Skip the deli and make a traditional Jewish soup at home.
Chicken-Matzo Ball Soup
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 50 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Matzo Balls
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Dash ginger
- 1/2 cup matzo meal
- 2 tablespoons water
Soup
- 6 cups Progresso™ reduced-sodium chicken broth (from two 32-oz cartons)
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced celery
- 2 green onions, sliced

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, stir eggs, oil, parsley, salt and ginger until blended. With hand mixer, beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Add matzo meal and water; stir until smooth. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat all soup ingredients to boiling over medium-high heat. Lightly form matzo ball mixture into 15 (1-inch) balls. Drop matzo balls into boiling soup. Reduce heat to medium low; cover and simmer 25 to 30 minutes or matzo balls are thoroughly cooked.
Nutrition
160
Calories
8g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 830mg
- 35%
- Potassium
- 110mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 45%
- 45%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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