Vegetable Meatball Soup
Tasty beef and pork meatballs are added to a hearty, delicious vegetable soup.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped (or 2 tablespoons dried)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 potatoes, cubed
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 leeks, chopped
- 1 rutabaga, cubed
- 5 cups beef broth
- 1 - 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
Instructions
- Combine the ground pork and beef in a large bowl and add the parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Blend together well. Form the mixture into to 3/4 inch balls. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Working in batches, add the meatballs to the pot and brown them on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer each batch to a bowl.
- Pour off all but 3 tablespoons of the drippings from the pot. Add the potatoes, carrots, leeks and rutabaga and saute the vegetables for about 5 minutes to soften them. Add the broth and tomatoes with their juices.
- Return the meatballs to the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, until the meatballs and vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 382kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 19gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 1339mgPotassium: 1233mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 4341IUVitamin C: 53mgCalcium: 136mgIron: 5mg
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