Mom's Bean & Meatball Soup
Recipe: #15726
November 08, 2014
Categories: Beans, Ground Beef Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, Sunday Dinner, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"This soup takes a bit of work, but it's worth it. It's my favorite soup from my childhood. Prep time doesn't include soaking the beans overnight."
Ingredients
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- MEATBALLS
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (189.6 g)
- Calories 234.7
- Total Fat - 13.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.3 g
- Cholesterol - 81.8 mg
- Sodium - 632.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.3 g
- Sugars - 2.6 g
- Protein - 20.5 g
- Calcium - 55.2 mg
- Iron - 3 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Sort through beans, discarding small stones or debris, rinse. Then either soak overnight or bring to a boil and remove from heat for 1 hour.
Step 2
Add bouillon, onion and garlic, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Step 3
Meanwhile, combine meatball ingredients and form into small 1 1/2" balls. Melt butter over medium heat in a heavy skillet, then brown meatballs on all sides.
Step 4
Add meatballs to soup along with carrots, celery and tomatoes, simmer 1/2 hour. Then add cabbage and simmer another 1/2 hour.
Step 5
Add parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Tips
No special items needed.