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Tomato Basil Meatball Soup
Italian tomato basil meatball soup made with baked mini meatballs
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 544 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
Soup
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 4 cups vegetable broth 1 qt container
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp tomato past
- 28 oz can of diced tomatoes
- 3 cups cauliflower rice fresh or frozen
- Optional: fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Combine ground beef, egg, almond flour, salt and crushed red pepper in a large mixing bowl until a smooth mixture remains
- Using a 1/2 tbsp scoop, scoop our 40 scoops onto the baking sheet and roll into tight small balls
- Bake for 12 minutes
- While the meatballs bake, mince the garlic and dice the yellow onion
- Heat your soup pot over medium-low heat and add oil, garlic, and onion to the warm pot
- Saute the garlic and onions until soft and fragrant, about 4 minutes
- Add salt, pepper, dried basil, and dried oregano to the pot and mix
- Mix in the tomato paste
- Pour in the vegetable broth, water, diced tomatoes, and cauliflower rice
- Bring the soup to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes
- After the soup simmers for 20 minutes, turn off the heat
- Either blend the soup directly in the pot with an immersion blender or blend in a standard blender in batches and return to the pot
- Add the cooked meatballs back into the soup pot and simmer for an additional 10 minutes
- Garnish with fresh basil and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
4g
Calories
544kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
38g
(58%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
15g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
121mg
(40%)
Sodium
3169mg
(132%)
Potassium
1202mg
(34%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
959IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
81mg
(90%)
Calcium
174mg
(17%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 544
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4g | |
| Calories | 544kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 38g | 58% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 121mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 3169mg | 132% |
| Potassium | 1202mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 959IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 81mg | 90% |
| Calcium | 174mg | 17% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.