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Vegetable Meatball Soup

Meatball vegetable soup with turkey meatballs, an easy, quick, healthy and delicious meatball soup recipe.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 402 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Romanian

Ingredients

Meatballs:
  • 2 ½ tablespoons long grain rice
  • 1 lb ground turkey 450 g, Note
  • 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ground black pepper
Soup:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 medium zucchini
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 6¼ cups chicken stock or turkey stock, 1.5 liter
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 2-4 teaspoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 small bunch parsley
  • 4-5 leaves fresh lovage or ½ teaspoon dried lovage, optional

Instructions

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  1. Cook the rice in salted water for about 7 minutes or until half done. Drain well.2 ½ tablespoons long grain rice
  2. Prepare soup vegetables: Grate the carrot and the zucchini. Chop the onion and the bell pepper very finely. 1 onion + 1 large carrot + 1 medium zucchini + 1 red bell pepper
  3. Saute vegetables: Heat the oil in a large pot. Cook the onion, carrot, zucchini, and bell pepper for about 5 minutes, stirring a few times in between. Add the finely chopped tomatoes and the stock. Bring to a boil and let cook while you form the meatballs.2 tablespoons olive oil + 6¼ cups chicken stock/ 1.5 liter + 2 medium tomatoes
  4. Make meatballs: Mix the ground turkey, rice, breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, egg, sweet paprika, salt and pepper very well. Form about 25-30 meatballs, about the size of a walnut. Wet your hands from time to time when making the meatballs; it works better.1 lb ground turkey/ 450 g + rice + 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs + 1 large egg + 2 tablespoons chopped parsley + ½ teaspoon sweet paprika + ¾ teaspoon salt + ground black pepper
  5. Add the meatballs to the soup (and dried lovage, if using) and let simmer gently for about 12-15 minutes or until done.
  6. Add herbs: Chop the fresh herbs and add them to the soup.1 small bunch parsley + 4-5 leaves fresh lovage
  7. Adjust the taste with salt, pepper, and white wine vinegar. Start with 1 teaspoon of the vinegar and add more to taste.2-4 teaspoons white wine vinegar

Notes

  • Ground meat: You can also make meatballs with ground chicken, pork, beef, or a mixture of pork and beef.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1/6 of the soup Calories 402kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 30g (60%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 15g Cholesterol 127mg (42%) Sodium 736mg (31%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 8g (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 402

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/6 of the soup
Calories 402kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Protein 30g 60%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 15g 88%
Cholesterol 127mg 42%
Sodium 736mg 31%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 8g 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.