A hearty vegetarian or meat-based dish featuring meatballs (or veggie balls) in a chunky vegetable broth. Kid-friendly, comforting, and customizable to any season’s produce.
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
1 egg
1 medium onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice 1 pound ground beef
3 cups water
3 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
6 medium carrots, sliced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 envelope onion soup mix
Directions:
In a bowl, combine 1/4 cup tomato sauce, egg, onion, bread crumbs, salt, pepper and allspice. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls. In a large saucepan, brown meatballs; drain. Add the water, potatoes, carrots, peas, green pepper, soup mix and remaining tomato sauce; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.
