Name: Meatball and Spaghetti Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For Soup:; 5 cups chicken broth; 2 cups water; 2 garlic cloves; 4 tbsp Fresh Parsley; ½ onion; 4 tbsp tomato sauce; red pepper flakes; kosher salt and fresh pepper; 6 oz dry cut up spaghetti; For Meatballs:; 16 oz ground turkey; 1 small egg; ¼ cup breadcrumbs; ¼ cup parmesan cheese; 1 tbsp basil

How To Make Meatball and Spaghetti Soup

This meatball and spaghetti soup is a perfect dish to warm you on cold days made with lean turkey meatballs cooked in a light tomato broth with spaghetti.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Soup:

5cupschicken broth,low sodium, fat-free
2cupswater
2garlic cloves,chopped, divided
4tbspfresh parsley
½onion,chopped, divided
4tbsptomato sauce,or marinara sauce
red pepper flakes,crushed, optional
kosher salt and fresh pepper
6ozdry cut up spaghetti

For Meatballs:

16ozground turkey,99% lean
1small egg
¼cupbreadcrumbs,seasoned
¼cupParmesan Cheese,grated
1tbspbasil,fresh chopped

Instructions

In a soup pot over medium heat, bring chicken broth, water, 1 crushed garlic clove, 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley, ¼ of the chopped onion, tomato sauce, crushed red pepper flakes, and fresh black pepper to a boil; simmer for about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the meatballs by combining ground turkey, parmesan cheese, egg, remaining garlic, remaining onion, remaining parsley, breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper. Form into little 1-inch meatballs.
Drop meatballs into the broth, cook for about 3 minutes. Add pasta and cook according to package directions.
Add fresh basil, adjust salt and pepper to taste, and serve with grated parmesan cheese.