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Turkey Meatball Farfalle Soup

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I love a good healthy, and easy to make soup, especially when your in the need for some comfort food. The warmth from the hot broth brings me comfort, and gives me a sense of ease and relaxation after a long day or when I’m not feeling all the great.

For the last couple of days I have been craving an Italian wedding bell type of soup, but I came up with this slightly heartier soup dish instead. Its a soup made with a chicken stock base, a few basic soup veggies, a healthy white meat turkey meatball, and whole wheat farfalle pasta to give the soup plenty of hearty fill, sprinkle a dash or two of your favourite fresh parmesan cheese, and this soup could be your next favourite go to soup for the fall.

My husband and son loved the turkey meatball farfalle soup, I think the hubby had 3 bowls of it all in one sitting, so that gives it an A plus all on its own, cause my hubby is not a soup eating kind of guy, but the small turkey meatballs reeled him in all the way. Meatballs are usually always a winner for kids so there wasn’t even one funny look or little unpleasant comment there either. In fact my son was quick to tell me that I make the best food ever. That to me coming from a 4 year old was the best complement I’ve ever gotten, talk about feeling good and proud.

I hope you find yourself in your kitchen today or even tomorrow making this delicious filling soup, and that you love it as much as we do, thanks for stopping by and I’ll chat with you all soon, Ciao for now!

DSCN7946 Turkey Meatball Farfalle Soup

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Turkey Meatball Farfalle Soup
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Serves: 8
 

Ingredients
  • 1 box whole wheat farfalle pasta
  • 2 boxes of 900ml sodium reduced chicken broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cube chicken bouillon ( I use a reduced sodium as well)
  • 2 celery sticks chopped
  • 1 red pepper chopped
  • 1 green onion chopped
  • 1 carrot grated fine
  • 2 cloves of garlic grated fine
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • ½ tsp. Italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp. tarragon
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
Ingredients for Meatballs
  • 1 pound ground white meat turkey this is healthier then lean ground meat
  • ½ carrot grated fine
  • ⅓ cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • 1-1/2 tbsp. parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp. ground flax seed
  • ½ tsp. Italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp. tarragon
  • 6 tbsp. whole wheat bread crumbs
  • 1 clove of garlic minced fine
  • 1 egg
  • olive oil for cooking meatballs

Instructions
  1. Place boxes of chicken stock and water into a deep stock pot, fill with grated garlic, grated carrot, chopped celery and red pepper, chopped green onion,olive oil, Italian seasoning, black pepper and tarragon, give it a stir and cover with lid, turn onto medium heat and bring to a gentle boil for about 30- 45 minutes, stir occasionally, near the end add the chicken stock cube if needed.
  2. For the meatballs once you make them you can add them to the soup in the last five minutes to warm them through again.
Making the meatballs
  1. In a bowl combine ground turkey meat, grated garlic, grated carrot, grated mozzarella, parmesan cheese, pepper, tarragon, italian seasoning, ground flax seed and 1 egg light whisked in a small dish, mix all ingredients together until well incorporated then add in bread crumbs and mix well again.
  2. in a small pan heat up enough olive oil just to lightly cover the bottom of the pan, heat up on medium heat.
  3. In the mean time start rolling out the meatballs using ½ tsp. to equally portion the meat mixture, once oil is hot enough place the meatballs in batches into the pan, do not over crowd, cook each side for about 1-1/2 minutes to 2 minutes until each side is nicely browned and cooked through, place onto a plate lined with paper towel to drain excess oil, and continue until all the meatballs are done.
  4. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook pasta according to directions on the package, I like to cook my pasta al dente, drain and add to the soup with the meatballs for five minutes to warm everything through again.
  5. Serve into soup bowls sprinkle parmesan cheese over top and enjoy right away.

Notes
If you want to bake the meatballs for a healthier option, preheat your oven to 375F line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and place rolled meatballs onto baking tray bake for 15-20 minutes turning over once until browned and juices run clear.

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