Alphabet soup is something that lives in our childhood dreams. A super fun kid friendly recipe to make for dinner. Adults will approve because in any age it is fun to look for your name in the soup. This easy alphabet soup with chicken meatballs and vegetables is quick weeknight dinner or a weekday lunch recipe that has all the best qualities of soup. It is warm, meaty, comforting and delicious.
Now tell me it’s no super fun to try and spell something with the alphabet macaroni? It is the equivalent to writing stuff to your family members by using fridge magnets. We are two adults and a dog living together so you can write all kinds of insults there as well. Like, for instance, your significant other forgets to take the laundry out of the washing machine. You, with all the love in your eyes, make dinner and hand them a big bowl of soup with the very top macaroni saying “get your shit together” or something similar. At first they will think it is a coincidence because what bad have they ever done. All jokes aside, this easy alphabet soup with chicken meatballs and vegetables is a comforting version of chicken noodle soup.
What makes this recipe the ultimate comfort soup is that it requires so little time to make and not that many ingredients. When I make soups with meatballs I usually add more spices to the meat itself and fry them in the pot first to make sure that everything else has that fatty, salty and nice flavor from roasting them. Everyone knows that the best stuff are the little burnt bits at the bottom of your pan or pot. This is exactly the case. You make flavorful little meatballs, melt some butter in your pot and bake them in batches, remove and add the veggies. This is my foolproof way to ensure that you end up with a flavorful soup without adding any additional store bought stock or broth. And you know exactly what goes in your meal.
I know, I know, autumn and soups is not very original, but it does go hand to hand. When the weather gets colder our hearts start wanting something to warm them with. And what better way to warm yourself than a steaming bowl of soup? I am a true meatball lover so I often add them to my soups because it is a great way to add more spices and flavors without just dumping everything in to the pot. If you are in the mood for something less fun, for unknown reasons, then you can try this delicious Pork meatball & kale white bean soup instead.
