Minestrone Meatball Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, canned, undrained
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1 cup potato, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup rotini pasta, uncooked
• 36 meatballs, frozen, cooked
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 spray dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 heat over medium-high heat until hot.
• 3 add onions, celery, and garlic; cook and stir until crisp-tender.
• 4 stir in remaining ingredients except rotini and meatballs.
• 5 bring to a boil; reduce heat.
• 6 cover; simmer 30 minutes.
• 7 stir in rotini and meatballs.
• 8 simmer uncovered an additional 10 to 12 minutes or until vegetables and rotini are tender.
• 9 if desired, serve with parmesan cheese.