Mama's Old-Fashioned Albondigas (Meatball Soup)
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Cooking:
40 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Mama's Old-Fashioned Albondigas (Meatball Soup)

1. Water - 1 gallon
2. Tomato sauce - 3 cups
3. Yellow onion, quartered - 1
4. Chicken bouillon (such as Knorr®) - 4 tablespoons
5. Garlic, minced - 3 cloves
6. Dried oregano - 1 tablespoon
7. Lean ground beef - 3 pounds
8. Eggs - 3
9. Tomato sauce - ½ cup
10. Uncooked white rice - ¼ cup
11. Chopped fresh cilantro (Optional) - ¼ cup
12. Seasoned salt (such as Season-All®) - 1 tablespoon
13. Dried oregano leaves - 1 tablespoon
14. Onion Powder - ½ teaspoon
15. Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon
16. Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon
17. Ground cumin - ¼ teaspoon
18. Baby potatoes - 10 small
19. Carrots, sliced diagonally - 5 large
20. Celery, sliced diagonally - 5 stalks
21. Zucchini, chopped - 2
22. Thickly shredded green cabbage - 2 cups
23. Lemon, sliced into wedges (Optional) - 1
24. Avocados, chopped (Optional) - 2
25. Chopped fresh cilantro (Optional) - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Mama's Old-Fashioned Albondigas (Meatball Soup)

1. Stage

Pour water into a large stockpot over high heat. Stir in 3 cups tomato sauce, yellow onion, chicken bouillon, garlic, and 1 tablespoon dried oregano. Bring broth to a slow boil.

2. Stage

Combine ground beef, eggs, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, white rice, 1/4 cup cilantro, seasoned salt, 1 tablespoon dried oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and cumin in a large bowl. Squeeze mixture with your hands until thoroughly mixed.

3. Stage

Scoop 1/4 cup of beef mixture and form in a ball. Lower gently into boiling broth. Repeat with remaining beef mixture.

4. Stage

Stir potatoes, carrots, and celery into the broth. Cover and simmer until meatballs and potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in zucchini and cabbage. Cover and simmer until cabbage is tender, about 10 minutes.

5. Stage

Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice and garnish with avocado and 1/4 cup cilantro.