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Get ready to eat oodles of Oodles Soup! Tender and nourishing veggie spirals are cooked right in the broth, as are savory, juicy, and fantastic homemade chicken meatballs! Fragrant herbs, tangy vinegar, and bright tomatoes are all stars in this constellation of goodness! Did you make enough Oodles Soup, because you're going to want oodles of it!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 1 pound ground chicken breast
- 1/4 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated, plus more, to taste, for serving
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped, plus more, whole leaves, to taste, for garnish
- kosher salt, to taste
- ground black pepper, to taste
- 6 cups assorted vegetable noodles, such as zucchini spirals, butternut squash spirals, and carrot spirals
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Directions
Step 1 -In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, add the olive oil.
Step 2 -Add the onions and the garlic to the hot oil and cook, while stirring occasionally, until golden-brown, about 4-6 minutes.
Step 3 -Add the wine and the thyme sprigs and cook until the wine thickens, about 1 minute.
Step 4 -Add the chicken stock and cover the pot.
Step 5 -Bring the soup mixture to a simmer.
Step 6 -In a bowl, add the ground chicken, the breadcrumbs, the egg, 2 tablespoons of the parmesan, the parsley, 2 tablespoons of the chopped basil, the salt, and the pepper and gently stir to combine.
Step 7 -Form the ground chicken mixture into about 30 meatballs.
Step 8 -Carefully drop the meatballs into the simmering soup mixture.
Step 9 -Reduce the heat to low and cover the pot.
Step 10 -Simmer until the meatballs are cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 7-9 minutes.
Step 11 -Add the vegetable noodles and the tomatoes and cook, while stirring occasionally, until the noodles are tender, about 3-4 minutes.
Step 12 -Add the vinegar and stir to combine.
Step 13 -Taste the soup for seasoning and add the salt and the pepper, as needed.
Step 14 -Garnish with the extra parmesan and the extra basil leaves and serve immediately.
