Persian chicken meatball soup
A Persian-style chicken soup with small chicken meatballs, garlic, onion, and dry bread, poached in boiling water and then served in a warm broth.
This Persian chicken soup, flavored with garlic and onion, is served in a hot broth.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time30 min
- Total1 hr
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodCooking in water
- Estimated cost$10.31 $1.72 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $6.92
- $0.15
- $0.41
- $0.09
- $0.80
- $0.64
- $0.08
- $0.80
- $0.25
- $0.17
Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Thoroughly mix all the ingredients, then knead the dough until it becomes sticky. ≈ 4 min
- Wet your hands with cold water and form 50-gram balls from the mixture. ≈ 10 min
- Place the meatballs in a large pot of boiling water and cook for about 15 minutes, or until they are cooked through. They will then float to the surface.
- For each person, place two meatballs in a bowl along with two pieces of cooked carrot (cooked separately), then pour hot chicken broth over them.
- Serve as a soup. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Persian chicken meatball soup
- 900 g of ground chicken breast$6.92
- 12 g of garlic, crushed$0.15
- 200 g of finely chopped or grated onion$0.41
- 30 g of finely chopped carrots$0.09
- parsley, in sufficient quantity$0.80
- 6 grams of black pepper$0.64
- 10 grams of salt$0.08
- 2 eggs$0.80
- 60 g of dried bread, crumbled$0.25
- 60 g of chicken bouillon powder$0.17
Total$10.31
that's $1.72 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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