Easiest Way to Make Yummy Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup

Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup. I'm enjoying a mug-full as I type this. This is a hearty soup that tastes wonderful! A friend of mine gave this recipe to me from a soup bar we had a church.

Minestrone soup with meatballs is my hearty and warming take on traditional minestrone soup. Brimming with juicy and tender beef meatballs, lots of flavorful vegetables, creamy white beans and an array of fresh Italian herbs, it's a terrifically soothing one-pot meal! I can't thank these ladies enough for joining me in The Paleo Garage to throw down some great grub. You can have Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup using 26 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup

1. You need of meatballs.
2. You need of ground beef.
3. Prepare of eggs.
4. You need of garlic powder.
5. It's of envelopes Lipton onion soup mix.
6. It's of breadcrumbs.
7. Prepare of soup base.
8. It's of beef broth (32 oz. each).
9. It's of chicken broth (32 oz. each).
10. You need of spicy vegetable juice (V8).
11. Prepare of red wine vinegar.
12. It's of port wine.
13. You need of other ingredients.
14. You need of (11 oz.) barley (quick-cooking barley works).
15. Prepare of (5 each) sweet Italian sausage links, cut into bite-size pieces.
16. You need of sliced mushrooms.
17. You need of onions, chopped.
18. You need of baby carrots, cut into thirds.
19. It's of red bell pepper, seeded and chopped.
20. Prepare of yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped.
21. Prepare of (16 oz.) green beans.
22. You need of (16 oz.) kidney beans.
23. You need of fresh or frozen corn.
24. It's of garnish.
25. Prepare of Crutons.
26. It's of Fresh grated parmesan cheese.

They keep the mood light and fun while we "Keep It Paleo! Filled with vegetables and homemade beef meatballs, this minestrone soup will become a family favorite on cold weeknights. This meatball minestrone is a friend and family favorite. It's even better the next day, if there's any left over!

Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup step by step

1. In large bowl, mix together the meatball ingredients. Shape into bite-sized meatballs (I use a small cookie dough scoop) and place in baking dish. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes. Drain excess fat..
2. Pour soup base ingredients into HUGE (7.5 quart) stockpot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Add the barley, carrots, bell peppers, beans, and corn. Stir then cover..
3. In large electric skillet, heat 2 T. vegetable oil. Add onions and fry for about 15 minutes, then add the sausage and fry another 15 minutes. Add the mushrooms, stir, and cook 10 minutes more. Add this mixture to your pot of soup, add the prepared meatballs, stir, cover and simmer several hours until carrots are tender..

Serve with crusty bread and Parmesan cheese to top the soup. Italian cuisine is loaded with astonishing soups. There is, for example, zuppa pavese, a chickenbased bowl of greatness topped by sourdough bread and a poached egg. Minestrone soup is an Italian classic! This version is made with cannellini beans, chicken stock, cabbage, potato, zucchini, carrots, plum tomatoes, and Parmesan It can be vegetarian, contain meat, or contain a meat-based soup base (such as chicken stock).