Meatball Minestrone Recipe

Serves: 6
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lb.

Hamburger

lb.

Sweet Italian sausage

Bread crumbs

Salt

Black pepper

Box (10 1/2-oz) frozen spinach thawed & well drained (squeeze out the excess moisture)

Oil for browning

Egg

Water

(15 oz) kidney bean w/juice

Can (4 c ) tomatoes

Oregano

Basil

Stalks celery

Carrots, peeled and slice

Mostaccioli uncooked pasta

Freshly grated parmesan cheese

Beef buillon (or 7 cups well-seasoned beef stock for water and buillon cubes)

To make the meatballs, combine the hamburger and sausage.
Add the bread crumbs, salt and pepper, the spinach and egg.
Mix thoroughly and form into large meatballs.
Saute in a little oil until browned on all sides.
Set aside.
For soup, bring the water, bouillon cubes, kidney beans, tomatoes, oregano and basil to a slow boil, mashing the tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon.
Simmer 10 minutes and add the celery and carrots.
Bring back to a boil and simmer 10 more minutes.
The add the mostaccioli and meatballs and boil another 10 minutes.
Let cool 15 minutes (pasta will absorb a lot of the liquid).
Serve with freshly-grated Parmesan cheese, a salad and hearty bread, such as the cabbage patch bread.