3 easy meatball bean crock Recipes

chopped well-rinsed leeks, white and light green parts only (discard dark green tops), celery, diced, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh thyme, stripped from stem, fresh bay leaves, vegetable stock (i used 1 of each) or 2 quarts beef stock (i used 1 of each), spaghetti sauce, diced turnips, diced carrots, sliced fresh green beans, salt or substitute, black pepper, cayenne pepper sauce (optional), red bell pepper, seeded and diced, frozen corn, frozen peas, fully cooked meatballs (optional) or 1 lb chopped cooked beef (optional) or 1 lb other cooked meat (optional), uncooked macaroni noodles, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

ground lamb, salt, ground cumin, garlic clove, minced, onion, chopped, chicken broth, low-sodium tomatoes, drained diced, garbanzo beans or 1 (15 oz) can black-eyed peas, drained, frozen chopped broccoli, dried thyme leaves, crushed, salt and black pepper