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Meatball Minestrone Soup
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This warm and comforting soup features vegetables and homemade meatballs in a savory minestrone broth. Pancetta adds a smoky punch to this keto version of a classic Italian soup.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings |
6 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 1/2 tbsp golden flaxseed meal
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup no-sugar-added tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning blend divided
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder divided
- 1 1/2 tsp fine grind sea salt divided
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 medium yellow onion minced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 cup pancetta diced
- 1 cup sliced zucchini
- 1 cup sliced yellow squash
- 1/2 cup sliced carrots
- 14 oz diced tomatoes
1 can - 4 cups beef broth
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to
400°F and line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. - In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, flaxseed meal, egg, tomato sauce, mozzarella,
1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning,1/2 tsp garlic powder, and1/2 tsp sea salt. Using your hands, mix the ingredients until well combined. - Make the meatballs by shaping heaping
1 tablespoon of the ground beef mixture into a meatball. Repeat with the remaining mixture and then transfer the meatballs to the prepared baking sheet. - Place the meatballs in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. When the baking time is complete, remove from the oven and set aside.
- Select Sauté (Normal). Once the pot is hot, add the olive oil, onion, garlic, and pancetta. Sauté, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until the garlic becomes fragrant and the onions begin to soften.
- Add the zucchini, yellow squash, and carrots to the pot. Sauté for 3 additional minutes.
- Add the diced tomatoes, beef broth, black pepper, and remaining garlic powder, sea salt, and Italian seasoning to the pot. Stir to combine and then add the meatballs.
- Cover, lock the lid, and flip the steam release handle to the sealing position. Select Pressure Cook or Manual on High and set the cook time for 5 minutes.
- When the cook time is complete, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes and then quick release the remaining pressure.
- Open the lid and gently stir the soup. Ladle into serving bowls and top each serving with
1/2 tablespoon of the Parmesan. Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
Tip Prebaking the meatballs in the oven helps ensure they won’t fall apart while cooking in the pot.
Nutrition per serving
Calories: 300 Fat: 18g
Net carbs: 7g
Protein: 23g
Stacey Crawford is the blogger behind beautyandthefoodie.com where she creates and shares healthy, low-carb, ketogenic recipes. As a sufferer of celiac disease, she’s discovered that eating healthy, satisfying food through a grain-free, low-carb ketogenic diet is the key to creating good health.
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Very tasty and filling!
This was a full bodied and flavorful soup that is low calorie as well. Used a slice of bacon in lieu if olive oil and Pancetta. The meatballs were very good and baking them made a big difference. Did not use flax, used seasoned breadcrumbs. Will make this again.
1) Add one-half pound Italian sausage meat to the pound of ground beef for the meat balls.
2) Use bread crumbs in lieu of flax for bread crumbs.
3) Add 1/4 cup of Red Wine to other broth ingredients.
4) Chop carrots into smaller bites prior to sautéeing.
5) Add 2 cups par-boiled pasta to cook Soup and let warm until just done with cover on.
6) Stir in chopped Italian parsley just before serving.
> Otherwise follow standard directions.
Does any one know how much water should be added?
The meatball were so good!
Easy to make and absolutely delicious!
IM AMAZED AT HOW AWESOME THIS IS!! Very flavorful and filling. The broth is better than any broth ive ever had. I am going to take leftovers (if there are any) to work! I highly recommend it!
Didn’t think it would be so good! Perfect meal!
Very good recipe. I used bread crumbs instead of flaxseed but otherwise followed the recipe.
I plan to add a little basil next time and a few jalapenos for some heat. But that’s to my own taste. The recipe is tastey as is. I recommend letting it sit for a night before eating as the flavors come together better.
I made this and used costco meatballs. Hubby lived it.
This was amazing! I found 1lb of uncooked premade meatballs in the meat section. This saved a bunch of money and time since I’m in student housing and don’t have much room for storage. The veggies were very mooshy at the end so be careful not to sautee them too long.
I added a teaspoon of tomato paste instead of the tomato sauce. I also used diced tomatoes with chiles which gave a little spice.
Delicious even without the pancetta/ bacon
Prep time would be 15 minutes with premade meatballs
But is 30 minutes at least if you make the meatballs
Made again recently and added a can of canellini beans after cooking and taking the lid off. Just let them sit in the still hot soup for about 5 minutes to heat up and you’re good. Butterbeans work too.