Gourmet Italian Chicken Pasta Meatball Soup

Name: Gourmet Italian Chicken Pasta Meatball Soup
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Cornish Hen; 1 lb chop meat...beef, pork & veal combo; 2 carrots; 6 celery stalks; 2 parsnips; 6 clove garlic; 2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs; 2 eggs; 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley; 1 lb ditallini pasta; 1 salt & pepper to taste; 1 grated parmesan cheese; 1 water; 3 onions

WeekendWarriors @cook_3012936

The base of this soup is your regular chicken soup...but adding little meatballs, pasta & grated parmesan cheese to the broth when serving gives it a rich delicious Italian flavor.

WeekendWarriors @cook_3012936

The base of this soup is your regular chicken soup...but adding little meatballs, pasta & grated parmesan cheese to the broth when serving gives it a rich delicious Italian flavor.

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 mins

8 servings

1Cornish Hen
1 lbchop meat...beef, pork & veal combo
2carrots
6celery stalks
2parsnips
6 clovegarlic
2 cupseasoned breadcrumbs
2eggs
2 tbspflat leaf parsley
1 lbditallini pasta
1salt & pepper to taste
1grated parmesan cheese
1water
3onions

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Steps

1 hour 30 mins

1

Chop Cornish Hen in fours right through the bones
2

chop onions & celery in half & quarter carrots & parsnip
3

put chicken & chopped veggies in large pot & fill with water....make sure water is a couple of inches over chicken & veggies.....is you wish to make extra stock for cooking other dishes fill up the pot with water all the way leaving about 4 inches from the top
4

add a tablespoon of salt & a half tablespoon of black pepper
5

put pot on high flame & cover once it starts to boil lower flame to simmer leave pot partially covered & let cook for 40 minutes
6

in a separate pot fill with water bring to boil...generously salt.. add pasta and stir & cook until aldente (LIL FIRM) drain & put pasta aside
7

in a large bowl add chop meat...I used a combo of 3 meats...u can use any combo of meats u like or any one meat on its own
8

mince garlic & add to meat
9

chop parsley & add to meat
10

crack eggs into meat
11

add half cup of grated parmesan cheese to meat
12

add about half the breadcrumbs & get your hands in there & mix well..keep adding breadcrumbs until desired texture is reached ...u may need a lil more or less breadbreadcrumbs & a lil bit of water & form into & ball
13

Now have fun rolling the meat into little meatballs about a little bigger than a marble & set aside
14

remove chicken from pot ...set aside & let cool & shread meat off the bones & set meat aside
15

put soup through a strainer reserving the stock....put stock back into pot & bring to a boil...discards the veggies not needed for this dish
16

add shredded chicken & meatballs to boiling stock & bring back to a boil & let cook for 15 minutes
17

salt & pepper to taste
18

fill bowl about half way with cooked pasta...then scoop soup with chicken & meatballs into bowl with the pasta...add a teaspoon of grated parmesan cheese to bowl & stir into broth
19

eat & enjoy