Italian-Style Fitness Meatball Soup
It's a healthy choice for any dinner table!
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 250 g minced meat (7% fat content)
- 1 egg
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 sprigs fresh oregano (dried oregano works too)
- ½ slice whole grain rye bread (stale and dry)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
For the Soup
- 200 g whole green beans (frozen is fine)
- 200 g cooked sweetcorn kernels (frozen is also fine)
- 100 g green peas (frozen)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 pinches salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 2 sprigs fresh oregano (dried oregano works too)
- 200 ml cooking cream (22% fat content)
- water (enough to cover)
Instructions
- Place the minced meat into a bowl and add the egg. Season with salt and pepper.
- Grate the stale bread into the mixture using a fine grater. Grate in the garlic as well.
- Wash the oregano, strip off the leaves, chop finely, and add to the meat mixture.
- Mix everything thoroughly. With wet hands, shape the mixture into walnut-sized meatballs and place them on a plate.
- Finely chop the onion and sauté it in olive oil in a medium-sized pot until golden brown.
- Remove the pot from the heat and add the green beans, peas, and corn. (If using frozen vegetables, they may sizzle a little.) Quickly pour in enough water to cover them. Season with salt and pepper, add the oregano sprigs, and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the meatballs and cook until they are tender.
- Stir in the cooking cream and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
Calories and macros
1 serving
Energy: 242 calories
Protein: 14 grams
Carbohydrates: 15 grams
Fat: 14 grams