Spaghetti Meatballs Soup Wmini Grilled Cheese Recipes

SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, mix bread crumbs and milk. Let stand 5 minutes; drain. Stir in eggs, cheese and seasonings. Add sausage; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until cooked through, 12-15 minutes., Transfer meatballs to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Add stock, marinara sauce, water, basil and, if desired, Parmesan rind. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours to allow flavors to blend., Discard Parmesan rind. Stir in pasta; cook, covered, on high until pasta is tender, 15-20 minutes longer. If desired, serve with additional cheese.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over high heat and add chicken broth, water, 1 clove crushed garlic, 2 tbsp chopped parsley, 1/4 of the chopped onion, tomato sauce, crushed red pepper flakes and fresh black pepper to a boil, When it comes to a boil simmer about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the meatballs by combining ground turkey, Parmesan cheese, egg, remaining garlic, remaining onion, remaining parsley, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Form into little 1 inch meatballs (about 36).
• Drop meatballs into the broth, cook about 3 minutes; add pasta and cook according to package directions.
• Add fresh basil, adjust salt and pepper to taste and serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare meatballs according to package instructions; set aside. Whisk in chicken broth, marinara sauce, bay leaf and 3 cups water in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat; bring to a boil. Stir in spaghetti and meatballs; reduce heat and simmer until spaghetti is tender, about 10-12 minutes. Serve immediately, garnished with basil and Parmesan, if desired.

MINI MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• In a deep pot over medium heat add oil, chopped carrots, celery and onions and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cover pot and cook veggies 5 or 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While the veggies cook, combine meat, egg, garlic, grated cheese, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, nutmeg.
• Uncover your soup pot and add broth and water to the pot. Increase heat to high and bring soup to a boil. When soup boils, reduce heat a bit and start to roll meat mixture into small balls, dropping them straight into the pot. You are making meat dumplings that will cook in the broth. When you are done rolling the meat, add pasta to the soup and stir. Cover and simmer soup 10 minutes. When pasta is tender, stir in chopped spinach in batches. When spinach has wilted into the soup, the soup is done and ready to serve. Adjust your seasonings. Serve soup with crusty bread or grilled 4 cheese sandwiches.
• In a small skillet over medium low heat, combine oil, butter and garlic. Cook garlic in butter and oil gently for 2 or 3 minutes. Remove garlic butter mixture from heat.
• Place a large nonstick skillet on the stove over medium high heat. Using a pastry brush, brush 1 side of 4 slices of bread with garlic oil and place buttered side down in skillet. Top each slice with equal amounts of the 4 cheeses, distributing them equally over the 4 slices. Top each sandwich with another slice of bread brushed with garlic butter, buttered side up. Flip the grill cheese sandwiches a few times until cheeses are melted and gooey and bread is toasty and golden. Cut grilled 4 cheese sandwiches from corner to corner and serve.

GRILLED SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Mix cream cheese spread, milk, Italian seasoning and 1/2 tsp. garlic powder until blended. Add 1/2 cup cream cheese mixture to meat, bread crumbs, Parmesan and remaining garlic powder in bowl; mix just until blended. Shape into 24 meatballs. Thread onto 12 skewers alternately with vegetables.
• Grill 12 to 14 min. or until meatballs are done (160ºF), turning occasionally.
• Meanwhile, bring water to boil in large covered saucepan on grill. Add spaghetti; cook as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Drain spaghetti; return to pan on grill. Add pasta sauce and remaining cream cheese mixture; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until heated through. Spoon onto serving plates; top with kabobs.

SUMMERTIME SPAGHETTI WITH GRILLED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. , Meanwhile, combine onion, bread crumbs, egg, Parmesan, milk and seasonings. Add beef; mix lightly. With wet hands, shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place meatballs on greased grill rack; grill, covered, over medium heat until cooked through, about 10 minutes., For sauce, combine tomatoes, garlic, oil, sugar, salt, oregano and pepper in an 11x7x2-in. disposable foil pan. Grill over medium heat until sauce begins to simmer, about 10 minutes. Stir in basil., Serve meatballs and sauce with spaghetti; top with shredded Parmesan.