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meatball and spinach soup

Meatball Spinach Soup Recipe

This light, healthy and hearty soup is perfect for those cool spring days. With just a few simple ingredients you’ll have lunch for the whole family ready in no time.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer, lunch, Soup
Cuisine American, European
Servings 4 people
Calories 349.8 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 6 cups stock
  • 2 cups fresh spinach
  • ½ cup long-grain rice
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 70 g carrot (1 large)
  • 90 g celery (1 stalk)
  • 90 g yellow onion (1/2 medium onion)
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

G&K All-Purpose Meatballs: (half the recipe)

  • ½ lbs ground pork (see substitutions)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 2 tbsp bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup onion (approx. 1 small onion)
  • ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ Tbsp fresh parsley
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Start by preparing the vegetables. Wash the celery stalk and slice it. Peel and dice the carrot and onion.
    90 g celery, 90 g yellow onion, 70 g carrot
  • If you don’t have some frozen meatballs handy and are making them from scratch, make them now. Dice the onion and wash and chop the parsley. Combine all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix just until combines either using your hands or a stand mixer, paddle attachment.
    ½ lbs ground pork, 1 egg, 1 tbsp milk, 2 tbsp bread crumbs, ¼ cup onion, ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce, ½ Tbsp fresh parsley, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • Add oil to the pot and heat up on medium heat. Add the carrots, celery and onions, as well as the herbs and salt. Cook for about 5 minutes.
    1 tbsp olive oil
  • Add the garlic and cook for another minute or so.
    1 garlic clove
  • Next add the salt, herbs and stock and bring it to a boil.
    ½ tsp dried thyme, ½ tsp dried oregano, ½ tsp salt, 6 cups stock
  • Once the stock is boiling add the rice and meatballs.
    ½ cup long-grain rice
  • Cook for 20 minutes on medium heat. In the last 2-3 minutes of cooking add the spinach. (Note 1)
    2 cups fresh spinach

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Notes

Note 1: The rice needs just 20 minutes to fully cook so gauge when to put the meatballs in based on the size you have. If you are using smaller meatballs, they may cook faster.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Meatball Spinach Soup Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
349.8
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
17.3
g
27
%
Saturated Fat
 
5.5
g
34
%
Trans Fat
 
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1.9
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
8.5
g
Cholesterol
 
82.2
mg
27
%
Sodium
 
2131.5
mg
93
%
Potassium
 
483.3
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
 
33.5
g
11
%
Fiber
 
2.5
g
10
%
Sugar
 
6.2
g
7
%
Protein
 
14.6
g
29
%
Vitamin A
 
5304.5
IU
106
%
Vitamin C
 
9.8
mg
12
%
Calcium
 
81.6
mg
8
%
Iron
 
2.1
mg
12
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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