The Best Matzo Ball Soup

matzo meal

🥗Healthier: quinoa flour

💰Cheaper: bread crumbs

Quinoa flour is gluten-free and bread crumbs are more accessible.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: homemade broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and homemade broth can save money.

Crack 4 large eggs into a mixing bowl.

Add 1/3 cup vegetable oil or schmaltz to the eggs.

Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger.

Add 1/4 cup ginger ale to the mixture.

Add 1/8 teaspoon better than bouillon roasted chicken base and mix well.

Stir in 1 1/4 cups matzah meal until thick.

Refrigerate the matzah ball mixture for 1 hour.

Roll the chilled mixture into balls the size of ping pong balls.

Prepare the broth by mixing 8 cups of water with 8 teaspoons of better than bouillon roasted chicken base.

Bring the broth to a bubble and add 8 oz of sliced baby carrots and 3 ribs of sliced celery.

Add 1 cup of loosely packed fresh dill, 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes, and 1 teaspoon black pepper to the pot.

Stir the soup and add the matzah balls, then cover and reduce heat to medium for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, optionally add shredded rotisserie chicken and reserved celery leaves to the soup.

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