MINI MEATBALL MINESTRONE
This soup is absolutely delicious! A family favorite, my 4 year old son calls it "Meaty Meatball Yummy Soup". It's packed with healthy veggies, which you can vary according to your family's taste. Don't let the long ingredient list fool you - it is simple and quick to prepare with ingredients you usually have on hand. You can substitute fresh vegetables for the canned; I created this in winter when I had more canned and frozen items on hand than fresh. Leave the meatballs out if you are short on time or want to skip the meat. You can also make the meatballs in advance and freeze them to add later. We like to serve this with a fresh green salad and good multi grain bread.
Provided by InkysChef
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- To prepare the meatballs:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and roll into 1/2 inch meatballs.
- Place on a cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes or until brown.
- To prepare soup (while meatballs are cooking):.
- Heat oil in a large stockpot. Saute the onions until softened and lightly brown, about 4 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute 2 minutes longer.
- Add stock, juice, green beans, carrots, kidney beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer on medium low for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add meatballs.
- Add pasta, cover pot, and cook about 10 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218.6, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 3.2, Cholesterol 44.8, Sodium 591.2, Carbohydrate 20.4, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 6.5, Protein 14.3
SLOW-COOKER MINESTRONE
There's nothing quite like the comfort of warm homemade soup, and it's even better when your slow cooker does most of the work for you! This slow-cooker minestrone is easy to put together but has all the flavor of a high-effort dish. -Erin Raatjes, New Lenox, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 6h50m
Yield 12 servings (4 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Combine the first 13 ingredients in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender. Stir in beans, zucchini and pasta. Cook, covered, on high about 30 minutes longer, until pasta is tender. Discard bay leaves. If desired, top with grated Parmesan cheese. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 813mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
EASY CROCK POT MEATBALL MINESTRONE
I always love to find a new way to use frozen meatballs--either commercial or homemade and frozen. This is a particularly good (and hearty) soup. I think you will enjoy it. I found a tiny elbow macaroni in the Mexican section of the ethnic aisle of the supermarket; I thought it worked very well in this recipe. It's name is Pasta Alimenticia (La Moderna brand). I also substituted Navy beans for the kidneys since we like them best. The recipe comes from "Slow Cooker Magic" by Rehberg and Conway.
Provided by Lorraine of AZ
Categories Beans
Time 6h45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add meatballs and brown on all sides. Just before they are completely browned, add the onion to the skillet and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue cooking about 2 more minutes or until the onions are soft.
- Add 1 cup of the beef broth to the pan, stirring up all the browned particles from the bottom of the pan. Carefully pour contents of skillet into your crock pot. I used a 4-quart sized crock pot.
- Add the rest of the beef broth, tomatoes, carrots, celery, green pepper, oregano, basil and parsley to the crock pot. Cover and cook on LO for 6 to 8 hours.
- Turn the heat to HI. Add the macaroni and rinsed and drained beans; stir. Cover and cook about 30 minutes until the macaroni is fully cooked.
- Taste before serving. If necessary, adjust seasoning. Serve in soup bowls with grated Parmesan cheese on top.
KITTENCAL'S MINI MEATBALL MINESTRONE SOUP
This is a delicious rich soup that will need a longer cooking time then most soups and tastes even better the next day it's really a meal in itself, I serve it with garlic bread on the side --- to save some time prepare the meatballs up to a day ahead, the meatball mixture may be doubled if desired, if you don't use all the meatballs then freeze for another time and just drop them into the soup frozen -- 1/4 to 1/3 cup dry red wine may be added to the soup :)
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- For the meatballs; in a bowl combine all ingredients until blended.
- Shape into 3/4-inch balls; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to add to the soup.
- In a large pot heat olive oil over medium-high heat; add in garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add in onions, dried oregano and crushed chili flakes; saute for about 4 minutes, stirring.
- Add in celery, carrots and tomato paste; saute stirring for 2-3 minutes stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Add in chicken broth, tomato sauce, kidney beans, green beans, spinach leaves and zucchini; return to a boil.
- Add in uncooked meatballs; bring to a simmer (do not stir for at least 20 minutes).
- Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 1-1/2 to 2 hours (after about 30 minutes of cooking season with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste).
- Add in cooked pasta and 1/3 to 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; stir to heat through (can add in more cheese if desired).
- Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.4, Fat 10.5, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 46.1, Sodium 1365.2, Carbohydrate 27.8, Fiber 8, Sugar 12.4, Protein 18.6
MEATBALL MINESTRONE WITH PESTO
Combine meatballs with minestrone soup to make this easy, filling one pot. It takes just 25 minutes from prep to plate so makes an ideal midweek meal
Provided by Anna Glover
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the meatballs all over until browned. Remove and set aside on a plate. Add the carrot, celery and onion to the pan, and fry for 10 mins until soft. Stir in the garlic, oregano and bay. Tip in the tomatoes, beans, pasta and stock. Bring to a simmer.
- Add the meatballs back to the pan and cook until the pasta is tender and the meatballs are cooked through. Season, and add a dash of vinegar or a pinch of sugar to balance the acidity of the tomatoes, if you like. Ladle into four bowls, then swirl a spoon of pesto into each. Top with the basil to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 450 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 28 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium
EASY MEATBALL MINESTRONE
"As the busy parents of two boys, my husband and I are always on the lookout for quick meals," writes Linda de Beaudrap of Calgary, Alberta. "You don't have to thaw the frozen meatballs for this satisfying soup, so you can have it on the table in minutes."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 10-12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, combine the first nine ingredients. Bring to a boil; add spaghetti. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until spaghetti is tender. Add the meatballs and tomatoes; heat through. Discard bay leaf.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 108 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 1mg cholesterol, Sodium 736mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
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