Italian Meatball Soup

Total Time: 41 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 26 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
• 4 cloves garlic, minced,divided
• 3 tablespoons italian seasoning, divided
• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 4 (15 ounce) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups green beans, diagonally cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 4 medium carrots, sliced
• 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
• 8 ounces thin spaghetti, uncooked,broken into 2 to 3 inch pieces
• 2 medium plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 mix ground turkey, egg whites, bread crumbs, 2 cloves of garlic, and 2 tablespoons of italian seasoning until well blended; shape mixture into 32 meatballs.
• 2 spray large saucepan with pam; heat over medium heat until hot.
• 3 cook meatballs until browned on all sides, 5-7 minutes.
• 4 add chicken broth, water, green beans, carrots, onions, remaining 2 cloves garlic, and remaining 1 tablespoon italian seasoning to saucepan; heat to boiling.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer, covered until vegetables are almost tender, about 8 minutes.
• 6 heat soup to boiling; add pasta and tomatoes.
• 7 reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until pasta is al dente, about 10 minutes.
• 8 season to taste with salt and pepper.