Moms Meatball Soup Recipes

EASY MOM'S MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• Combine together ground meat, salt, pepper, and an egg.
• Using the meat mixture, form round shapes. You can use a small ice cream school to help achieve more even results.
• Sautée grated carrots and diced onions with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Sautée until the vegetables are soft (about 5 minutes) and set them aside.
• Place a cooking pot with 4 quarts of water on high heat. Add potatoes, rice and sauteed ingredients to the pot. Bring it to a boil and let it cook for about 10 minutes.
• Once it's boiling, one by one, add meatballs into the water. Make sure that the water is boiling at all times, otherwise the meatballs will fall apart. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Turn the heat to low and let it cook for 15 minutes.
• Add green onions and parsley to the meatball soup. Let it all cook for another 15 minutes. Serve soup right away or reheat before serving.

MOM'S MEATBALL SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Add 15 cups water to a large soup pot over high heat. Add 1 Tbsp salt and all of your chopped potatoes to the soup pot. Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes.
• In the mean time, slice your carrots and toss them into the soup pot.
• Add 1/2 cup of 1/2" pieces of thin spaghetti to the soup pot or whatever pasta you wish.
• Place ground pork into a large bowl. Add 1/2 chopped onion, 1 tsp Mrs. Dash, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 2 tsp salt, and 1 egg. Mix well.
• Make meatballs by rolling them in your hands. Toss them in your pot as you make them. Cook for at least 10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through and floating at the top.
• Meanwhile, heat a non-stick skillet over medium/high heat. Add 3 Tbsp canola oil, finely diced celery and 1/2 onion. Saute until soft and golden. Add it to the pot.
• Add 1 beaten egg to the soup pot while stirring constantly so you don't get clumps of egg. (Optional).
• Add 2 Tbsp dill. Then add more Mrs. Dash and Pepper to taste. We added about 1/2 tsp dash and 1/4 tsp pepper at the end).

MOM'S MEATBALL SOUP WITH PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Soak 1 cup pinto beans overnight in 8 cups room-temperature water before starting soup.
• Add salt, bouillon, chili powder, parsley, garlic and half the chopped onion to beans in water. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
• Meanwhile, combine meatball ingredients, shape into 1" balls. Saute until brown on all sides. Set aside until beans have finished simmering that first 1-1/2 hours, then add meatballs to soup.
• If too much of the soup broth has evaporated away, add water at this point, to desired consistency. Then add celery, carrots, tomatoes and remaining chopped onion to soup. Bring to a boil, then turn down, cover and simmer 25 minutes.
• Add cabbage and simmer 15 minutes.

MAMA'S OLD-FASHIONED ALBONDIGAS (MEATBALL SOUP)

Steps:

• Pour water into a large stockpot over high heat. Stir in 3 cups tomato sauce, yellow onion, chicken bouillon, garlic, and 1 tablespoon dried oregano. Bring broth to a slow boil.
• Combine ground beef, eggs, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, white rice, 1/4 cup cilantro, seasoned salt, 1 tablespoon dried oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and cumin in a large bowl. Squeeze mixture with your hands until thoroughly mixed.
• Scoop 1/4 cup of beef mixture and form in a ball. Lower gently into boiling broth. Repeat with remaining beef mixture.
• Stir potatoes, carrots, and celery into the broth. Cover and simmer until meatballs and potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in zucchini and cabbage. Cover and simmer until cabbage is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice and garnish with avocado and 1/4 cup cilantro.

MOM'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. meatballs (about 36). In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs in batches. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain, reserving drippings in pan., For gravy, stir flour into drippings; cook over medium-high heat until light brown (do not burn). Gradually whisk in milk until smooth. Stir in the consomme, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Reduce heat to medium-low; return meatballs to pan. Cook, uncovered, 15-20 minutes longer or until meatballs are cooked through, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. Drain; toss with butter. Serve with meatball mixture; sprinkle with parsley.

MOM'S TOMATO/VEGGIE MEATBALLS SOUP

Steps:

• Put dry soup and stock in big pot.
• Add celery, potato and onion.
• Fill the water to 3/4 level in pot.
• Bring to boil, turn to low, very gentle simmer one hour and half, stirring every other 15 mins or so until veggie is tender.
• Prepare Meatballs:.
• Mix hamburger, salt and pepper and rolls into 3/4" place on plate, set aside in fridge.
• Add meatballs, tomato pastes and broken noodles to pot and continue cooking 1/2 hour more or until meatballs and noodles are done
• *NOTE: If the soup is a little too thick, add more water if necessary.