Chicken Meatballs

Chicken meatballs are one of my kids favorite foods. They like to eat them at any time of the day. When they are eaten in broth and served with buckwheat, they can make a nourishing and nervous system calming meal.

  • Prep Time15 min
  • Cook Time20 min
  • Total Time35 min
  • Suitable for Diet
    • Gluten Free
    • Low Fat
    • Low Salicylate

Ingredients

For the soup

  • 1 yellow onion finely chopped
  • 6 cloves of garlic minced
  • fresh parsley
  • 1 egg1 litter of filtered water
  • 4 carrots
  • 2 stalks of celery diced
  • 2 cups of cooked roasted buckwheat

For the buckwheat

  • 1 cup of roasted Russian buckwheat

Method

For the meatball soup

1

Add the chicken meat to a glass bowl.

2

Add the onion, the garlic, the parsley, and the egg.

3

Mix the meat and form meat balls with your hands.

4

Place the meat balls in a casserole and add the water (or homemade chicken stock).

5

Turn on the stove on high.

6

When the water starts to boil, reduce the temperature and cover the pot with a lid. 

7

Add the carrots and the celery and cook until the carrots are al dente and the meatballs have arrived to 175 F (test with a kitchen thermometer).

For the buckwheat

8

Add one cup of roasted buckwheat to a pot.

9

Add 2 cups of filtered water and turn the stove on high.

10

When the water starts boiling reduce the heat and let the water evaporate and the buckwheat to cook.

11

When the water has completely evaporated and the buckwheat is cooked, take it off the stove ring and cover the pot with a lid.

12

Serve the soup over a spoon or two of steamed buckwheat. 

This is a simple and delicious recipe for loving your tummy.