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turkey meatball soup in a yellow bowl soup is garnished with cilantro

Mexican Turkey Meatball Soup

Sheila
Turkey meatballs are browned and then cooked in a hearty broth based soup with black beans onions and peppers.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course dinner, Soup
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 6 servings
Calories 434 kcal

Ingredients
  

meatballs

  • 1 pound ground Turkey
  • 1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
  • 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
  • 1 tbsp Ketchup
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1 tbsp olive oil for greasing baking sheet

soup

  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 whole Red Bell Pepper seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1 whole Green Bell Pepper seeded and thinly sliced
  • 2 whole stalks Celery cleaned and diced
  • 1 cup Sweet Onion sliced thin
  • 1 clove Garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 15 ounces Black Beans drained and rinsed
  • 15.25 ounces canned Fiesta Corn undrained
  • 28 ounces Rotel Original Tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin
  • 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
  • 32 ounces Chicken Stock
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro for garnish

Instructions
 

meatballs / preheat oven 350

  • In a medium bowl combine the meatball ingredients leaving out the olive oil. Use your hands to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated well.
  • Drizzle olive oil on a baking sheet and smear around to grease the pan. Form meat into small bite sized meatballs, place on baking sheet. Place in preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.

soup

  • Place 6 quart stock pot on medium high heat, drizzle olive oil in pan add peppers, onions, celery, and garlic to pan, sprinkle with salt, saute until reduced to half and soft. Add black beans, corn, tomatoes, spices, and chicken stock to the pot along with the baked meatballs, bring to a simmer, let cook for 30 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with cilantro.

Notes

Note: The meatballs are actually a recipe unto themselves they go well with pasta and any sauce you like, they are also wonderful on pizza. Make a double batch allow them to cool and freeze half for your next batch of soup or another meal!

Nutrition

Serving: 2cupsCalories: 434kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 27gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 1312mgPotassium: 901mgFiber: 11gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 143IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 4mg
Keyword black beans, meatballs, onions, peppers, turkey
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