Easy Greek meatballs soup with egg lemon sauce - Youvarlakia avgolemono | GreekCuisine

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner and lower in fat.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth is lighter and can be homemade.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier with a higher smoke point.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur

Quinoa is a protein-rich alternative.

Soak the rice in water for 5 minutes.

Add 50 ml olive oil to a pot.

Add 1/2 chopped onion and 3 chopped carrots to the pot.

Add 500 g minced meat, 3 green onions, salt, and pepper to the pot.

Shape the meat into meatballs.

Add the soaked rice to the pot.

Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add the meatballs to the pot.

Cover and simmer for 25 minutes.

In a bowl, whisk together 2 eggs and lemon juice.

Add some hot broth to the egg mixture, but do not boil the soup again.

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