Meatball soup

Meatball soup

Main dishes

A delicious Belgian meatball soup with ground meat, rice, and vegetables.

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Discover this traditional Belgian recipe that will delight your taste buds with its unique flavour.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodboil
  • Estimated cost$6.04 $1.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.82
  • $0.15
  • $0.19
  • $0.29
  • $0.70
  • $0.34
  • $0.29
  • $0.02
  • $0.14
  • $1.06
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. We bring 2 to 3 litres of salted water to a boil.
  2. Meanwhile, we chop one onion and grate the carrot. ≈ 3 min
  3. We add these ingredients to the water. ≈ 3 min
  4. We prepare the meat mixture by adding finely chopped onion, an egg, black pepper, salt, and one-third of the cooked rice to the ground meat. ≈ 3 min
  5. We form small balls with the mixture, coat them in flour, and then cook them in boiling water after the onions and carrots have been cooked.
  6. Once the meatballs are cooked, add the rice (rinsed), the diced apples, and the tomato puree. ≈ 3 min
  7. Once the soup is ready, finely chopped parsley is added, and it is thickened with beaten eggs and yogurt.
  8. It is served hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Meatball soup

  • 200 g of ground meat$2.82
  • 50 g of rice$0.15
  • 1 carrot$0.19
  • 2 new onions$0.29
  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • 1 tomato$0.34
  • 1 potato$0.29
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • black pepper$0.14
  • parsley$1.06
  • salt$0.04

Total$6.04

that's $1.51 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of ground meat
  • 50 g of rice
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 new onions
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of yogurt
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 potato
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • black pepper
  • parsley
  • salt

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