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Kid's Yummy Meatballs

A soup of ground beef meatballs simmered in tomato and chicken‑rice condensed soups with vegetables and bread.

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Why it works: Chicken and beef match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,148 recipes. Both carry 2-furfurylthiol, which smells coffee, roasted. The science ↓

Kid's Yummy Meatballs

Time45 to 60 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the soup base

  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

  2. Saute green pepper and onion for 5 minutes, or until tender.

  3. Stir in the tomato soup, chicken & rice soup and the water.

  4. Bring the mixture to a boil.

  5. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer.

Shape the meatballs

  1. In a separate bowl, combine the ground beef, egg and milk.

  2. Break the bread into very small pieces and add to the bowl. Mix together well.

  3. Shape the meat mixture into meatballs.

Simmer and serve

  1. Drop the meatballs into the soup mixture.

  2. Continue to simmer over low heat, uncovered, for 45 to 60 minutes.

  3. Stir occasionally, but be very careful not to break the meatballs.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1502Calories
92 gProtein
46 gFat
173 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soupnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chicken + beeftop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,148 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  2. Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  3. Tomato + ricetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,065 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Onion + beeftop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Ground beef
Forms the meatballs and gives them savory, meaty flavor and body.
Egg
Binds the meat mixture so the meatballs hold their shape while simmering.
Bread
Soaks up milk and keeps the meatballs tender and moist rather than dense.
Tomato soup
Provides the tomato base, adding acidity, sweetness and body to the broth.
Chicken and rice soup
Adds savory broth flavor and liquid to the soup base.
Onion
Softens and adds sweetness and aroma to the soup base.

The step that matters

Drop the meatballs in and simmer gently. Simmering at a low, steady heat keeps the meatballs firm and intact. A hard boil or rough stirring can break them apart, so stir gently and only occasionally.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, pepper, tomato, chicken, rice, beef, egg):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Asparagusfits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, pepper, tomato, chicken, rice, beef, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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