Meatball Soup

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Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 10m | Total Time: 20m

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 6 minutes.
  2. Add the broth and 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Add the orzo and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Stir in the meatballs and spinach. Serve with the Parmesan.
By Charlyne Mattox,  October 2011

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 497
  • Fat  24g
  • Sat Fat  7g
  • Cholesterol  168mg
  • Sodium  743mg
  • Protein  39g
  • Carbohydrate  29g
  • Sugar  5g
  • Fiber  3g
  • Iron  4mg
  • Calcium  283mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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Jumbo Shells Pasta
Any small pasta will do in place of the orzo. Try ditalini (little tubes), small shells, or kid-tempting pastina (tiny stars) or alphabet pasta.

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