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Meatball minestrone

Yield: 2 Quarts

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Ground beef
• 1 Egg beaten
• 1/2 c Chopped onion
• 1/4 c Dry bread crumbs
• 1 ts Salt
• 1/4 ts Pepper
• 15 oz Tomato sauce
• 2 1/2 c Water
• 15 1/2 oz Kidney beans with liquid
• 1/2 ts Dried oregano
• 1/4 Dried thyme
• 1 c Sliced celery
• 1/4 c Uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1/4 c Chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

In a mixing bowl combine beef egg onion bread crumbs salt and pepper. Shape into 30-1 inch balls. In a large saucepan brown meatballs on all sides. Drain excess fat. Add tomato sauce water kidney beans dried oregano thyme and celery; cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add macaroni; simmer 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in parsley. Makes about 2 quarts.

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