Spaghetti and Meatball "Stoup" (Rachael Ray)

Barb Gertz's Note:

This is so good, quick & easy to make, Kids will love it. Thicker than soup, yet thinner than stew. Serve with a loaf of crusty bread, Enjoy.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped into small dice
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, from the heart,chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 cups tomato sauce (or 1 14-ounce can plus 1 8-ounce can)
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 lb meatloaf mix (ground beef, pork and veal,I like ground turkey)
• 1/2 cup grated parmigiano or 1/2 cup romano cheese, plus
• additional parmigiano or romano cheese, to pass at table
• 1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 1/2 lb spaghetti, broken in half
• 1 cup basil leaves, torn or shredded

Directions:

1. Preheat a medium soup pot over medium heat; add olive oil, carrots, onions, celery, garlic and saute 5 minutes.
2. Add tomato sauce, chicken stock and cover pot; turn up heat and bring to a fast boil; while soup comes cooks make meat balls.
3. Mix ground meat with cheese, bread crumbs, egg and parsley; roll into 1 1/2 to 2 inch-balls.
4. Remove lid from soup and SLIDE balls into soup; bring back to a boil then stir in spaghetti; reduce heat and simmer soup 10 minutes more, until pasta is tender and balls have cooked through; Stir in basil and remove'Stoup" from heat, serve soup with bread and cheese.

Reviews

[aronsinvest]

Needed more spices. I use curly noodles. Easy to prepare.

[rosslare]

Small pasta figures work better than spaghetti when it comes to eating this with spoon. Will be popular here as it is easy one pot meal and yummy.

[GaylaV]

I have made this several times and we enjoy it every time. I have made changes with the pasta each time as the spaghetti is very difficult to eat with a spoon. I tried breaking the spaghetti into smaller pieces...still difficult. The last time I used rotini with better results. Thanks for posting this recipe.