Minestrone with Meatballs

The Everything Soup Cookbook, this book has 300 mouthwatering recipes.  There is soup for everything…such as Curried Chicken, Lemon Chicken and Okra, Italian Minestrone Cola, Pumpkin, Rice and Egg.  I’ve picked out for you to try…

Minestrone with Meatballs Soup Recipe

Minestrone with Meatballs Soup

24 cooked meatballs

1 (15 oz.) can navy or other white beans, drained

1 Tbsp. dried minced onion

1 tsp. basil

1 bay leaf

2 cup Kitchen Basic Beef Broth

2 cups water

1 cup ditali, orzo or other pasta

1 (16 oz.) can diced tomatoes (liquid retained)

1 (10 oz.) package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed

1 tsp. sugar

 

In a 4 quart saucepan, combine the meatballs, beans,onion, basil, bay leaf, broth and water; bring to a boil.  Add the pasta and cook for 15 minutes.  Reduce to a simmer and add the tomatoes and their liquid, the vegetables and sugar; heat through.  Remove the bay leaf.           6 servings

 

(Recipe for Minestrone with Meatballs Soup, was in The Everything Soup Cookbook, 2002, 2015)