Macaroni soup with meatballs, corn and spinach

You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Macaroni soup with meatballs, corn and spinach a try. For $3.07 per serving, this recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 647 calories, 52g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe serves 4. 220 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is perfect for Winter. Head to the store and pick up meat, butter, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Casaveneracion. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 97%, which is awesome. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Chicken, corn and macaroni soup, Italian Wedding Soup (with Turkey & Sausage Meatballs & Spinach), and Spinach Soup with Coconut and Corn.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/3 c. of bread crumbs (I used panko)

1/4 c. of butter

1 can of cream-style corn

1 small carrot, finely chopped

1 tbsp. of toasted garlic bits

250 g. of ground beef with about 20% fat

1 c. of uncooked macaroni (any shape you prefer)

4 to 5 c. of meat broth, preferably homemade

1/4 c. of crisp onion slices (homemade or store bought), chopped

1/2 tsp. of pepper

1 tsp. of salt

2 tbsps. of finely sliced scallions

a bunch of spinach leaves and tender stalks, as much as you like

Equipment:

bowl

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

InstructionsFor best results, used chilled (not frozen ground beef) so that it is firm enough to shape into balls.In a bowl, mix together the ground beef, onion, garlic, carrot, scallions, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.Form the mixture into balls about an inch and a half in diameter. No need to get OC with the measurement though — they just need to be small enough to fit into a spoon, that’s all.Melt the butter in a pan. Brown the meatballs in the hot butter.Pour in the broth and bring to the boil. Add the macaroni, stir gently, bring to the boil once more, lower the heat and simmer until the pasta is al dente, about ten minutes. The soup will thicken as the pasta releases starch into the broth.Some of the meatballs may fall apart at this point. Don’t worry. That will give your soup a more natural look and better texture. There are only a few things more terrible than a supposedly rustic soup with perfectly sized and shaped ingredients that look like they came out of the factory.Pour in the corn. Stir. Add more salt and pepper at this point, if needed. Continue simmering for another ten minutes. The pasta is better when cooked really soft but not soft enough to lose its shape.Add the spinach leaves, stir and simmer for another three minutes. Serve hot.

 

Step by step:


1. For best results, used chilled (not frozen ground beef) so that it is firm enough to shape into balls.In a bowl, mix together the ground beef, onion, garlic, carrot, scallions, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.Form the mixture into balls about an inch and a half in diameter. No need to get OC with the measurement though — they just need to be small enough to fit into a spoon, that’s all.Melt the butter in a pan. Brown the meatballs in the hot butter.

2. Pour in the broth and bring to the boil.

3. Add the macaroni, stir gently, bring to the boil once more, lower the heat and simmer until the pasta is al dente, about ten minutes. The soup will thicken as the pasta releases starch into the broth.Some of the meatballs may fall apart at this point. Don’t worry. That will give your soup a more natural look and better texture. There are only a few things more terrible than a supposedly rustic soup with perfectly sized and shaped ingredients that look like they came out of the factory.

4. Pour in the corn. Stir.

5. Add more salt and pepper at this point, if needed. Continue simmering for another ten minutes. The pasta is better when cooked really soft but not soft enough to lose its shape.

6. Add the spinach leaves, stir and simmer for another three minutes.

7. Serve hot.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
646k Calories
51g Protein
30g Total Fat
41g Carbs
50% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
646k
32%

Fat
30g
46%

  Saturated Fat
13g
83%

Carbohydrates
41g
14%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
170mg
57%

Sodium
1151mg
50%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
51g
103%

Vitamin K
421µg
402%

Vitamin A
10489IU
210%

Selenium
77µg
111%

Vitamin B3
20mg
103%

Vitamin B6
1mg
80%

Manganese
1mg
63%

Phosphorus
562mg
56%

Folate
215µg
54%

Potassium
1429mg
41%

Magnesium
146mg
37%

Vitamin C
29mg
36%

Zinc
4mg
31%

Iron
5mg
29%

Vitamin B2
0.49mg
29%

Vitamin B12
1µg
28%

Vitamin B5
2mg
27%

Vitamin B1
0.33mg
22%

Vitamin E
2mg
18%

Copper
0.33mg
17%

Fiber
3g
15%

Calcium
143mg
14%

Vitamin D
0.43µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
Widget by spoonacular.com

 

Suggested for you

Flax, Quinoa, and Almond Meal Bread
Strawberry Peach Banana Smoothie
Sweet Potato Soup with Walnut Pesto
Biltmore Estate Chicken Breasts Over Rigatoni – rich Gorgonzola sauce covers grilled chicken and pasta
Biscoff Candy Corn Rice Krispies Treats
Chicken and Potato Korma
Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie and Las Vegas
Roasted Cherry Tomato and Sweet Onion Dip- The Hot Mess
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Spanish Style Yellow Rice (Slow Cooked)
Food Trivia

Before the Columbian Exchange, there were no oranges in Florida, no bananas in Ecuador, no potatoes in Ireland, no coffee in Colombia, no pineapples in Hawaii, no rubber trees in Africa, no tomatoes in Italy, and no chocolate in Switzerland.

Food Joke

The car crash Rabbi Bloom and Father Michael get into a car accident and it`s a bad one. Both cars are crushed but amazingly neither of the clerics is hurt. After they crawl out of their cars, Rabbi Bloom sees the priest`s collar and says, "Just look at our cars - there`s nothing left, but we`re unhurt. You`re a priest and I`m a rabbi so it must be a sign from God. He must have meant that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace the rest of our days." Father Michael replies, "I agree with you completely. This truly must be a sign from God." Rabbi Bloom then says, "Look - here`s another miracle. Although my car is wrecked, this bottle of wine didn`t break. God must want us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune." He hands the bottle to the priest. Father Michael takes a few big swigs and passes the bottle back to Rabbi Bloom who puts the cork back in and hands it back to the priest. Father Michael asks, "Aren`t you having any wine?" "No. I think I`ll just wait for the police," says Rabbi Bloom.

Popular Recipes
Hashbrown Casserole

Julies Eats and Treats

Chicken, Spinach, and Feta Meatballs

Healthy Delicious

Wisconsin Beer Brats

Joyful Healthy Eats

Spicy Vegan Jambalaya

Life as a Strawberry

Easy Homemade Oreo Cookies

Foodista