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Meatball Bean Soup
My husband wanted to cook something healthy for our diet. He read through some of my new magazines for ideas, and ended up creating this. It's hearty, very filling, and low in calories. His recipe is below the cut, and can also be found on his blog: nodeg.com. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
This recipe is a
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nodeg original.Yield: 6 servings
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb lean ground beef
2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp each salt, pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups beef broth
2 cans (15 ounce) black beans, rinsed and drained (substitute with any canned bean as desired).
1 cup diced peeled potato
1 can (14 ounce) diced tomatoes
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon Louisiana hot sauce
2 green onions, sliced
DIRECTIONS
In a bowl combine beef, 2 cloves minced garlic, thyme and ½ tsp each of salt and pepper; roll into approx 1 tbsp balls.
In a skillet or large sauce pan, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown meatballs, in batches as necessary, turning often, for about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Drain fat from pan.
In skillet/sauce pan bring the onion, remaining garlic and ½ cup broth to a boil. Reduce head; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in the beans, potato, remaining tsp of thyme, cumin and remaining broth; return to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Stir in tomatoes and hot sauce; heat through. Sprinkle with green onions.
Calories approx 300 per serving.
Enjoy!
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