BBQ Meatball Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 3⁄4 lb ground beef
- 3⁄4 lb ground pork
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 3 tablespoons your favorite barbecue rub
- 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, cut into chunks
- 1 1⁄2 cups celery, chopped
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans
- 1 (15 ounce) can corn
- 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 3 quarts beef broth
- 3 tablespoons your favorite barbecue rub
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
directions
- Combine the ground beef, gound pork, oatmeal, 3 tbl bbq rub, and eggs.
- Form into meatballs, I use a ice cream scoop then cut the scooped meat into fourths and roll them into balls. (A melon scoop would be perfect.) Place on a baking sheet.
- After all the meatballs are formed bake in a 350 deg oven for 15 minute (Larger balls need to cook longer.).
- In a large pot, heat olive oil, saute whole garlic cloves.
- Mash garlic when soft into oil.
- Add carrots and celery, cook for 5 minutes, stirring to keep form burning.
- Add onion, cook till onion is clear, stirring to keep from burning.
- Add green beans, corn, tomato, potatoes, beef broth, 3 tablespoons bbq rub and bbq sauce.
- Bring to a boil, simmer for 20-30 minutes, till carrots are tender done.
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I am a working mom with one son left at home and a retired husband. I love to BBQ all year long. At our church we love to have potlucks, I love to take recipies that are healthy and tasty.
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