Mindless Meatball Minestrone Recipes

MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the beef, egg, onion, crumbs, salt and pepper. Shape into 1-in. balls. , In large saucepan, brown meatballs on all sides until no longer pink. Drain. Add remaining ingredients except macaroni and parsley; cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add macaroni; simmer 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in parsley. , If Cooking for Two: Freeze serving-size portions to enjoy later. 8 servings, 1 cup per serving.

MINDLESS MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth and beef broth in a large Dutch oven or stock pot; add meatballs, vegetables, tomatoes, and macaroni. Cover Dutch oven and bring to a boil, about 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir.
• Stir kidney beans and Italian seasoning into soup; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring frequently, until macaroni is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

MINDLESS MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth and beef broth in a large Dutch oven or stock pot; add meatballs, vegetables, tomatoes, and macaroni. Cover Dutch oven and bring to a boil, about 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir.
• Stir kidney beans and Italian seasoning into soup; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring frequently, until macaroni is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

MINDLESS MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth and beef broth in a large Dutch oven or stock pot; add meatballs, vegetables, tomatoes, and macaroni. Cover Dutch oven and bring to a boil, about 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir.
• Stir kidney beans and Italian seasoning into soup; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring frequently, until macaroni is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, combine beef, egg, onion, crumbs, salt and pepper. Shape into 30 1-inch balls.
• In large saucepan, brown meatballs on all sides. Drain excess fat.
• Add remaining ingredients except macaroni and parsley; cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Add macaroni; simmer 10 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in parsley.

MINDLESS MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth and beef broth in a large Dutch oven or stock pot; add meatballs, vegetables, tomatoes, and macaroni. Cover Dutch oven and bring to a boil, about 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir.
• Stir kidney beans and Italian seasoning into soup; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring frequently, until macaroni is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

EASY MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first nine ingredients. Bring to a boil; add spaghetti. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until spaghetti is tender. Add the meatballs and tomatoes; heat through. Discard bay leaf.

MINDLESS MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth and beef broth in a large Dutch oven or stock pot; add meatballs, vegetables, tomatoes, and macaroni. Cover Dutch oven and bring to a boil, about 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir.
• Stir kidney beans and Italian seasoning into soup; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring frequently, until macaroni is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

MINDLESS MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth and beef broth in a large Dutch oven or stock pot; add meatballs, vegetables, tomatoes, and macaroni. Cover Dutch oven and bring to a boil, about 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir.
• Stir kidney beans and Italian seasoning into soup; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring frequently, until macaroni is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

MINDLESS MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth and beef broth in a large Dutch oven or stock pot; add meatballs, vegetables, tomatoes, and macaroni. Cover Dutch oven and bring to a boil, about 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir.
• Stir kidney beans and Italian seasoning into soup; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring frequently, until macaroni is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

LOW-CARB MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Chop the vegetables.
• Defrost the meatballs in the microwave according to directions, which helps remove some of the fat. If you want to skip this step, just drop the meatballs into the simmering soup.
• Saute the onion, celery, zucchini, pepper, and eggplant in the oil.
• Add all of the rest of the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer until vegetables are soft (and meatballs are heated through.)
• erve with grated parmesan cheese.

MINDLESS MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth and beef broth in a large Dutch oven or stock pot; add meatballs, vegetables, tomatoes, and macaroni. Cover Dutch oven and bring to a boil, about 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir.
• Stir kidney beans and Italian seasoning into soup; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring frequently, until macaroni is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.

EASY CROCK POT MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add meatballs and brown on all sides. Just before they are completely browned, add the onion to the skillet and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue cooking about 2 more minutes or until the onions are soft.
• Add 1 cup of the beef broth to the pan, stirring up all the browned particles from the bottom of the pan. Carefully pour contents of skillet into your crock pot. I used a 4-quart sized crock pot.
• Add the rest of the beef broth, tomatoes, carrots, celery, green pepper, oregano, basil and parsley to the crock pot. Cover and cook on LO for 6 to 8 hours.
• Turn the heat to HI. Add the macaroni and rinsed and drained beans; stir. Cover and cook about 30 minutes until the macaroni is fully cooked.
• Taste before serving. If necessary, adjust seasoning. Serve in soup bowls with grated Parmesan cheese on top.

MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Saute garlic in hot oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat for 1 minute.
• Add in 2 cans beans and chicken broth; bring mixture to a boil.
• ADd in vegetable soup mix; stir until dissolves.
• Add in meatballs, tomatoes, and red pepper flakes; return to a boil.
• Add in rotini; cook, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes.
• Add in remaining beans and spinach; cook 5 more minutes.
• Ladle into soup bowls; garnish with parmesan cheese and parsley.