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Meatball Soup (Sopa De Albondigas)

Meatball Soup (Sopa De Albondigas) Recipe

A tasty soup with lots of wonderful vegetables. If you are like me and don't have a spice grinder or a coffee grinder dedicated to spices, put the toasted seeds in a heavy-duty zip bag and crush with a mallet, sift through a sieve and then crush remaining material through sieve with the back of a spoon. I found this recipe in Cooking Light.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Calories 346.4 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 1 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks, broken
  • 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
  • 2 tablespoons grated fresh onions
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 lb ground round
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • cooking spray
  • 3 cups chopped green cabbage
  • 2 cups chopped onions
  • 1 cup sliced carrot
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons drained chopped chipotle chiles in adobo
  • 2 (14 ounce) cans reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
  • 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole fire-roasted tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups cubed peeled baking potatoes

Instructions
 

  • Cook the coriander seeds and the cumin seeds in a large Dutch oven over medium heat 1 minute or until toasted and fragrant. Place the toasted spices, cloves, and cinnamon in a spice or coffee grinder; process until finely ground.
  • Combine 2 teaspoons of cinnamon mixture, rice, grated onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, beef, egg white, and garlic in a large bowl; set remaining cinnamon mixture aside. Shape beef mixture into 24 (1-inch) meatballs.
  • Heat pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add cabbage, chopped onion, carrot, and celery to pan; cook 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Add remaining cinnamon mixture, chili powder, and chipotle; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/4 teasoon salt, broth, and tomatoes, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer. Add meatballs; cover and cook 15 minutes. Add potato; cook, uncovered over medium heat 20 minutes or until potato is tender.

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Nutrition

Serving: 329gCalories: 346.4kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 17.6gFat: 15.9gSaturated Fat: 5.9gCholesterol: 53.6mgSodium: 503.8mgFiber: 4.9gSugar: 6.8g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Easy, Meat, Mexican, Stove Top
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