Gourmet Italian Chicken Pasta Meatball Soup
- 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
- Chop Cornish Hen in fours right through the bones
- chop onions & celery in half & quarter carrots & parsnip
- 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
- add a tablespoon of salt & a half tablespoon of black pepper
- put pot on high flame & cover once it starts to boil lower flame to simmer leave pot partially covered & let cook for 40 minutes
- 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
- 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
- mince garlic & add to meat
- chop parsley & add to meat
- crack eggs into meat
- add half cup of grated parmesan cheese to meat
- 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
- Now have fun rolling the meat into little meatballs about a little bigger than a marble & set aside
- remove chicken from pot ...set aside & let cool & shread meat off the bones & set meat aside
- 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
- add shredded chicken & meatballs to boiling stock & bring back to a boil & let cook for 15 minutes
- salt & pepper to taste
- 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
- eat & enjoy
cornish, chop meatbeef, carrots, celery stalks, parsnips, clove garlic, breadcrumbs, eggs, flat leaf parsley, ditallini pasta, salt, parmesan cheese, water, onions
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/357672-gourmet-italian-chicken-pasta-meatball-soup (may not work)