Meatball Soup

• 6 cupswater
• 1/3 cupbrown rice, uncooked
• to taste beef bouillon, or 1 tablespoon low-sodium bouillon powder
• to taste chicken bouillon, or 1 tablespoon low-sodium bouillon powder
• 1 tbspdried oregano
• 8 ozground beef, or turkey or chicken
• 1 tomato, finely chopped
• 1/2 yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tspsalt
• 2 cupsmixed vegetables, carrots, celery, and spinach

quantities scale with servings

Method

1. 1

   Wash hands with soap and water.

2. 2

   In a large pot, combine water, rice, bouillon cubes, and oregano. Bring to a boil over high heat.

3. 3

   Stir to dissolve bouillon. Reduce heat to low and simmer.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix ground meat, tomato, onion, egg, and salt. Form into 12 meatballs.

5. 5

   Add meatballs to broth mixture and simmer 30 minutes.

6. 6

   Add vegetables. Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until meatballs are cooked and rice and vegetables are tender.

7. 7

   Serve hot.