Easy Meatball Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 6 tablespoons rice
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons black pepper
• 6 cups water
• 4 beef bouillon cubes
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 1 large green pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 can chopped tomato
• tabasco sauce
• 1 cup minced parsley
• 1/2 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 in a pot combine the water, bouillon cubes, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, green onions, green pepper, carrots and tomatoes.
• 2 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered 30 minutes.
• 3 mix the meat, uncooked rice, 1 beaten egg, paprika, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• 4 form into 1 inch balls.
• 5 add the meatballs to the broth, bring to a boil again, then lower heat and simmer, still covered, 30 minutes or until the meat is cooked and the rice is soft.
• 6 add parsely and tobasco sauce to taste.
• 7 just before serving, beat the second egg with the lemon juice.
• 8 stir two teaspoonsful of hot soup into the lemon mixture, then stir this mixture back into the soup pot.