Meatball soup with white beans, carrots, celery and a sea of baby greens. Everything Italian in one giant pot. LOVE.
It’s been one year to the day since I was stricken with a cold. Jan. 3. Thanks to this blog I know precise things like that about my life.
I spent the last 4 days carousing Pinterest and pinning every single recipe I ever made. Plus hundreds thousands of others I want to make. When you’re confined to a couch pinterest is a haven.
Oh yeah. I also sneezed my way through 3 boxes of tissues, the biggest jar of honey you could ever set eyes on, an entire jar of vicks vapor rub and about a million tea bags. Thank goodness I’m a tea hoarder.
I watched You’ve Got Mail 4 times (love that movie), learned how to make a spear if I’m ever lost in the Amazon jungle, copied down the directions for making my own vat of moonshine and saw Bobby Flay lose his first Iron Chef in. . . I don’t know. . . forever? I may or may not have cried.
Did I mention I also went through every single cookbook I own. All 100+ marking every recipe I want to make. Then I did the same thing with my food magazines. All 300 of them.
I also ate my way through all of this soup and an entire dutch oven filled to the brim with sweet potato soup. Feed a cold, right? Both made when the very beginnings of my cold were starting to show their ugly colors. When I could still move without coughing like a crazy banshee. Or sneezing like a wild hyena.
And I’m still sick.
Send help.
Meatball soup with white beans and a sea of baby greens. Everything Italian in one giant pot.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine the meatball ingredients together with a fork. Form into 1-inch-sized meatballs. In a big soup pot or dutch oven heat enough oil to generously cover bottom of pan over medium heat.
- Cook the meatballs in two batches, turning to brown them on all sides. Remove to paper towels and drain off the oil
- Add a few more tablespoons of oil over medium-low heat and add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic and Italian seasoning. Season well with salt and pepper. Cook stirring often 10 minutes.
- Stir in broth, beans and add the meatballs back in. Simmer 25 minutes, tasting often and re-seasoning as needed.
- Add the baby kale and fresh basil, simmer 5 - 10 more minutes until wilted.
- Serve with Parmesan cheese and croutons or crusty bread.
Your soup looks yummy. I agree with Ann you did get a lot done while being sick, I hope that you got sleep at some point after the movies, Pinterest, and the cookbooks.
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Are you sick on the same day for two years? I have been sick for 2 weeks, not fun! This soup sounds like every yummy Italian soup I have ever had in one pot. I have been on a soup kick so this sound especially yummy right now. Hope you are feeling better soon!
The same exact day Becki! Isn’t that weird? I only knew cause I was looking back through my blog at soup recipes haha. Hope you are feeling better! 2 weeks? Gah. It’s almost a week for me.
I hope you’re feeling better! I always watch You’ve Got Mail when I’m sick too…I wanted to run a bookstore like hers in high school after I saw that movie. I’d still love to.
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Me too! Too bad we couldn’t do it together. . .
You sure did accomplish a lot while you were sick. The soup looks so good.
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Oh I hope you feel better VERY soon! I’m sure this soup will help!! – I also LOVE “You’ve Got Mail”
Mary x
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