Chicken Meatball Soup with Watercress | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 pound(s) ground chicken
• 1 medium red onion, roughly chopped
• 2 clove(s) garlic, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup(s) fresh chopped dill
• 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil, extra virgin
• 2 teaspoon(s) salt
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) chili flakes
• 1/2 cup(s) breadcrumbs soaked in 1/4 cup milk
• - fresh ground pepper
• ## SOUP
• 2 - carrots , finely chopped
• 2 - celery stocks,finely chopped
• 1 - leek,finely chopped
• 8 cup(s) chicken stock, homemade or bought.....my recipe for stock below
• 4 cup(s) watercress
• ## CHICKEN STOCK:
• 3 tablespoon(s) olive oil
• - bones of 1 chicken...i used 3 chicken backs i had in freezer
• 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 - celery stalks , chopped
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 - leek, chopped
• 1 - bulb of garlic....not cloves...the whole bulb, peeled & chopped
• 1/2 cup(s) fresh dill
• 1/4 cup(s) fresh parsley
• 3 - sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon(s) peppercorns
• 24 cup(s) water
• - salt & pepper totaste