GET WELL SOON SOUP

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Make and share this Get Well Soon Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Elmotoo

Time 3h30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 28

Ingredients

1 chicken (whole or cut into pieces)
3 gallons water
4 white onions, unpeeled, quartered
1 bunch celery, ends trimmed, halved
1 lb carrot, ends trimmed, unpeeled, halved
2 whole heads of garlic, unpeeled, halved horizontally
1 cup fresh herb (your choice, dill, parlsey, sage, rosemary, thyme...)
2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
2 tablespoons salt
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 eggs
1/2 cup quick oatmeal
1/2 cup minced parsley
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
8 cups stock
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 cups corn
1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
meatballs
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
salt & pepper
1/2-1 cup parmesan cheese (to taste)

Steps:

Combine all stock ingredients in a very large stockpot.
Bring to a boil & simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Remove chicken to a strainer set over a large bowl. When cooled, pick meat off bones & reserve for another use.
Let vegetables simmer another hour then strain. The liquid should be significantly reduced.
While stock is blissfully simmering away, make meatballs.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine all meatball ingredients well with your hands.
Shape into 1" balls. You should get about 2 dozen.
Place on a baking sheet & bake 15 minutes. Roll around on baking tray & bake another 15 minutes.
When stock is done & strained, put 8c into a large soup pot. Reserve the rest for a myriad of other dishes. It also freezes very well.
Add all the vegetables to the stock.
Bring to a boil & simmer until veggies are tender - about 15 minutes - breaking up the tomatoes a bit as it simmers.
Add meatballs & heat through another 10 minutes.
Taste for seasoning; add salt & pepper as necessary. Add parsley & serve.
We enjoyed this garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1182.2, Fat 62.3, SaturatedFat 21.1, Cholesterol 371.9, Sodium 4915.6, Carbohydrate 73.8, Fiber 14.8, Sugar 24.2, Protein 85.2