Chicken Meatball Zoodle Soup is the all-time classic soup you love...now with a low carb spin! Fresh ingredients, savory chicken meatballs combined with fresh zoodles... makes this the ultimate comfort soup!
I know it's Summer but I could eat soup anytime of year. This chicken meatball zoodle soup is so delicious and filling and so flavorful!
I adapted this delicious soup from Damn Delicious. I thought it looked so delicious (as all of her recipes do) but I wanted to make it more keto friendly.
This was an easy task! I simply replaced the breadcrumbs with almond flour in the meatballs and reduced some of the onion and carrot.
The chicken meatballs in the soup make it so interesting and give it so much more flavor. I really wouldn't skip the meatballs!
How to make the zucchini noodles
Zucchini noodles are really great in soup as they are usually watery. They give an extra healthy dose of veggies.
I use the Inspiralizer to make the zucchini noodles. It is by far the best zoodle maker out there!
Some other keto recipes you will enjoy:
Keto Chicken Meatball Zoodle Soup
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Tip: Hitting your 20–30g protein per meal goal helps you stay full and supports muscle.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Avocado oil, divided
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced
- ½ Cup Diced onion
- ½ Cup Diced Carrots
- 2 stalks Celery, diced
- ½ teaspoon Dried Thyme
- 4 cups Chicken broth
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 medium Zucchini, spiraled
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
For the Chicken Meatballs:
- 1 pound Ground chicken
- ⅓ cup almond flour (see my favorite on Amazon)
- ¼ cup Grated parmesan
- ½ teaspoon Dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon Dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- Black pepper
Equipment
- Zoodler
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, almond flour, parmesan, oregano, parsley, garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper
- Combine with your hands until all the ingredients are combined. Once combined, begin rolling your chicken mixture into 1 ½ inch meatballs. Should make about 12-13 meatballs.
- In a large dutch oven of heavy bottom pot, add 1 tablespoon of your avocado oil and begin heating over medium-high heat. Add meatballs and cook until all sides are browned. Should take about 2-3 minutes. Remove and set on paper towel to drain. Set aside.
- In the same pan, add 1 tablespoon avocado oil, garlic, onion, carrots and celery. Cook until cooked through. Should take 3-4 minutes. Stir occasionally. Now add your thyme and cook for 1 minute more.
- Now, pour in your chicken broth, bay leaf and bring to boil. Reduce your heat to a simmer and place meatballs inside. Making sure to cook meatballs through. Should take about 10-12 minutes.
- Stir in your zucchini noodles during the last 3-5 minutes of your cook time. Stir in lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
Paul says
Found this recipe online, and thought I'd give it a go. Nice and tasty, but I thought the meatballs were a little dry. I'm going to try adding a couple of Tablespoons of Cream cheese to the mix to see if that works. I would also recommend browning the meatballs in a non-stick pan, because they were very difficult to brown in a Dutch oven. I might try browning them in the oven - that was a suggestion from another review. Will definitely be making this again!
Terry says
I tried this recipe last night and I wish I doubled the ingredients because my husband and I ate it all! While it was cooking it smelled yummy and when we finally go to eat it, we couldn't stop commenting on how delicious it was!! Thank you for the recipe! This soup is a must have!
Kathy says
This soup was delicious Jennlfer. I did use ground Turkey instead of chicken because that is what I had on hand. Very filling will definitely make again. Love your recipes have made many desserts. Making the cheddar and ham biscuits to go along with it this evening.
Stephanie Pierre says
I made this for my picky husband.He absolutely loved it! I did add a chicken bouillon cube. Worked great in instant pot.
Lynn Hampton says
Love this site! Tried this recipe tonight for dinner and it was fabulous! I forgot to add the lemon juice but it still turned out awesome. I baked the meatballs and they were great. Give it a try and you will not be disappointed!
Julie Pollard says
I tried this recipe but instead of making my own meatballs - I already had on hand some fresh Italian meatballs that I picked up at Aldi so I used them. It was great! The family loved it too. I will definitely make again !!
Karen says
Delicious