Italian Meatball Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• meatballs
• 1 lb 90% lean ground beef
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 4 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 2 eggs
• 2 garlic cloves, grated
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh squeezed
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• soup
• 8 cups beef stock
• 2 cups water
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 lb kale, cleaned, chopped with large veins removed

Recipe

• 1 combine all meatball ingredients, shape into golf ball size balls and chill for 20 minutes.
• 2 in a large dutch oven add 2 tbls olive oil and brown meatballs in a couple of batches.
• 3 store meatballs for later.
• 4 add another 2 tbls olive oil and saute all the veggies except for the kale.
• 5 add stock, water bay leaf, italian seasoning and addition garlic.
• 6 simmer for 30 minutes.
• 7 add meatballs and kale and simmer for approx 20 minutes longer.
• 8 serve with shaved parmesan cheese and crusty bread.