- prep: 40 min
- cook: 20 min
- total: 1 hr
Summary
I'm big on soups with tiny meatballs and pasta. I double the meatballs, poach them in the broth, remove half and freeze them for another time. —Christina Hitchcock, Madison Township, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 teaspoons grated onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1-1/2 pounds ground chicken
- SOUP:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 medium carrots, chopped
- 4 celery ribs, chopped
- 2 small onions, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cartons (32 ounces each ) chicken stock
- 1 cup water
- 1-1/2 cups acini di pepe pasta
- 2 packages (10 ounces each) fresh spinach
- Additional minced fresh parsley and grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 127 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 8 g 11.73%
- Saturated Fat: 2 g 9.93%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 40 mg 13.22%
- Sodium: 331 mg 13.78%
- Calcium: 41 mg 4.12%
- Potassium: 76 mg 2.18%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 2.56%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 5 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 3.34%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 17.23%
- Vitamin C 6.92%
- Vitamin D 0.44%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq