Meatball and Macaroni Stew (Low Fat/Low Cal)

Name: Meatball and Macaroni Stew (Low Fat/Low Cal)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 1/2 quarts, 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 English muffin, cut into 1/2 inch pieces; 3 tablespoons skim milk; 1/2 lb ground sirloin; 1/4 cup parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 egg white; 2 cups chopped onions; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 cups cooked large elbow macaroni; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 bay leaf; 1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style tomatoes, undrained and chopped; 1 (13 3/4 ounce) can low sodium chicken broth; 2/3 cup dry red wine; 2 teaspoons white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Submitted by wife2abadge

"I think this came from Cooking Light originally. It is very rich tasting and filling. I usually make about 40 tiny meatballs instead of 18 big ones. Each cup has 168 calories, 12.6 g protein, 4.3 g fat, 21.3 g carbohydrate, 21 mg cholesterol, 445 mg sodium"

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photo by Derf2440

Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 19
Yields:: 2 1/2 quarts
Serves:: 10

ingredients

¹⁄₂ English muffin, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
3 tablespoons skim milk
¹⁄₂ lb ground sirloin
¹⁄₄ cup parmesan cheese
¹⁄₄ cup fresh parsley, chopped
¹⁄₈ teaspoon black pepper
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
1 egg white
2 cups chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups cooked large elbow macaroni
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style tomatoes, undrained and chopped
1 (13 3/4 ounce) can low sodium chicken broth
²⁄₃ cup dry red wine
2 teaspoons white sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt

directions

Combine muffin and milk in large bowl; stir well, and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
Add beef, parmesan, parsley, pepper, salt, and egg white and stir well.
Shape mixture into 18 1-inch meatballs; cover and set aside.
Coat a dutch oven with cooking spray; heat over medium til hot.
Add onion and garlic; saute 10 minutes until tender (I usually add a bit of chicken broth too so it doesn't dry out).
Add basil, oregano, bay leaf, and cook 1 minute.
Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, wine, sugar, and salt; bring to a boil.
Add meatballs; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes or until meat is done.
Discard bay leaf.
To serve, stir in macaroni.

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Reviews

I just made this stew and it was pretty tasty. I really enjoyed the flavor of the stew base itself. I used ground turkey breast instead of sirloin for the meatballs and found that the amount of parsley called for completely overpowered them. I will be making this again but I will definately use less parsley. All together this is an excellent recipe.

sherrysarria
this "stew" was just ok, it was more like a soup than a stew and I'm sorry to say , lacked flavour. But the meatballs were very good, I might make it again in a pinch, but I would not add the macaroni, instead i would make it up to that point with a little red pepper flakes added for some kick and would serve it over spaghetti. I do need to say that there is no way this would feed 10 people, I made half a recipe and half would only feed 3 maybe four at the most, so the nutritional facts are definately off. Definately nice meatballs!

Derf2440
This turned out really good. I had some meatballs I had purchased and in a hurry to make dinner. Had everything else on hand. I did add some veges, carrots, celery, zuccini because I needed to use them up. I served a nice crusty bread with it so we could sop up the broth. It is one that I will fix again.

Shirley 39

Tweaks

I just made this stew and it was pretty tasty. I really enjoyed the flavor of the stew base itself. I used ground turkey breast instead of sirloin for the meatballs and found that the amount of parsley called for completely overpowered them. I will be making this again but I will definately use less parsley. All together this is an excellent recipe.

sherrysarria