Albondigas or as I know it Meatball Soup

Albondigas or Meatball soup is a soup my Mother used to make often, it is inexpensive and filling. My Dad loved soup of all kinds but for some reason this was a soup we ate more than others. I think it is because we always had the ingredients on hand. My Mother used to make hers with hamburger, I make mine now with ground turkey meat. This is my Mothers basic recipe, and the way I prepare it, it is also a clean eating recipe. Serve it with warm flour tortillas or whole wheat or corn tortillas for clean eaters, and garnishes like finely shredded cabbage or sliced radishes, lemon wedges, and your favorite hot sauce like Tapatio or Cholula or Tabasco... I remember my Dad sitting and eating soup on a hot summer day and just sweating as he enjoyed every bite. So this recipe is dedicated to my Mom and Dad, Ruby and Robert.



Moms Albondigas Recipe

Ingredients

1&1/2 lbs of ground turkey ( you can use hamburger)

1/2 c. bread crumbs

1/4 of large onion chopped

3 garlic cloves minced

1/3 c. of uncooked white rice

2tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper

1tsp. crushed dried parsley

1/4 tsp. of cumin powder

1tbsp. of olive oil

1egg

2tbsp. of olive oil 1 for sauteeing veggies, 1 for browning meatballs if using turkey meat

1&1/2 c. baby carrots cut in half

2 c. or about 6-8 small white potatoes quartered

3 stalks or 1 c. of celery cut into 1 inch pieces

1 14 oz. can vegetable, or chicken or beef broth

6-8 c. of water or broth

1   8 oz. can of tomato sauce

seasoning like No Salt Seasoning or Mrs. Dash to taste

salt to taste

If you use a broth for all of your soup it will have a much richer taste and you can adjust your seasonings especially the salt content accordingly. My mom never used broth she always just used water. Good old water is good enough for me! Please note the amount of liquid I add is about 6-8 cups in the video I say 5-6, I ended up adding a little more.

Video Recipe

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