I made this soup several years ago, we loved it, and I forgot about it. It got buried at the bottom of a pile of recipes, and I just recently found it again. I knew I needed to make it again. This time I tweaked a few things and made it even better.
My husband loves this soup. It is a bit unique, because it is a meatball rice soup, yet it has a Mexican flavor to it. We like this soup because it is so different from other meatball soups.
My husband likes soups, but he prefers a heartier, more filling soup, and this recipe is just that. This is a filling and hearty soup.
This recipe also makes quite a bit. It does thicken up the next day, because the rice absorbs some of the liquid, but it is still very good. We can easily get two meals out of this. We eat it for dinner and then lunch the next day.
This soup has quite a few ingredients, but it is not a hard soup to make.
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 lb ground sausage
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 6 – 14 ounce cans of beef broth (or use homemade broth)
- 1 – 8 ounce jar of salsa
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2- 14 ½ ounce cans of diced tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ cup white rice, uncooked
Instructions
In a large pan mix together, beef broth, salsa, onion, tomatoes, basil, and oregano. Bring to a boil and then turn down to low and simmer 20 minutes.
In a separate bowl, mix together, ground beef, sausage, egg, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cornmeal. Mix well and form into tiny meatballs. Add rice and meatballs to soup. I use my small cookie scoop like this to make them.
Do not stir this soup for 20 minutes after adding meatballs or they will fall apart. Stir occasionally after the first 20 minutes.
After adding meatballs and rice, cook for about 1 hr or until meatballs and rice are done.
Serve and enjoy!
Mexican Meatball Soup
A great meatball soup recipe full of flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 lb ground sausage
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 6 - 14 ounce cans of beef broth (or use homemade broth)
- 1 – 8 ounce jar of salsa
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2- 14 ½ ounce cans of diced tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ cup white rice, uncooked
Instructions
- In a large pan mix together, beef broth, salsa, onion, tomatoes, basil, and oregano. Bring to a boil and then turn down to low and simmer 20 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, mix together, ground beef, sausage, egg, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cornmeal. Mix well and form into tiny meatballs. Add rice and meatballs to soup. I use my small cookie scoop like this to make them.
- Do not stir this soup for 20 minutes after adding meatballs or they will fall apart. Stir occasionally after the first 20 minutes.
- After adding meatballs and rice, cook for about 1 hr or until meatballs and rice are done.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 325Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 1672mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 24g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
Sounds delicious!
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Ooh, that looks so good! And easy since you don’t have to cook the meatballs separately!
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This looks great Mexican meatballs soup, I’ve never tried meatball soup before and we’re big soup eaters.
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I can’t wait to try this recipe – thanks for sharing it! I love that it is GF 🙂
That looks great. This would be a great lunch recipe since Mama and I are the only meatball eaters here.
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a must try thanks for sharing looks yummy
What a GREAT!!! and SPICY!!! soup.
Geri
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Wow, this is delicious soup! I made this tonight and there isn’t a drop leftover. TFS!
Thanks! I have not made this in awhile, so I am glad you reminded be of it. I am so glad that you enjoyed it!
Do you keep it on simmer after adding the meatballs/rice ???
Yes, you simmer it until the meatballs and rice are done.
Do you think I could sub oats or another gf flour for the cornmeal in the meatballs? My husband has a corn sensitivity. He doesn’t usually like soup, but I love when I can get some homemade stock into him and I think this might be a soup he’d actually enjoy. 🙂
I think either of those would work fine. I would probably try the oats. My husband is picky when it comes to soup too, he like them to be a hearty filling soup, which this one is. So I hope your husband enjoys it.
Instead of the diced tomatoes, could II use crushed tomatoes. Probably gonna try this with the crushed. Recipes sounds amazingly delicious ;o]
Thanks, Janet
I think crushed tomatoes would be fine in this recipe.