Hungarian-ish Dumpling And Egg Noodle Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (1 quart) boxes chicken broth, such as kitchen basics brand
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
• chopped fresh parsley (about a handful)
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 cups egg noodles
• 1/2 cup spanish piquillo peppers or 1/2 cup roasted red pepper, cut into thin 2-inch long pieces
• 6 scallions, cut into 2-inch pieces and then shredded into thin sticks
• 3 tablespoons torn fresh dill (about a handful)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, heat the broth to a boil, reduce to a simmer.
• 2 while the broth simmers, in a medium bowl, combine the chicken, egg, bread crumbs, nutmeg,paprika, parsley and salt and pepper.
• 3 roll the meat into 1-inch dumplings and add about 8 of them at a time to the simmering broth.
• 4 let the dumplings cook for 3 to 4 minutes, without stirring. add the noodles, peppers and scallions and stir.
• 5 cook until the noodles are just tender. stir in the dill.
• 6 season the soup to taste with salt and pepper and serve.