Chicken Meatball Matzo Ball Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/2 cup matzo meal
- 1/2 grated onion
- 2 Tablespoons dill chopped
- 2 Tablespoons parsley chopped
- 2 Tablespoons butter softened or chicken schmaltz
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 carrot chopped
- 1 celery stalk chopped
Instructions
- Put the chicken, matzo ball mix, onion, dill, parsley, butter, egg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Use your hands to mix the ingredients until well combined.
- Bring the chicken broth, carrots, and celery to a simmer in a large pot.
- While the chicken broth is heating up, use your hands or a cookie scoop to form into 2-inch balls.
- Put the meatballs in the chicken broth as you make them.
- Simmer the meatballs for 5 minutes.
- Serve in bowls as a soup topped with dill and celery leaves.
Notes
If you buy a matzo ball soup mix, you can use the soup mix instead of chicken broth.
You can make chicken schmaltz by rendering the skin on several chicken thighs and use that in place of butter, if desired.