Meatball Supper Soup

Charmie777's Note:

This is my all time favorite soup! It is so hearty and goes wonderful with some crusty bread. Altho it's a long list of ingredients, it's really very simple.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 ½ lbs ground beef
• 1 egg , slightly beaten
• ½ cup soft breadcrumbs
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (10 ½ ounce) can beef broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes (I prefer tomato puree)
• 1 envelope dry onion soup mix
• 2 cups sliced and peeled carrots
• 2 cups diced potatoes
• ¼ cup chopped celery (optional)
• ¼ cup chopped parsley
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• ¼ teaspoon basil
• 1 bay leaf

Directions:

1. In bowl, combine first 7 ingredients with 3 Tablespoons of water.
2. Mix lightly.
3. Shape into about 24 meatballs.
4. In hot butter in large Dutch oven, saute meatballs, a single layer at a time, until browned on all sides.
5. Drain off fat.
6. Set meatballs aside.
7. In same Dutch oven, combine 2 cups water with remaining ingredients.
8. Bring to boiling, then reduce heat, and simmer, covered, but stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.
9. Add meatballs and simmer 20-30 minutes longer.
10. Good served with Parmesan on top.
11. If soups seems too thick, thin with water.

Reviews

[Chef #386031]

instead of adding water to the soup i added 4 cups of V-8 juice and gave the soup a tomato base. We really enjoyed this soup this way. Great recipe. It was ez to make. I also added 1/2 c of green pepper and some fresh mushrooms to the ingredients because I had them in the fridge. Tasted great and will definitely make again.

[Okra]

Not bad but am not sure I care to make it again. I followed the recipe as written and am not too impressed with the taste of the soup. It is better the next day, though.

[Chef #1228237]

I absolutely LOVE this stew. It's sort of on the Italian side, so my husband loves it too. It's a nice change from our usual vegetable soup. I will be making this often!!