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    Chicken Meatball Soup Recipe with Rice

    May 22, 2020 by Love Keil · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

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    Chicken Meatball Soup Recipe with Rice - learn how to make meatball soup using delicious spices and yummy veggies. Super rich and flavorful meatball soup, perfect comfort food recipe.

    Chicken Meatball Soup Recipe with Rice

    Meatball Soup Notes

    • If needed, substitute ground chicken with ground turkey, both taste great!
    • Use your favorite poultry spices if desired.
    • Feel free to use 1 cup of rice instead of ½ cup of rice & ½ cup of oatmeal.
    • Wet your hands in water before forming meatballs, for less sticky meatballs.

    How to make chicken meatball soupHow to Make Meatball Soup:

    First, using a dutch oven or soup pot, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add 1 finely chopped garlic clove. Saute over medium heat for 1 minute, stir few times.

    Sauteing onion and garlic inside dutch oven.

    Next, add onion and saute for 7 minutes, stirring few times.

    Adding celery and carrots to the pot.

    Then, add 1 chopped celery stick, 1 grated carrot and continue sautéing for 5 more minutes, stirring few times.

    How to make chicken meatballs.

    How to Make Chicken Meatballs:

    While veggies are cooking, in a big bowl add ground chicken or turkey and season with 1 teaspoon of Homemade Meat Seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.

    How to make chicken meatballs.

    Crack open 1 egg and give it a good mix using hands. Take 1 tablespoon of meatball mixture and using both hands form meatballs and place them on cutting board lined with parchment paper.

    Meatball soup with rice.

    Pour 10-12 cups of chicken broth into the pot with sautéed veggies. Season with Mrs. Dash Seasoning Original spice & 1 teaspoon of turmeric, bring it to a boil.

    Add cubed potatoes, ½ cup of rice, ½ cup of oatmeal & meatballs, bring it to a gentle boil then reduce heat to medium/low heat.

    Chicken Meatball Soup Recipe with Rice

    Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Finally, garnish with fresh parsley. Serve with Homemade No Knead Bread. Enjoy!

    How to Store Chicken Soup:

    Now, cover chicken soup with a lid after it cools down & store inside the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat a desired amount in a small sauce pan until gentle boil.

    More Easy Chicken Recipes:

    • Chicken Wings Recipe
    • Juicy Chicken Thighs Spanish Rice Recipe 
    • 30-minute Bang Bang Chicken Recipe in Air Fryer
    • Easy Fried Rice Recipe with Eggs and Green Onion
    • Sweet and Sour Chicken with Pineapple and Peppers
    • Super Juicy Oven Baked Chicken Wings
    • Ground Turkey Meatballs

    When YOU make this Meatball Soup tag us on Instagram @MunchkinTimeBlog!

    Q. Do YOU like this Chicken Meatball Soup Recipe?

    Let me know in the comments below, I would love to hear from you!

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    Chicken Meatball Soup Recipe with Rice

    Chicken Meatball Soup Recipe

    Love Keil
    Chicken Meatball Soup Recipe with Rice - learn how to make meatball soup using delicious spices and yummy veggies. Super rich and flavorful meatball soup with rice recipe.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Comfort Food, Soup, Winter Soup
    Cuisine Russian
    Servings 10
    Calories 158 kcal

    Equipment

    • dutch oven

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
    • 1 onion chopped
    • 1 medium carrot grated
    • 1 celery stick chopped
    • 1 lb ground chicken or turkey
    • 1 teaspoon Meat Seasoning or your favorite poultry spice
    • 1 egg
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 10-12 cups chicken broth homemade
    • 1-2 teaspoon Mrs. Dash Seasoning Original or your favorite soup spice
    • 1 teaspoon turmeric
    • 4-5 medium potato cubed
    • ½ cup rice rinsed
    • ½ cup oatmeal Old Fashioned
    • parsley for garnish

    Instructions
     

    • Using a dutch oven or soup pot, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add 1 finely chopped garlic clove. Saute over medium heat for 1 minute, stir few times.
    • Next, add onion and saute for 7 minutes, stirring few times. Then, add 1 chopped celery stick, 1 grated carrot and continue sautéing for 5 more minutes, stirring few times.
    • While veggies are cooking, in a big bowl add ground chicken or turkey and season with 1 teaspoon of Meat Seasoning, salt and pepper to taste. Add 1 egg and give it a good mix using hands. Take 1 tablespoon of meatball mixture and using both hands form meatballs and place them on cutting board lined with parchment paper.
    • Next, pour 10-12 cups of chicken broth into the pot with saute veggies. Season with Mrs. Dash Seasoning Original spice & 1 teaspoon of turmeric, bring it to a boil.
    • Add cubed potatoes, ½ cup of rice, ½ cup of oatmeal & meatballs, bring it to a gentle boil then reduce heat to medium/low heat. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
    • Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve with Homemade Bread. Enjoy!

    Notes

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 158kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 11gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 900mgPotassium: 490mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1043IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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    This recipe was updated on May 22, 2020 with new images and extra yummy ingredients.

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    1. Nadezhda Sheremet

      January 06, 2025 at 7:42 am

      5 stars
      What a delicious soup!!!

      Reply
    2. Cecelia

      September 18, 2024 at 2:40 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe was so delicious and hearty! Even though it’s on this website, I think it would be great for adults as well!

      Reply
      • Munchkin Time

        September 18, 2024 at 9:32 pm

        Thank you Cecelia, I am so glad you enjoyed this soup recipe!

        Reply
    3. Carlee

      August 11, 2015 at 9:17 am

      What a delicious looking soup. I love simple soups like this. It looks like you have a good kitchen helper too!

      Reply
      • Munchkin Time

        August 13, 2015 at 10:36 am

        Thank you Carlee! It is simple and sooo good! Thank you for stopping by!

        Reply

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