Summer Vegetable Soup

Summer Vegetable Soup

Summer Vegetable Soup

 

Recipe provided courtesy of Taste of Home magazine.  Find more great recipes at

www.tasteofhome.com

 

This vegetable soup is chock-full of garden goodness, from zucchini and green beans to celery and potato, but it’s the turmeric that gives it a tasty new twist.  * This recipe is Diabetic Friendly! *

             Edith Ruth Muldoon                                                       Baldwin, New York 

       

Summer Vegetable Soup Recipe

Summer Vegetable Soup

1 small onion, quartered and thinly sliced

1 Tbsp. olive oil

4 cups reduced-sodium chicken or vegetable broth

1 cup sliced zucchini

1 can (15 ½ oz.) navy beans, rinsed and drained

½ cup diced peeled red potato

½ cup cut fresh green beans (2 inch pieces)

½ cup chopped peeled tomato

¼ tsp. pepper

1/8 tsp. ground turmeric

¼ cup chopped celery leaves

2 Tbsp. tomato paste

 

In a large saucepan, sauté onion in oil until tender.  Add the next eight ingredients.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Stir in celery leaves and tomato paste.  Cover and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.     4 serving

 

(Recipe for Summer Vegetable Soup was on www.tasteofhome.com, 2014)

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Barbecue Meatballs

Barbecue Meatballs

Barbecue Meatballs

Recipe provided courtesy of Taste of Home magazine.  Find more great recipes at www.tasteofhome.com.

 

I came across this recipe while living abroad many years ago.  These meatballs are as finger-licking good as barbecued ribs but easier to eat.

                Dane Harvill                                                                              Mosca, Colorado

Barbecue Meatballs Recipe

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Barbecue Meatballs

2 eggs

½ cup evaporated milk

1 cup dry bread crumbs

1 small onion, chopped

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

2 Lbs. ground beef

Sauce:    1 ½ cups water

2/3 cup packed browned sugar

¼ cup chili sauce

3 Tbsp. cider vinegar

3 Tbsp. soy sauce

2 Tbsp. ketchup

1 ½ tsp. ground ginger

¼ tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

Dash Worcestershire sauce

In a large bowl, combine the first six (6) ingredients.  Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.  With wet hands, shape into 1-inch balls.  In a large skillet, brown meatballs in small batches over medium heat, turning often.  Remove with slotted spoon and keep warm; drain.

In the same pan, combine sauce ingredients.  Bring to a boil over medium heat.  Reduce heat; add the meatballs.  Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes or until sauce is absorbed.       6 ½ dozen

 

(Recipe for Barbecue Meatballs was on tasteofhome.com/Recipes – 2012)

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