Post by carnation037 on Feb 7, 2003 13:42:45 GMT -6
This is a quick and easy recipe using some of your homemade frozen cooked meatballs. Just remove the amount needed for the recipe, and then keep the remainder in the freezer.
Meatball Minestrone Soup
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 (15oz)can cannellini beans, undrained and divided
1 (32oz) box chicken broth
1 package of Knorr Vegetable Soup Mix
60 to 64 frozen cooked meatballs
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
8 oz uncooked rotini pasta
1 (10oz) bag fresh spinach, torn
Parmesan cheese
Saute garlic in hot oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat 1 minute.
Stir in 2 cans of beans and chicken broth, and bring to a boil.
Stir in vegetable soup mix until dissolved.
Add meatballs, tomatoes, and red pepper, return to a boil.
Add rotini, and cook, stirring often, 15 minutes.
Stir in remaining can of beans and spinach; cook 5 more minutes.
Garnish with Parmesan cheese and serve with breadsticks.
Makes about 4 quarts.
Prep time about 10 minutes, cook time 30 minutes.
Meatball Minestrone Soup
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 (15oz)can cannellini beans, undrained and divided
1 (32oz) box chicken broth
1 package of Knorr Vegetable Soup Mix
60 to 64 frozen cooked meatballs
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
8 oz uncooked rotini pasta
1 (10oz) bag fresh spinach, torn
Parmesan cheese
Saute garlic in hot oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat 1 minute.
Stir in 2 cans of beans and chicken broth, and bring to a boil.
Stir in vegetable soup mix until dissolved.
Add meatballs, tomatoes, and red pepper, return to a boil.
Add rotini, and cook, stirring often, 15 minutes.
Stir in remaining can of beans and spinach; cook 5 more minutes.
Garnish with Parmesan cheese and serve with breadsticks.
Makes about 4 quarts.
Prep time about 10 minutes, cook time 30 minutes.