Recipe for cooking garlic meatball soup

Soups for Salads :: Meat Based Soups

Garlic Meatball Soup

1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 lb. bulk pork sausage
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed
4 C. water
1 envelope onion soup mix
1 (16 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained
1 C. diced carrots
1 C. quick cooking rice
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley

Mix lean ground beef, sausage, egg, salt and pepper thoroughly in med. bowl. Shape into tiny balls. (Brown meatballs in skillet, if desired.) Bring water to boil in lrg. saucepan; stir in soup mix and garlic. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 min.

Add meatballs, tomatoes, black beans, rosemary and carrots; simmer 15 min. longer. Stir in rice. Cover; remove from heat. Let stand 5 min. Add parsley. Serve with crusty French bread.

Servings 8.