• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes {I used canned}
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil/canola oil
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 tsp dried basil
• salt and pepper to taste

for the meatballs:

• 250g ground lean beef
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper