3 minutes.The inside of meatballs will finish cooking in the soup.
  3. Remove the meatballs and set them aside.
Cook Soup
  1. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large pot, and then add the onions, carrots, and potatoes. Cover and let the veggies sweat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Add the meatballs and rice. Cook until rice is cooked through, refer to package for cooking time.
  4. Transfer to serving bowls. Garnish with the fresh parsley.