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Mexican Meatball and Salsa Soup

 

 

A meatball soup fit for the king of the house...
 

Two 6-inch 

 

corn tortillas, cut into 20 (¼-inch wide) strips

 

½ tsp 

 

vegetable oil

 

½ cup 

 

uncooked long-grain rice, divided

 

1 lb 

 

ultra-lean ground beef

 

1 Tbs 

 

dried parsley flakes

 

½ tsp 

 

chili powder

 

½ tsp 

 

dried oregano

 

¼ tsp 

 

salt

 

¼ tsp 

 

pepper

 

½ cup 

 

chopped onion

 

½ cup 

 

thinly sliced celery

 

¼ cup 

 

thinly sliced carrot

 

1 clove 

 

garlic, minced

 

2/3 cup 

 

salsa

 

½ cup 

 

water

 

Two 10½-ounce 

 

cans low-salt chicken broth

 

½ cup 

 

frozen whole-kernel corn

 

½ cup 

 

(2 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese

 

 

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

2

Combine tortilla strips and oil; toss well to coat. Arrange in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan; bake for 10 minutes, or until crisp and brown, stirring once. Set aside.

3

Combine ¼ cup rice, ground beef and next 5 ingredients in a bowl; shape mixture into 24 (1-inch) meatballs. Place on a broiler pan; bake at 400° for 10 minutes.

4

Place a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, and carrot; sauté 4 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add salsa, water and broth; bring to a boil. Add ¼ cup rice and meatballs; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender and meatballs are done. Stir in corn; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.

5

Spoon into bowls; sprinkle with cheese and tortilla strips.

 

Servings: 4

Yield: Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups soup, 2 Tbs. cheese

 

 Nutrition Facts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Per Serving

 

 

 

Calories

 

321.09

 

Calories From Fat (31%)

 

98.63

 

 

 

% Daily Value

Total Fat 10.72g

 

16%

 

Saturated Fat 5.06g

 

25%

 

Cholesterol 81.03mg

 

27%

 

Sodium 836.36mg

 

35%

 

Potassium 838.00mg

 

24%

 

Carbohydrates 22.52g

 

8%

 

Dietary Fiber 3.63g

 

15%

 

Sugar 3.76g

 

 

 

Sugar Alcohols 0.00g

 

 

 

Net Carbohydrates 18.89g

 

 

 

Protein 33.43g

 

67%

 

 

 Recipe Source

Cooking Light

 

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