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Hearty Vegetable Soup
- Makes: 8 servings
- Prep 35 mins
- Cook 40 mins
Ingredients
-
2
tablespoons
butter
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2
tablespoons
olive oil
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2
large onions, chopped (2 cups)
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2
stalks
celery, chopped (1 cup)
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2
medium carrots, chopped (1 cup)
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2
cloves garlic, minced
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4
14 -
ounce can
beef broth
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2
large red potatoes, peeled and cubed (2-1/4 cups)
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1
10 -
ounce can
tomato puree
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Basil Meatballs
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Salt (optional)
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Red bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)
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1/2
cup
shredded fresh basil
Directions
- In a 5-quart Dutch oven, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add onions, celery, carrots and garlic. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Stir in the broth and potatoes. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Add tomato puree and Basil Meatballs* to the soup, a few at a time and cook, covered, 10 to 15 minutes more or until no pink remains in meatballs. Season to taste with salt and hot pepper sauce, if you like. Skim fat and garnish each serving with some of the fresh basil. Makes 8 servings.
Tip
- *Baking Meatballs: For a browner meatball, arrange meatballs in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F. oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until no pink remains. Add to soup along with tomato puree and heat through.
Basil Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1
egg, slightly beaten
- 1/2
cup
soft bread crumbs
- 2
tablespoons
fresh basil, shredded
- 2
tablespoons
snipped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
- 1
teaspoon
kosher salt
- 1/2
teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
- 1
pound
lean ground beef
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine egg, bread crumbs, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Add ground beef. Using two forks, lightly toss together all ingredients. Shape into tiny meatballs. (If you like, use a melon baller or small cookie scoop to shape the meatballs.) Makes 42 (3/4-inch) meatballs.
Nutrition Facts
(Hearty Vegetable Soup)
Servings Per Recipe 8, iron (mg) 3, cal. (kcal) 264, Thiamin (mg) 0, calcium (mg) 50, vit. C (mg) 12, carb. (g) 15, pro. (g) 15, vit. A (IU) 3061, chol. (mg) 73, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1, Fat, total (g) 16, Folate (µg) 36, Potassium (mg) 611, sat. fat (g) 6, sugar (g) 5, sodium (mg) 1227, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0, Riboflavin (mg) 0, Niacin (mg) 4, Monosaturated fat (g) 7, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1, fiber (g) 3