Meatball and Spaghetti Soup

Meatball and Spaghetti Soup

Great recipe, I made a few adjustments to save myself a trip to the store. My adjustments are marked with an *. Olivia and I were a big fans --- Aaron, not so much. 

Ingredients: 

For the soup:

• 5 cups low sodium, fat-free chicken broth
• 2 cups water 
• 2 chopped cloves garlic, divided
• 4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, divided *I didn't have fresh parsley (hardly ever do), used All Spice
• 1/2 onion, chopped, divided *Didn't use an onion, didn't have one - soup doesn't need it
• 3-4 tbsp tomato sauce (I use my quick marinara sauce) *I used canned although hers sounds delicious
• pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional) *Didn't use (had them, but opted out)
• kosher salt and fresh pepper
• 6 oz dry cut up spaghetti, I used Ronzoni Smart Taste *Be sure to cut it up. Totally spaced and only broke it in half. Adds an extra step once it's in your bowl (to cut up spaghetti to bite size).
• *Dried Basil (used this instead of the fresh basil she uses in her recipe)

For the meatballs: 

*I didn't have ground turkey - but I did have frozen Jennie O Italian Style Meatballs. I cooked them on a skillet for 2-3 minutes and then added them to the soup as directed in recipe. Because I already had to cut my spaghetti in my bowl - I quickly halved the meatballs to make them bite size as well. 

• 16 oz 99% lean ground turkey
• 1 small egg
• 1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp fresh chopped basil

Directions:

In a soup pot over medium heat, bring chicken broth, water, 1 clove crushed garlic, 2 tbsp chopped parsley, 1/4 of the chopped onion, tomato sauce, crushed red pepper flakes and fresh black pepper to a boil; simmer 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 (about 36).

Drop meatballs into the broth, cook 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.

Recipe found here: Skinny Taste Meatball and Spaghetti Soup