Zoodles paired with mini meatballs and baby bok choy is a winning combination.
One of my kids came down with a nasty head cold this month shortly after returning home from a high school debate tournament. The cold quickly spread as my other son caught it too, then John, and then Nicole.
As I am the only one left standing and the mom, I have of course become the designated nurse. 🙂
One of my remedies in helping my family fight off this cold has been this super-delicious, super-immune-boosting zoodle soup with the tenderest bite-sized meatballs.
What will you need to make zoodle soup with meatballs?
For Meatballs:
ground beef
an egg
onion
garlic
oregano
parsley
and salt
For Zoodle Soup:
bone broth
water
salt
pepper
baby bok choy
zucchinis
parmesan cheese
and scallions
How to make zoodle soup with meatballs
*Free printable recipe card is available at the end of the post.
This soup is incredibly quick and easy to make. For the broth, I used a wonderfully healthy bone broth (I share my recipe in this this post), but any broth will work.
All you need to do is combine all of the ingredients for the mini meatballs, roll them tightly together, and pop them into the broth as it simmers on the stove with the baby bok choy and zucchini noodles. The meatballs cook right in the soup.
Pro tips and recipe notes
As always, I recommend grass-fed beef for the meatballs as it is healthier and contains more nutrients than its grain-fed counterpart. However, it sometimes can be difficult to find grass-fed beef in supermarkets (and often I’ve seen supermarkets overpricing these meats).
That’s why I was delighted to discover US Wellness Meats. Their grass-fed beef is recognized for its exceptional taste, quality and health benefits, and you can order directly online from their website to have it delivered to your door. How easy is that?
I recommend using a spiralizer like mine from Paderno World Cuisine to turn the zucchini into noodle-like swirls. As I’ve noted in other zoodle posts, I usually find that long and fat zucchini make the best zoodles, and it’s also important to keep the zucchini centered inside the spiralizer when slicing them.
In the picture below, I didn’t peel the zucchini beforehand, but if you want your final zoodles to be whiter, make sure to peel them. 🙂
Spiralized zucchini is such a healthy substitute for soup noodles. It gives the soup an added serving of vegetables along with the baby bok choy. Bok choy is loaded with vitamins, especially A and C. As we know, vitamin C is oh-so helpful when fighting off a cold.
Finally, I top off the soup with grated parmesan cheese. Don’t pass on the parmesan; it imparts a wonderful creamy flavor to the soup.
This was my first time trying zoodles in my soup, and they were amazing! Zoodles would be a fantastic substitute in chicken noodle soup or any soup that requires pasta. Paired with the mini meatballs and baby bok choy this was a winning combination.
Enjoy, friends! Have a happy and healthy week!
More Fun Spiralizer Recipes For You To Try:
Sprialized Potato Chips With Onion Dip
Zoodles With Basil And Pistachio Pesto
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Zoodle Soup With Meatballs
Ingredients
- For Meatballs:
- 1 pound ground beef I use grass-fed beef from US Wellness Meats
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons onion minced
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- For Zoodle Soup With Meatballs:
- 4 cups Homemade Bone Broth
- 1 cup filtered water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- pepper to taste
- 1 head baby bok choy chopped into 3-inch pieces
- 3 zucchinis cut into zoodles with your spiralizer
- meatballs
- parmesan cheese grated
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
Instructions
- For Meatballs: Combine ground beef, egg, onions, garlic, oregano, parsley and salt in a mixing bowl. Then roll into bite-size meatballs. Set aside.
- For Zoodle Soup with Meatballs: Measure 4 cups of the bone broth plus 1 cup of filtered water into a 3-quart pot. Bring to a boil. Add bok choy, zoodles, meatballs, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Ladle into individual bowls, add grated parmesan cheese and garnish with scallions.
Notes
- As always, I recommend grass-fed beef for the meatballs as it is healthier and contains more nutrients than its grain-fed counterpart. However, it sometimes can be difficult to find grass-fed beef in supermarkets (and often I’ve seen supermarkets overpricing these meats). That’s why I was delighted to discover US Wellness Meats. Their grass-fed beef is recognized for its exceptional taste, quality and health benefits, and you can order directly online from their website to have it delivered to your door. How easy is that?
- I recommend using a spiralizer like mine from Paderno World Cuisine to turn the zucchini into noodle-like swirls. Long and fat zucchini make the best zoodles, and it is also important to keep the zucchini centered inside the spiralizer when slicing them. If you want your final zoodles to be whiter, make sure to peel them. 🙂
- Zoodles would be a fantastic substitute in chicken noodle soup or any soup that requires pasta.
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Donna Ward says
April 30, 2015 at 12:50 pmThis is a great recipe – just up my alley and thank you! Because it’s a savory saver, I am putting it in my files and can’t wait to have this yummy soup and meatballs! Wow – thank you 🙂
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Nicole says
May 2, 2015 at 5:34 pmThanks, Donna! Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Alana says
April 30, 2015 at 8:17 pmPinned and shared; we have a spiralizer and don’t use it that much. I just told the family cook I want this. And, so Weight Watchers, friendly, too.
Nicole says
May 2, 2015 at 5:33 pmHope you love it, Alana! The spiralizer is such a fantastic gadget.
De Tout Coeur Limousin says
May 4, 2015 at 8:50 amyum – you can just feel this doing you good. Love a good soup with a bone stock – so many variations you can make. Never thought of making zoodles either – a great alternative to my usual noodles 🙂
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
May 4, 2015 at 8:03 pmI am absolutely loving this soup! I need to get my spiralizer out. Pinning to try it!