Chicken meatball and orzo broth

Name: Chicken meatball and orzo broth
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 340g British free-range chicken sausages, skin removed (see tip); 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped; Finely grated zest ½ lemon; 3 tbsp finely grated parmesan; 30g fresh breadcrumbs; ½ tbsp olive oil; 800ml chicken stock; 30g dried porcini mushrooms; 1 large leek, trimmed and sliced; 150g orzo pasta; 150g purple sprouting broccoli

Instructions

Cook:25min

This light chicken meatball and orzo broth serves as a hearty midweek meal while being much lower in fat than a classic meatball recipe. Or, for a slightly different take on this brothy soup, check out our chicken, kale and pesto soup.

Updated at: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:58:05 GMT