Vegetable Soup With Tiny Meatballs

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My mom used to make this soup for us when we were growing up. it calls for 1/2 cup fine pasta but she always dumped a lot more pasta in than what was called for :) serve with lots of parmesan cheese, we loved it!!

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Steps

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Heat beef broth to boiling.

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Add veggies and oregano and simmer 12 minutes.

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Add pasta to bubbling soup.

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Cook until pasta is almost done.

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Drop tiny meatballs into soup.

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Simmer 2 minutes.

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Season with salt and pepper.

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Serve with grated paremsan cheese.

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Mini meatballs: soak 2 slices dry bread or toast in water.

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Squeeze out moisture.

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Lightly mix bread with 1 lb ground beef , egg , garlic and salt.

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Form in 3 / 4 inch balls using 1 teaspoon mixture for each.

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Brown in butter - makes 5 dozen.

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Ingredients

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beef broth, crushed tomatoes, celery & leaves, carrot, oregano, pasta, dry bread, water, ground beef, egg, garlic clove, salt, butter, parmesan cheese