Mexican Chicken Meatball Soup (Sopa de Albondigas de Pollo)

Mexican Chicken Meatball Soup (Sopa de Albondigas de Pollo)
  • 4 Roma tomatoes, quartered
  • 1/2 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 1/2 quarts chicken stock
  • 2 pounds ground chicken breast
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup basmati rice
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 large zucchini, cubed
  • 2 chayote squash - peeled, cored, and cubed
  • 2 carrots, peeled and cubed
  • salt to taste


  1. Combine 4 tomatoes, 1/2 an onion, and garlic in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the blended tomato mixture; cook until mixture changes color, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock, reduce heat, and simmer while you prepare the meatballs.
  3. Place ground chicken in a bowl. Add 3 chopped tomatoes, chopped onion, egg, rice, mint, oregano, salt, and pepper. Mix well with your hands until mixture is uniform. Take about 1/4 cup of mixture and form into round meatballs using wet hands. Place on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken mixture.
  4. Bring stock mixture to a boil. Place a meatball into a ladle and submerge into the boiling stock. Remove ladle and repeat with remaining meatballs.
  5. Place zucchini, chayote, and carrots into the stock. Bring to a boil again. Lower heat, season with salt, and cover. Simmer until meatballs are no longer pink in the center and vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes.

04/02/2018
Mexican Chicken Meatball Soup (Sopa de Albondigas de Pollo), recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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