Healthy Hearty Italian Wedding Soup |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Italian Wedding Soup with homemade baked meatballs really cuts down the fat content. Using basic ingredients and adding own spices cuts down on unwanted sugar intake (i.e. less carbs) Ingredients:
1/2 lb organic ground beef |
2 t. organic whole wheat flour |
italian seasoning |
1 large can of organic diced tomatoes |
4 c. organic beef or vegetable broth |
1 c. organic macaroni, uncooked |
2 c. organic fresh spinach, chopped |
garlic, minced |
basil |
oregano |
sea salt |
pepper |
Directions:
1. Meatballs:
2. Heat oven to 325 F.
3. Put ground beef, flour and Italian seasoning in zip-loc bag.
4. Seal shut and mix thoroughly.
5. Break off quarter-sized pieces of meat mixture and roll into balls.
6. Place on cookie sheet lined with foil.
7. Bake for 10-15 min. (until meatballs are done)
8. Remove from oven and set aside.
9. Soup:
10. Pour tomatoes and broth into large pot.
11. Add desired measurements of garlic, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
12. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 min.
13. Add macaroni and spinach and simmer for 5 min.
14. Add meatballs and simmer for another 5 min.
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