This Matzo Ball Soup is easy to make and uses a matzo ball mix. 
Confession time. Prior to Monday, I had never even tried, let alone made Matzo Ball Soup. Too bad for me! It’s easy to see how this traditional Passover dish has become a year-round favorite.
Generally served in a thin chicken broth, matzo balls are ping-pong-ball sized dumplings made from matzo meal, eggs, water, and oil or chicken fat. Since this was my first attempt, I decided to ease into it by using Manischewitz Matzo Ball mix, which is the most popular brand of matzo ball mix on the market.
I assumed that the matzo ball mix would be bland, so I tasted a small amount before dropping the mix into boiling water—it’s very flavorful and quite salty! As the matzo balls cook in the water and expand, they become less salty and actually taste pretty good on their own in my opinion. I didn’t realize how much the matzo balls would expand while cooking, so we cut them in half before putting them into our bowls. Next time I’ll make them a bit smaller, about an inch in diameter, so they remain matzo balls rather than matzo hemispheres!
Matzo Ball Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound chicken breast
- 3 stalks celery
- 2 medium carrots cut in half
- 1 onion cut into quarters
- 1-14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 packet Manischewitz Matzo Ball Mix
Instructions
- 1. To make the chicken broth: Put the chicken, celery, carrots, onion, diced tomatoes, thyme, garlic, black pepper, coriander, and salt into a large pot. Add enough cold water to cover the ingredients by 1 inch. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat then reduce heat to low and cook for 1 hour. Remove the large pieces of celery, carrots, and thyme sprigs. Broth can be made up to 3 days in advance if needed. Reheat prior to adding matzo balls.
- 2. To make the matzo balls, follow the package directions and then add to homemade chicken broth.
E has had his fair share of matzo ball soup and gave this recipe two thumbs up. There weren’t any leftovers either, so that’s a good sign 🙂
Happy Friday, friends!