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Meatball Soup, also known as Albondigas, is a tasty and hearty meal idea, warming and filling with a little bit of heat. It is a great way to use ground beef, and you can also use ground turkey or chicken if you prefer. If you have ever wondered how to make meatball soup, I have a recipe for you. I have many memories of eating this since early childhood, at my grandmother’s home.

First, you need to prepare the meatballs, which can be made ahead of time and frozen. If you want to know how to make meatballs, I have included my recipe here.

Easy Meatballs Recipe

1 pound ground beef

1 egg

1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1 tablespoon minced onions

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

2 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

In mixing bowl, mix together above ingredients. The best way to really combine, is to use your hands. So wash them and get mixing.

Next, add Italian seasoning and cilantro and mix together with your hands.

Then roll them up in balls (about 1 1/2″) and place on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.  While meatballs are baking you can make the soup.

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Easy Meatball Soup Recipe

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Meatball Soup (Albondigas)

Course Soup

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 6

Author Raquel @ Organized Island

Ingredients

• 12-14 meatballs (see above for recipe}
• 2 48 ounce boxes chicken broth can use cans if desired
• 1 28 ounce can whole tomatoes
• 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons onion chopped
• 2 stalks celery chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. In a large pot over medium heat, saute onions and celery in hot oil until onions are translucent
2. Add remaining ingredients except meatballs and bring to a boil.
3. Add meatballs and reduce heat. Simmer 15 minutes and serve

Time-saving Cooking Tip

Make the meatballs ahead of time and freeze in an airtight container once they have cooled. You will be able to make a lot of simple meals with them! If you liked this recipe, please consider sharing it by tweeting, pinning or sharing on Facebook, it would make me sooooo happy!

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