Italian Meatball Soup

Name: Italian Meatball Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 medium carrots; 2 stalks celery; 1 small onion; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 4 garlic cloves, pressed; 1 tablespoon italian seasoning mix; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree; 2 cups beef broth; 1 1/2 cups water; 16 fully frozen cooked meatballs; salt; fresh coarse ground black pepper; 6 ounces ciabatta or 6 ounces other crusty Italian bread; 1 tablespoon olive oil

Submitted by TiaZia

"This recipe is from The Pampered Chef 29 Minutes to Dinner Cookbook. In the recipe its calls for 1 Tbsp of Italian Seasoning Mix (its a PC seasoning). Have not tried it yet, but it sounds good."

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Ready In:: 27mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 medium carrots
2 stalks celery
1 small onion
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 garlic cloves, pressed
1 tablespoon italian seasoning mix
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree
2 cups beef broth
1 ¹⁄₂ cups water
16 fully frozen cooked meatballs
salt
fresh coarse ground black pepper
For Ciabatta Croutons
6 ounces ciabatta or 6 ounces other crusty Italian bread
1 tablespoon olive oil

directions

Peel carrots with vegetable peeler. Finely chop carrots, celery and onions.
Lightly spray pot(4qt) with oil and add carrots, celery and onion. Cook over medium heat 4-5 minutes or until vegetables begin to brown, stirring occasionally.
Push vegetables to one side of pot. Add tomato paste; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until paste begins to caramelize.
Add pressed garlic and seasoning; mix well. Stir in tomatoes; broth and water; bring to a simmer.
Cut meatballs in half; add to soup. Simmer an additional 10-12 minutes; season to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve hot and garnish with Ciabatta Croutons.
Ciabatta Croutons:
Pre heat Oven to 425 degrees. Slice loaf into 1 inch cubes. Toss cubes with olive oil and arrange in an even layer on pan. Bake 12-14minutes or until golden brown.

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Reviews

Very good tomato based soup recipe. I had some zucchini in the frig I needed to use so I diced and added them along with a little ditalini pasta. Very satisfying soup recipe.

Bren_in_L.R.
Very good basic meatball soup recipe. It sure doesn't get any easier than this! I followed the recipe exact with the exception that my crushed tomatoes were in juice, not puree. I don't think that would make a major difference in flavor though, and this soup turned out very yummy! Made for PAC Fall 09.

ddav0962