"This takes a little advance preparation, but it is great to come home to after a long day. Pastina and acini di pepe pasta is very small pasta and can be added the last hour or so of the cooking time."
Meatballs: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients together.
Form into very small balls (I get approximately 90 meatballs from 1 pound ground beef. I bake mine on a nonstick cookie sheet and turn them half-way through the cooking time). Bake about 10-15 minutes, until the meatballs have browned but are still soft (watch closely).
Remove from oven and drain on paper towel, if necessary.
Soup: Place all of the ingredients, except the pasta and escarole or spinach, into the crock pot with meatballs. Cook on low for 8 hours (Add pasta and escarole or spinach during the last hour of cooking and salt to taste, if necessary). Remove bay leaves.
Top each serving with grated Parmesan or Romano cheese.
Note: The meatballs must be prepared before being put into the crock pot (make them the night before and put them in the refrigerator, or even keep a batch in the freezer. I basically prepare as much as I can in advance so all I have to do is just put it all in the crock pot in the morning).
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (1662g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings | ||
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Calories: 1340 | ||
Calories from Fat: 599 (45%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 66.6g | 89 % | |
Saturated Fat 36.1g | 181 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 22.4g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 3.6g | ||
Cholesterol 290.4mg | 89 % | |
Sodium 1579.3mg | 54 % | |
Potassium 3854mg | 101 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 108.9g | 32 % | |
Dietary Fiber 6.2g | 25 % | |
Sugars, other 102.7g | ||
Protein 79.6g | 114 % | |
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Calories per serving: 1340
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