Chicken Soup with Tiny Meatballs

Directions

Place chicken in water in large saucepan.

Add salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf and garlic.

Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer slowly for ½ hour or until chicken is tender.

Remove chicken from pan.

Cool and carefully skim fat from surface of soup.

Bring soup to a boil and add onions, carrots, parsley and celery, simmer gently for 10 minutes.

Meatballs: Mix beef with egg, bread, salt and pepper.

Form into small meatballs, add meatballs to soup and simmer for 35 minutes.

Meanwhile, skim and bone the chicken .

Cut meat into small pieces.

Garnish the soup with chicken and serve.