Mom's Bean & Meatball Soup
Created by Puppitypup on November 8, 2014
- Servings: 10-12
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 2 1/2h
- Recipe #15726
Ingredients
- SOUP
- 1 pound dry pinto beans
- 2 quarts water
- 6 beef bouillon cubes
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup sliced celery
- 3/4 cup sliced carrots
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley
- Fresh ground pepper, to taste
- MEATBALLS
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- SAUTE IN
- 2 tablespoons butter
How to Make
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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.
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Step 2: Add bouillon, onion and garlic, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
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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.
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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.
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Step 5: Add parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutritional Facts
- 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