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Meatball Minestrone

<p>Pull together a simple last minute meal using staples from your pantry and freezer with this Meatball Minestrone recipe. Kidney beans, mixed vegetables and elbow macaroni round out this meatball laden soup with a yummy variety of tastes and textures.</p>
6 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 6 cups Water
  • 15 ounces drain and rinse Kidney (Dark Red) Beans, Canned
  • 16 ounces Mixed Vegetables, Frozen
  • 2 tablespoons Bouillon, Beef, Granules
  • 1 1/4 cups dice Onion
  • 1 whole Bay Leaf
  • 1 teaspoon Basil, Dried
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 1 cup Elbows

Serving Day Ingredients

  • 24 individual Meatballs, Frozen
  • 15 ounces Diced Tomatoes, Canned

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 3 cups
  • 923 Calories
  • 50g Total Fat
  • 17g Sat Fat
  • 1g Trans Fat
  • 144mg Cholesterol
  • 2859mg Sodium
  • 74g Total Carb
  • 7g Fiber
  • 11g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
  • 45g Protein
  • 25 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. In a large pot, combine water, beans, vegetables, bouillon, onion, bay leaf, basil, salt, and pepper.
  2. Bring to a boil.
  3. Add pasta.
  4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 5 minutes
  5. Add meatballs and tomatoes; heat through.
  6. Discard bay leaf.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. In a large pot, combine all ingredients except noodles.
  2. Bring to a boil.
  3. In a separate pot, boil noodles in salted water until al dente.
  4. Rinse in cold water to stop cooking process.
  5. Cool soup and macaroni.
  6. Divide soup between gallon size freezer bags.
  7. Divide macaroni between quart size freezer bags.
  8. Seal, label, and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
  2. Reheat soup in a large pot over low heat for 8-10 minutes or until heated through.
  3. Add cooked macaroni, meatballs and tomatoes, heating 1-2 minutes longer.

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