Comforting Chicken Meatball Soup

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

• 500g chicken mince 

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/2 cup rice crispi crumb (gf) or panko breadcrumbs

• 1 egg 

• 1/2 cup parmesan, grated

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

For the Soup

• 2 litres chicken stock

• 1 cup white rice 

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 tsp ginger, minced

• 1 tsp turmeric powder

• 3 garlic cloves, minced 

• 1 onion, diced 

• 1/2 cup carrot, diced 

• 1/2 cup celery, diced

• 1/2 cup pumpkin, diced

• 1 tbs ghee or olive oil 

• 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped

• Salt and pepper, to taste

• Grated parmesan, to serve