Italian Sausage Meatballs Soup

Amount

  Measure

  Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1

  pound

  Italian sausage

1/4

  cup

  panko

1/2

  cup

  red wine -- divided

1

  tablespoon

  no salt added tomato paste

1

  teaspoon

  low sodium soy sauce

2

  tablespoons

  vegetable oil

1

  small

  sweet onion -- diced

1

  clove

  garlic -- minced

14 1/2

  ounces

  no salt added diced tomatoes with basil & garlic & oregano -- drained

8

  ounces

  crimini mushrooms -- sliced

15 1/2

  ounces

  cannellini beans -- cooked and drained

1/2

  teaspoon

  seasoned salt

1/4

  teaspoon

  seasoned pepper

1

  tablespoon

  low sodium Worcestershire sauce

64

  ounces

  low sodium beef broth

8

  ounces

  macaroni

Soak panko in 1/4 cup red wine until softened. Add sausage, tomato paste, and soy sauce. Shape into balls.

Heat large Dutch oven to medium and add vegetable oil. Fry the meatballs until browned all over. Remove from pan.

Add onion to Dutch oven and cook until starting to soften and turn brown on edges.

Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Add remaining wine and scrape up all the fond in the pan.

Return meatballs to pan along with mushrooms, tomatoes, and beans.

Add salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce and mix.

Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let cook for 30 minutes.

Add macaroni and cook for another 10 to 12 minutes.

Makes 10 servings.

Per Serving: 492 Calories; 18g Fat (32.8% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 53g Carbohydrate; 8g Dietary Fiber; 35mg Cholesterol; 484mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

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