Lazy Dinner Meatball Soup

Robyn's Cookin''s Note:

I usually enjoy chopping up stuff for dinner and find it to be therapeutic. But every now and then I just don't wanna do it. This recipe is great for "those" kinds of nights. (P.S. I make and freeze my own super-lean meatballs using my ground beef + TVP mixture [see Ground Beef + Tvp = Lots O' Meat] and Kittencal's meatball recipe [Kittencal's Italian Melt-In-Your-Mouth Meatballs] so I always have some on hand.)

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 5

Yield: 5.0

• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 0.5 (6 ounce) can tomato paste (freeze the other half)
• 0.5 (12 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables (I like one called asparagus stir fry)
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons instant minced onion
• fresh ground black pepper and kosher salt
• 10 meatballs

Directions:

1. Mix everything together in a stock pot.
2. Heat to a boiling and then let simmer until heated through.