Chicken Meatballs in Soup

Prep time : 20 mins
Cooking time : 20 mins
Serves : 4

Ingredients :
1 spring onion (scallion)
375g minced (ground) chicken
875ml salt-reduced chicken stock
1.5 tablespoon frozen peas
1.5 tablespoon finely diced carrot
1 tablespoon alphabet noodles or other small pasta

Method:
Finely chop half the spring onion and thinly slice the remainder.

Combine the chicken and finely chopped spring onion until thoroughly mixed, then form into small balls, about the size of walnuts.

Bring the chicken stock to the boil in a saucepan and add the peas, carrot and noodles.

Simmer until the vegetables are tender, then add the reserved sliced spring onion.

Drop the chicken balls into the simmering soup.

Cook until the meatballs float to the surface and turn white.

Source : Fallow, C & Kingham, K. (2005) Baby & Toddler Food Book, Murdock Books Pty Ltd