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Tasty Tuesday! Mexican Meatball Soup!

Not only is this recipe delicious and nutritious, it is easy to prepare.  You can cook it one pot!  We call these One Pot Wonders!

One Pot Wonder – Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball)
1             onion chopped
1             carrot peeled and diced
1             can chopped tomatoes
6             cups beef broth
1             pound lean ground beef (I use ground round)
¼            cup white rice
¼            cup flour or bread crumbs
1             large egg
¼            tsp salt
1             cup chopped cilantro

In a 4 – 5 quart pan, combine onion, carrot, tomatoes and juices, and 5 ½ cups of the broth and ½ cup of water.  Bring to boil.

While waiting for broth to boil, combine the remaining ½ cup broth, ground beef, rice, flour, egg, salt and ½ of the cilantro.  Mix with your hands to blend well.

Uncover broth and vegetables and drop meat in 1 tablespoon portions in to pan.  Bring to boil and reduce heat to gentle simmer.  Cover pan and cook 20 minutes.  Can be made ahead and kept in refrigerator for 2 days.  Heat to simmering to serve.


315 calories per serving, 22 g protein, 17 g fat, 18g car, 339 mg sodium, 92 mg cholesterol.
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