Meatball Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 8 ounces ground beef
• nonstick cooking spray
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 15 ounces garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 14 1/2 ounces italian-style stewed tomatoes
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
• 1 teaspoon dried italian seasoning, crushed
• 1/4 cup tiny bow tie pasta
• 3 cups torn fresh spinach

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine eggwhite, bread crumbs, onion, garlic powder, and pepper.
• 2 add ground beef; mix well.
• 3 shape meat mixture into thirty-six 3/4 inch meatballs.
• 4 spray a large skillet with cooking spray and cook meatballs over medium heat about 8 minutes or till no pink remains, turning occasionally to brown evenly.
• 5 cover and keep warm over low heat.
• 6 in a large saucepan stir together water, garbanzo beans, undrained tomatoes, mushrooms, bouillon granules, and italian seasoning.
• 7 bring to boil; add pasta.
• 8 return to boil; reduce heat.
• 9 cover and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or till pasta is tender.
• 10 stir in spinach and meatballs.
• 11 cook for 1 to 2 minutes more until spinach is wilted.