Chicken Meatball Soup

  • Yield:

    6 servings

  • Total Time:

    1 hr

  • Prep Time:

    20 mins

  • Cook Time:

    40 mins

Ingredients

For Meatballs
  • 2 pounds of ground chicken
  • 7 mint leaves, finely chopped
  • ½ cup of white rice
  • ¼ teaspoon of dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • ¼ of an onion, finely diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 2 eggs
For Tomato Soup
  • 1 tablespoon of Mazola® Corn Oil
  • ¼ of an onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 garlic clove
  • (1) 29-ounce can of tomato sauce
  • 4½ cups of chicken broth
Optional Vegetables
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 potato, peeled and diced

Instructions

For Meatballs
  1. In a large bowl, add the chicken, mint, rice, oregano, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, and eggs.
  2. Mix until well combined.
  3. Form meatballs, about 1" to 1½" in diameter. Repeat process with remaining meat.
  4. Place in the fridge until ready to use.
For Tomato Soup
  1. Heat Mazola® Corn Oil in a large stock pot.
  2. Add the onion and garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
  3. Then add the tomato sauce. Cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Gently and carefully add the meatballs to the pot, one-by-one.
  5. Add the chicken broth.
  6. Stir gently. Cook for 5 minutes.
  7. Add the carrots and potatoes (optional).
  8. Stir gently to combine. Cover and let cook for 25 minutes.
  9. Serve with lime and enjoy.

Recipe by Maggie Unzueta of @mamamaggieskitchen

Warm up your fall with this tasty Chicken Meatball Soup recipe! This flavorful, savory tomato soup with hearty meatballs, is guaranteed to satisfy your fall soup cravings.