Gourmet Italian Chicken Pasta Meatball Soup

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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.

Gourmet Italian Chicken Pasta Meatball Soup

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
  1. 1Cornish Hen
  2. 1 lbchop meat...beef, pork & veal combo
  3. 2carrots
  4. 6celery stalks
  5. 2parsnips
  6. 6 clovegarlic
  7. 2 cupseasoned breadcrumbs
  8. 2eggs
  9. 2 tbspflat leaf parsley
  10. 1 lbditallini pasta
  11. 1salt & pepper to taste
  12. 1grated parmesan cheese
  13. 1water
  14. 3onions

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 30 mins
  1. 1

    Chop Cornish Hen in fours right through the bones

  2. 2

    chop onions & celery in half & quarter carrots & parsnip

  3. 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. 4

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

  5. 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. 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. 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. 8

    mince garlic & add to meat

  9. 9

    chop parsley & add to meat

  10. 10

    crack eggs into meat

  11. 11

    add half cup of grated parmesan cheese to meat

  12. 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. 13

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

  14. 14

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

  15. 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. 16

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

  17. 17

    salt & pepper to taste

  18. 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. 19

    eat & enjoy

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