Kitchen Sink Soup

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Before I post the recipe.. Wanted to tell you guys two things.

A.) I’m going to start posting my grocery list w/the total price, etc and my meal plan for the week… I think it might help some people out, and heyy who doesn’t like looking at other people’s grocery list! lmao
My question is: Do you want me to include Mr.Not-So-Paleo’s additional items.. or keep it strictly paleo?

B.)<Public Service Announcement> Well… this should seem basic.. but given my current condition it should be repeated READ THE FREAKING INGREDIENT LABELS! I thought I didn’t have to…. erm yeah.. whatever I ate had gluten somewhere in it.. and my tummy is just now starting to come back to normal… I had balloons in my stomach all day yesterday {Best way to describe it..}, and I’m down to a few every so often today… The bonus is it was a great reminder why I love being paleo, why paleo actually works and why I NEED to read the freaking labels…  So for the love of coffee.. don’t forget to! </Public Service Announcement>

Onto my soup! This was yummy.. I had chicken and pork defrosted…{because I wasn’t up for cooking yesterday}, and Mr. Not so Paleo mentioned soup for dinner.. and I was all brilliant about it! I literally only used what I had on hand, so think of this as a great end of the week need to clean out my fridge and freezer soup.. if you had butternut squash, zucchini, summer squash, kale, cabbage, collard greens, etc.. it would all work in this! So please don’t go out and buy anything special for this… unless you’re making it at the start of the week and you want to!

Ingredients:
• 1.3lbs chicken {cut into bite size pieces}
• 4 sausages
• Meatballs {see below for ingredients}
• 1  Medium Onion, Chopped
• 3 Carrots, diced
•1/2 bag frozen green beans {mine are pre-chopped}
• Chicken stock
• 1 tbsp of: Dried Basil, Cumin
• 1/2 tbsp of: Dried Oregano, Red Pepper Flakes
• 1.5 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• Whatever you want amount of: Garlic powder, salt, pepper,
• Kerry Gold Butter or Coconut Oil

Meat Ball Ingredients:
• Almond Flour
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 lb lean ground pork
• Dried Herbs
• Salt + Pepper
• 1/4 medium onion finely diced

How To:
• Get some Kerry Gold Melting in your soup pot, toss in your onions and carrots.. let those go to town and become bffls {at this point in time you might have a primal puppy at your feet, I’d toss ’em some carrot!}.
• Dice up your chicken and add it in to start browning. And now it’s time to get started on your meatballs!
• Meatballs: In a bowl, mix up all your ingredients. You want to add a little almond flour at a time.. I’d start with 1/2 a tbsp – 1 tbsp. If it seems too wet still, then I’d add a sprinkling more, work it all together and see how it goes. Once it’s all mixed up, start forming smaller meatballs {bite sized-ish} and just plop them in your soup pot. Yes I plop ’em right ontop of my chicken and veggies…
• Add in your sausages {chopped up}, green beans, herbs, cumin, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, apple cider vinegar, salt + pepper. Give it a very gentle stir.. its ok if some of the meatballs fall apart, I kind of like that!
• Chicken stock: Add in as much as you want, we like more filling than stock.. so I add maybe 4-6 cups, but if you like a really thin soup.. add more stock! I used stock from bone broth I had made.. but you can use your chicken stock cubes or chicken stock from the store, just make sure it’s gluten free!
• Cover and let it simmer for at least 1 1/2 hours..

When ready to serve, I like squeeze a bit of fresh lemon juice on top of each serving.. it makes me happy.. but totally optional.

It’s an easy soup, and I’m pretty sure would work in a crock pot if that’s easier for you..

Eat, enjoy!