Tortellini Italian Meatball Soup

Ingredients

• Tortellini

  Pasta with cheese filling

  1 cup or 108g

• Coconut oil

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Carrots

  Raw

  2 medium or 122g

• Celery

  Raw

  3 stalk, medium or 120g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Beef broth or bouillon canned soup

  Ready-to-serve

  4 cup or 960g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 can (6 oz) or 170g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  2 tsp, ground or 4g

• Green beans

  Frozen, all styles, unprepared snap beans

  3 cup or 363g

• Broccoli

  Flower clusters, raw

  2 cup flowerets or 142g

Directions

1. Melt oil in large stock pot over medium heat and add onion, celery and carrots. Saute until onion is translucent.
2. While onion is cooking place meat in bowl and add oregano, and salt and pepper to your liking. Mix seasoning into meat with hands until combined and roll into 1 inch balls. Set aside.
3. Add broth and tomato paste to pot and stir until dissolved. Add meat balls into pot, about 1/2 inch apart.
4. Cover pot and let meatballs simmer on medium to low for about 30 minutes or until meat is fork tender.
5. Remove lid and add green beans and broccoli and cook until those vegetables are tender.
6. Adjust seasonings to taste and serve.

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