The Netherlands : Groentesoep met Balletjes

(Vegetable Soup with Meatballs)

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE I USED

I found a few things on the linked site that I was interested in but it was chilly and snowy today which meant it was a good day for soup!

This soup has easy to acquire ingredients, is not difficult to make, and you can put whatever vegetables you want in it. I had onions, celery, and carrots on hand so I chopped those up.

I also had premade chicken stock in cartons on hand so I used them for the broth.

The meatballs weren't difficult to make, you make them like you make other meatballs, just smaller.

The linked recipe doesn't mention it but other recipes (I think everyone's grandma has their own take on it) for this soup throw some vermicelli in toward the end of the cooking time. I didn't have vermicelli but I did have some orzo so I added that and that turned out well.

It was very easy to make but it was also bland, as is. I ended up adding salt and pepper to the broth along with some dried parsley from my herb garden.

The end result wasn't super exciting but it was simple and filling. Finishing the leftovers will not be a hardship.

Would I make it again? Probably not.

If I'm going to make a lot of small meatballs, I'm just gonna go ahead and make albondigas soup which I prefer to this one.