This one pot creamy meatball soup recipe is a low carb, hearty, and warming family favorite dinner in just one pot and under 40 minutes!
Creamy meatball soup that is great for dinner parties, a winter dinner, or meal prep for busy weekday lunches that is paleo and keto diet compatible.
My husband and I have been on a low carb keto diet lately, and have been working hard on adding lots of delicious, easy recipes that we can make on busy weeknights and have to make-ahead so we're not reaching for sugar-filled carb-packed foods in a pinch.
While we've had a lot of luck with easy creamy dinners, it's been a little hard to find dinners the whole family will eat - diet or not.
This delicious, rich, and hearty meatball soup is a dish you'll want to serve again and again - and is great for dinner parties, guests, or fancier dinners!
This soup also reheats well, so it's a perfect meal prep recipe to make ahead of a busy work week, so you can have a hearty, healthy, low carb meal you can eat again and again at work or on the go!
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If you'd like to skip my tips and tricks to make this easy creamy meatball soup perfect every time - as well as other similar recipes - please scroll to the bottom of the page.
I get lots of questions on recipes and requests for similar recipes, so I try to provide as much information as possible for readers.
How To Freeze Creamy Meatball Soup
If you want to make a big double batch of this creamy meatball soup, or you want to freeze leftovers, I'm giving tips for how to freeze and reheat this soup.
For best results when freezing and reheating, please follow my tips below:
-Freeze in the smallest amount possible.
-For best results, add just the amount you will eat when reheating to a bag – it will freeze faster and thaw more evenly so there is less chance of freezer burn.
-Freeze in freezer-style plastic bags that can lay flat.
-This will help the soup to freeze.
-Do not overfill bags.
-Let freeze flat to “set”.
-Keep in freezer less than three months.
-Let thaw naturally in refrigerator, and then simmer to reheat.
-Add up to 2 cups of water (slowly, add as you go) if creamy soup is too thick when re-heated.
Tips To Perfect Creamy Soup
If you're looking to make the perfect rich, hearty, and creamy soup, these tips will help you get the best results, every time!
-Drain the fat. While I often don't drain the fat from recipes (especially keto recipes, which specifically call for more fat) - I do drain the fat for cream-based dishes, since the oil will float on top of the cream.
This makes no difference in flavor - but is a bit less appealing looking.
-Brown the meatballs and vegetables well.
Creating caramelization on the meatballs and the vegetables in this soup brings tons of flavor without adding calories - so don't skimp out on browning the meatballs and vegetables.
-When adding cream, remove from heat and whisk cream in until evenly incorporated. Then return to heat to bring to a gentle boil and let reduce.
-For extra rich and creamy soup, add up to 6oz. cream cheese. This will give your soup a smooth, creamy, and incredibly thick cheesy flavor!
Other easy one pot low carb dinners:
If you're looking for other easy hearty keto recipes, paleo recipes, and low carb recipes, you're going to love these simple dishes:
Low Carb Paleo Buttery Crackle Chicken Thighs
One Pot Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs and Mushrooms
Other Easy hearty soups you'll love:
If you love this easy creamy one pot creamy meatball soup, you will love these other easy soups that are all one pot and under 40 minutes to make:
Instant Pot Skinny Steak Soup- Just 3 Points!
One Pot Cheesy Chicken Taco Skillet Soup
10 Minute Chicken Tortilla Soup (Instant Pot, Stovetop, or Slow Cooker)
Creamy Sweet Potato Soup with Hazelnuts
To Make This One Pot Creamy Meatball Soup Recipe, You'll Need:
This one pot creamy meatball soup is one of my favorite easy dinners because it doesn't involve any special cookware - you probably have everything you need on hand already.
-Large stock pot or enameled dutch oven
-Slotted Spoon
-Plate (to hold browned meatballs)
-Whisk
-Sharp knife
One Pot Creamy Meatball Soup Recipe
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One Pot Creamy Meatball Soup
Easy, delicious, and under 40 minutes - this one pot creamy meatball soup recipe is a low carb, hearty, and warming family favorite dinner! Creamy meatball soup that is great for dinner parties, a winter dinner, or meal prep for busy weekday lunches that is paleo and keto diet compatible.
Ingredients
- For Meatballs:
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 lb ground italian sausage, mild or spicy, depending on your preference
- ½ cup very finely minced onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 stalk celery, finely minced
- 1 egg
- For Soup:
- 2 lbs Meatballs, above recipe, or 2 pounds meatballs, fresh or pre-cooked frozen
- 1 large onion, diced
- ¼ cup diced garlic
- 8 oz cremini mushrooms, cleaned and sliced into thin rounds
- salt and pepper, to taste (a generous pinch of each)
- 2 large carrots, peeled, then sliced into thin rounds
- 3 large stalks celery, sliced into thin half-rounds
- 12 oz beef stock
- 1 tbsp italian herb seasoning blend
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- For the meatballs:
- If making fresh, combine meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
- Roll into 2" (golfball sized) balls.
- Let chill 1 hour in refrigerator to set.
- For the soup:
- Add olive oil to pan or dutch oven, and heat on medium high until shimmery.
- Add meatballs and brown on all sides, about 3-5 minutes per side (1-2 minutes if cooking pre-cooked/frozen meatballs).
- When meatballs are lightly browned on all sides, remove from pan and set aside.
- Add onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and celery to pot or dutch oven.
- Brown vegetables until soft, another 5-8 minutes.
- Add stock, herbs, and meatballs to pot and increase heat to high.
- Let stock reduce down by half.
- Turn heat off and slowly add in cream, whisking as it is added.
- Whisk vigorously to incorporate into soup.
- Return heat to medium and whisk in parmesan cheese.
- Let come to a rolling boil and thicken, another 2-4 minutes.
- When soup is thickened, serve.
Nutrition Information
Yield
14Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 756Total Fat 59gSaturated Fat 25gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 31gCholesterol 192mgSodium 1367mgCarbohydrates 19gFiber 4gSugar 8gProtein 38g
Night Heron
WINTER IS THE PERFECT TIME OF THE YEAR FOR SOUP
Courtney ODell
I love soup all year long, but yes!
Lee Harrison Griffis
Rave reviews from the entire family. I made it a second time within two weeks as word spread to other family member. Very easy to follow instruction. Outstanding outcome. I used Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage with the ground pork and it gave my meatballs a little more flavor.
Thank you,
HG Miami
Tom
This isn't Keto friendly....15g of net carbs per serving on a diet that only allows 20g/day is not considered friendly... 5g would be considered "keto friendly".
Julie
I left out the carrots makes a huge difference in total carbs
Nikki
I just left the carrots out.
liza
soup was amazing! how many net carbs?
Tom
15g per serving....way too much to be considered keto friendly.
Marty
I was going to leave out the carrots, 6g of carbs in 1 medium carrot is too high for a keto soup.
MAZ
VERY VERY GOOD AND EASY TO MAKE!!
Angela Winslow
Amazing! Simple and delicious!
Thank you!!!
Courtney
This soup is so good! I added about 4 ozs of beef broth and about five ozs of spinach. I will make again!
Brenda
This is fabulous!!! The entire family enjoyed it
Vicki Furtney
Looking for recipe for Creamy meatball soup. Picture is here but no recipe?
TxnDiscomfort
We are trying to figure out where these carbs John keeps yapping about are coming from. We left out the carrots, and the only ingredient that had carbs was the Beef stock. 1g per cup.
Diana
They came from the carrots.
Elle
Hi,
This sounds delicious. Is that 971 calories per serving or for the entire pot?
Tom
Hi the soup was great!!! quick question, how big is a serving? 1 cup? two cups?
Joy
I used 32 ounces of broth and didn’t reduce it because we prefer our soups a bit soupier! It is scrumptious, but I’ll wait to add the Parmesan cheese individually to the bowls!
Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe!
Lise
It says to add 12 oz Beef stock but that wasn't enough to make it like soup even considering the cream being added later. Was it perhaps supposed to say 32 oz? That's what I added and it made it more like soup.
Lori
For the meatball soup.... mushrooms in pic but not in ingredients. Just add Same time with carrots and celery?
Thanks,
Lori
Courtney ODell
It's been updated - thanks so much for letting me know!
Andi
They are listed on the page I'm looking at, both in ingredient list and steps! And I'm making it tonight. Yes, add at the same time as carrots, celery and all.
Billie Rosene
The picture shows mushrooms, but the ingredient list does not
have them. If I wanted to add them, what would be the best
place, time? Thank you.
Courtney ODell
It's been fixed 🙂 thanks for the heads up!
Machell Cunningham
Absolutely delicious!