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Meatball Minestrone

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

Marla’s TNT Meatball Minestrone


Mini Meatballs

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup milk
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tsp. fennel seed
1/2 tsp. basil leaves

1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

Minestrone

28 oz. tomatoes, undrained
15 oz. kidney beans, undrained
11 oz. whole corn, undrained
2 cups water
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 medium celery stalks, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup spaghetti


Recipe


Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Lightly grease two rectangular pans.

Mix all ingredients into about 36 1" balls.

Place meat in pan.

Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes, cool.

Minestrone

Combine all minestrone ingredients, except spaghetti and meatballs into a crock pot.

Make sure to break up the tomatoes.

Add the meatballs.

Let cook on low 8-10 hours or on high 5-6 hours.

Add broken spaghetti the last and cook till soft, stirring often.

Serve with parmesan, if desired