Saturday, November 21, 2009

Thanksgiving evening soup

This is my grandma's soup recipe. We'll be having it as our Thanksgiving evening meal but I'm posting it early so my mom can have the ingredients on-hand. :)

GRANDMA’S MEATBALL MINESTRONE
Mini meatballs (see recipe below)
1 big can tomatoes, undrained
1 can kidney beans, undrained
1 can corn, undrained
2 c water
½ c red wine or water
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 med onion, chopped
1 c + elbow macaroni
2 zucchini, sliced
Parmesan cheese

1. Prepare meatballs
2. Mix tomatoes – onion; boil and add meatballs. Refrigerate if necessary
3. Heat and add macaroni and zucchini; simmer until cooked
4. Serve with grate Parmesan cheese

MINI MEATBALLS
1 lb ground beef
1 egg
1 small onion, chopped
¼ c bread crumbs
¼ c milk
1 clove garlic
2 Tbsp parsley
1 tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp basil
Salt and pepper

1. Mix ingredients. Shape into 1-inch balls
2. Bake in lightly greased pan at 400 degrees for 15-20 min
3. Freeze on cookie sheet about 3 hours
4. Place in freezer containers

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